About
Venture Partner at Treeo VC and Founder & Chief Happiness Officer of Happy Work Studio, with over two decades of experience in corporate strategy, innovation, and the future of work, including senior roles at Microsoft and Intel. She supports the firm with investor introductions and select startup opportunities.
Experience
- Happiness CollectiveCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
- Happy Work StudioFounder / Chief Happiness Officercurrent2021 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
- Start-ISTFoundercurrent2012 — presentIstanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
- Global Startup AwardsGlobal Alumni Lead and Business Associate (Fractional)current2024 — presentWorldwide
- Global Startup AwardsCountry Partnercurrent2019 — presentTürkiye
- Treeo VCVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentUnited States
- B-ConnectorManaging Partnercurrent2024 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
- Vivel NetworkCo-Foundercurrent2022 — present
- Remote-first.InstituteFounding Membercurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- TransformIstanbul Lead Ambassadorcurrent2023 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
- VirtasantStrategic Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- VirtasantHead of Community2021 — 2023
- VirtasantHead of Community & Cloud Partnerships2020 — 2021
- baseFunderInvestment Committee Membercurrent2022 — presentIstanbul, Türkiye
- ComparisonatorInvestor & Advisorcurrent2018 — presentIstanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
- Cosmopolitan TürkiyeWriter2024 — 2025Türkiye
- ZindhuBoard Advisor2024 — 2025Türkiye
- RuulMember of the Board of Advisors2024
- ESW CapitalCustomer Marketing Manager2019 — 2020
- TeguTurkey Distributor2015 — 2019Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye
Education
- Sabanci UniversityMBA, MANAGEMENT2003 — 2005
- Marmara UniversityBA, MANAGEMENT1999 — 2003
- Üsküdar Amerikan Lisesi / Üsküdar American AcademyHigh School, Turkish Maths1992 — 1999
Skills & more
Adaptability2Change Management2Community Marketing8Digital Strategy7International Relations12Internet Recruiting8Human Resources (HR)6Brand Development1Executive Management1Community OrganizingStrategic PartnershipsMentoring2
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Lean StartupRemote workCross-functional Team LeadershipManagementProduct ManagementRemote Workforce ManagementRetailProject PlanningStrategyLeadershipNegotiationProblem SolvingLanguages English · French · German · Turkish
- AQ Foundation Practitioner — AQai - Adaptability Assessments & Coaching
- Organizational Happiness — UPEACE Centre for Executive Education
- Culture Design Masterclass — Fearless Culture
- Digital Business Strategy: Harnessing our Digital Future — MIT Sloan School of Management
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