1. What do you do for a living? Tell us more about you. I've been working to serve people with better products and services that make their lives easier and more delightful 2. What's the best piece advice you've received? Don't leave it to the last minute 3. Dark chocolate or milk chocolate Milk chocolate with nuts and grapes 4. One think you wish ... Continue reading
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What do you do for a living? Tell us more about you. I am Sales and Marketing Executive with almost 18 years of broad experience in developing and leading teams to define and deliver differentiated brand experiences. I have been working on designing and implementing strategic plans for brand management, new business development and ... Continue reading
TurkishWIN platformu, Eylül 2018’de Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Rotterdam Başkonsolosu olarak göreve başlayan Sayın Aytaç Yılmaz’ı, hem hoşgeldin demek, hem tanışmak hem de yeni dönemde başarılar dilemek için makamında ziyaret etti. Turkish Women International Network Hollanda Liderlerinden Mine Heck platform ve faaliyetleri hakkında Başkonsolos Yılm... Continue reading
We know planning our career is crucial. Yet our targets are on the move in this VUCA world. Fortunately, our learning circle speaker Burcu Bıçakçı, Partner at Egon Zehnder, gave us practical tips and inspired us to build out our career and future plans. VUCA stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. This term is originated from... Continue reading
Consumers prefer to buy brands with a “purpose” that reflects their consumer values and beliefs, according to the research by Accenture. We were in for treat to hear about her recent study from Tülin Erdem, the Leonard N. Stern Professor of Business, a professor of marketing at the NYU Stern School of Business, the Chair of the Marketing Department... Continue reading
Vow, we now have over 500 mentoring matches. Thank you for your contribution and generosity. To make our process as seamless as it can be we have a new system in development! Did you notice the mentor tag in the network? Stay tuned for updates. MentorWIN Appreciation Day with Leyla Alaton TurkishWIN mentors gather twice a year for sharing and inspi... Continue reading
Creativity is one of the top ten skills, according to the World Economic Forum, that we need to thrive in 2020 This month we explored this skill at Allianz Turkey with the following program: 09.30-10.00 Breakfast & Networking 10.00-10:30 Creativity as a Lifestyle, Derya Tamdoğan, System Development& Reporting Manager, Allianz ... Continue reading
Have you ever thought what your best version could be? Ebru Şinik, the founder of Yükselen Çağ Wellbeing Center, encouraged us to explore this question! We started our gathering first learning about our genes. Ebru Şinik shared with us that 98% of our genes may change radically depending on our daily choices. External factors might be affecting our... Continue reading
Our MentorWIN Advisory Board is busy baking new ideas and partnerships for you. We recently met on November 14th to evaluate the year. We thank these amazing braintrust members for their continued support: Ayşe Öktem, Bahar Moralıgil Kağıtçıbaşı, Seray Nasırlı, Yasemin Ergüder Yurdakul, Gülcan Demirkol Aytemur and Gamze Bayraktaroğlu. ... Continue reading
What do you do for a living? Tell us more about you. I’m working as Spam agent program manager at Pinterest. I’m working closely with internal and external teams to optimize their operations. I have moved to the Bay Area 4 years ago. Prior I was a Team Lead at Accenture and before that I was a SAP consultant in Turkey. What's the best piece advice ... Continue reading
This month’s topic is negotiation. Our corporate member, Unilever, hosted our rockstar CampusWINners in our Academy Day. The program was as follows: 09.00-09.30 Breakfast & Networking 09.30-10.00 Negotiation & UL- Yılmaz Tokgöz, Channel & Category Development Director -Foods, Unilever 10.00-12.00 Negotiation Workshop with Gülsüm Orbay, ... Continue reading
STEAMWIN Conference at the Yildiz Technical University Each year, we organize three STEAMWIN conferences and 8 online STEAMWIN events at BinYaprak.com This term’s first STEAMWIN conference took place at Yıldız Technical University on November 8, 2018. The program was as follows: 13:00- 13:20 Networking & Kayıt 13:20- 13:32 Elif Gürdal, Genel Mü... Continue reading
What do you do for a living? Tell us more about you. I have two businesses: I help individuals find their passion and purpose in life so that they can actualize it as a career/new business they start or do it as a volunteer. I also help leaders of organizations create humanistic environments where engagement increases, turnover is dimini... Continue reading
This month we learned about cognitive flexibility. We were hosted by Google’s office in Istanbul. What a day we had! Here is the program: 09:40 - 10:00 Welcome remarks by Bülent Hiçsönmez, Country Director & Hilmi Aydın, Head of Industry (FMCG) at Google Turkey 10:00 - 10:45 TurkishWIN & BinYaprak team updates 1... Continue reading
What do you do for a living? Tell us more about you. I collaborate with businesses to help them design, curate and communicate meaningful experiences, platforms and content that bring brand purpose to life, drive audience and employee engagement, and enrich learning. What's the best piece advice you've received? “When you have a big problem, ... Continue reading
