Furkan Yavuz

Account Director @ LinkedIn | Founding Member & Brand Director @ Kenan Yavuz Ethnography Museum

County Dublin, Ireland

About

Founding Board Member & Brand Director of Kenan Yavuz Ethnography Museum, a non-profit organisation located in Bayburt/Turkiye aiming to grow the local economy, preserve historic and cultural heritage while supporting sustainable agricultural practices through experiential tourism and partnerships with local businesses and institutions. Speaker at LinkedIn Series helping future workforce understand the power of personal branding & networking to kick-start their careers and advance thereafter. Documentary Filmmaker exploring themes of memory, identity, and cultural preservation.

Experience

  • LinkedIn (6 yrs 5 mos)
    • Account Director | UK&I
      Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

      •Maintain & grow SMB partnerships of LinkedIn Sales Navigator across UK & Ireland.

    • Senior Sales Development | Growth Market (E-Learning & Talent Solutions)
      Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr

      •Pipeline generation across SMBs, Mid-Market and Enterprises across Eastern Europe and Southern Africa. •Winner of Leadership, Leverage and Results Awards for performance as well as DIBs Champion Award at SK21 for efforts and success in driving inclusion at workplace.

    • Strategic Advisor | Growth Market (E-Learning Solutions)
      Mar 2020 - Jan 2021 · 11 mos

      Selling LinkedIn Learning to faster digital transformation within organizations in Turkiye, Israel, Cyprus and Southern Africa.

  • Founding Board Member & Brand Director at Kenan Yavuz Ethnography Museum
    Sep 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

    •Build and manage international collaborations with universities, cultural institutions, and heritage organizations across EMEA. •Lead institutional positioning at national and international levels, representing the museum in official engagements, conferences, and global cultural networks. •Oversee brand architecture, media production, and digital channels to increase public engagement and visibility KYEM is a non-profit institution that is founded in Bayburt/Turkey with the goal of protecting local heritage as well as inspiring young generations to invest/set roots in the region and revive the future of Anatolia. Awards Received include: European Museum of the Year Awards (EMYA) by European Museum Forum (European Comission), Europa Nostra Award (Council of Europe & UNESCO) , Culture Award of the Year (Awarded by The President of the Republic of Turkiye), BIG SEE Tourism Design Award

  • Accenture (1 yr 5 mos)
    • L&D Lead, EMEA
      Sep 2019 - Feb 2020 · 6 mos

    • Product Specialist
      Oct 2018 - Jan 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

      •Respondible for launching smart home applications in Turkiye - including compliance, quality, and regulatory readiness of software for consumer users in collaboration with stakeholders and software engineers.

  • Sales And Marketing Specialist at İrfan Plastik ve Kalıp San. A.Ş
    Sep 2017 - Oct 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

    •Pipeline generation in EMEA across retail, industrial, and FMCG sectors. •Supported RFQ processes and coordinated between commercial and production teams