ABOUT ME
Taha Utku Korkmaz, after receiving training in Entrepreneurship, Sound Engineering and Music Technologies from Dokuz Eylül University, has been an innovative entrepreneur since 2015 and has created many successful start-ups in Turkey. Starting from 2021; He settled in Helsinki with a Finnish start-up visa and continued his ventures in Europe.
By establishing the Entrepreneur Immigration platform based in Helsinki, Finland, it provides guidance for entrepreneurs to obtain Finnish and Estonian start-up visas. With this platform, it has supported more than 50 families to move to Europe so far and reached a target audience of more than 150,000 on its Instagram page of the same name. Together with the entrepreneurs who moved to Finland, he created his own entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Entrepreneur Immigrant Community.
It also launched Brandradio in Helsinki in 2022, creating a platform that offers special music solutions to the retail and service sectors. By establishing Brandilab Agency in Istanbul in 2023, he implemented a successful initiative in the field of digital marketing services focused on health tourism. At the end of 2023, it founded Vizemibul, which offers customized solutions supported by artificial intelligence, and started to offer education, career and investment opportunities abroad to individuals.
It currently operates as a leading entrepreneur in the industry with innovative business models and effective positioning strategies in global markets. In addition, under the name GG Startup Academy, it is working on developing a digital incubation center with trainings that will guide entrepreneurs with important names in the enterprise ecosystem.
WORK EXPERIENCE
01/2024 – Current
Founder-CEO
GG Start-Up Academy
Those who aim to start entrepreneurship for the first time and with a strong start
We provide services for startups aiming to become international.
For these two target groups, we build simple, understandable and feasible shortcuts to all possible support around the concept of "entrepreneurship". We contribute to make the impact and efficiency of people and initiatives that grow together in the digital network suitable for international applications.
City: Helsinki
Country: Finland
10/2022 – Current
City: Helsinki
Country: Finland
Founder-CEO
Girişimci Göçmen
As an innovative and visionary entrepreneur, I have been running my own start-up since 2015 and at the same time guiding entrepreneurs to obtain residence and work permits in Finland, Estonia and Denmark. This platform, Entrepreneur Immigrant, was created to help entrepreneurs turn their business ideas into reality, manage their branding and position themselves effectively in the international market.
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As the founder of Entrepreneur Immigrant, I have helped the platform become the number one resource for entrepreneurs seeking start-up visas in Finland, Estonia and Denmark.
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By providing start-up coaching, settlement processes and professional consulting services, I have led more than 45 families to successfully settle in these countries so far.
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By effectively managing Entrepreneur Immigrant's Instagram account, I have amassed more than 125,000 followers and use this platform to exchange information and build a support network among entrepreneurs.
2024 – Current
Founder
Vizemibul
We established Vizemibul to provide guidance and consultancy services to individuals who want to gain a global perspective and explore study, career, investment and life opportunities abroad. With our comprehensive range of services, we enable our clients to achieve their education and career goals, meet new cultures and enrich their life abroad experiences.
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Defining Vizemibul's strategic vision
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Maximizing customer satisfaction and increasing brand loyalty by providing high quality study abroad and career counseling services.
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Building and leading a multi-disciplinary team of expert consultants.
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Developing personalized service solutions by accurately analyzing customer needs.
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Providing reliable and complete services in various fields such as study abroad, visa procedures, accommodation, health insurance and language training.
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Keeping abreast of the latest trends and legal regulations in the sector, keeping our services up to date and providing clients with the most up-to-date information.
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Build and maintain strong working relationships with international educational institutions, consulates and other stakeholders
City: Ankara
Country: Türkiye
01/03/2022 – Current
City: Helsinki
Country: Finland
Founder & CEO
BrandRadio
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I successfully founded and developed Brandradio as a pioneering platform providing customized music solutions for businesses in the retail and service industries.
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I brought an innovative approach to the industry to improve the customer experience and strengthen brand identity through music.
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I created a large music library that can be used for commercial purposes without copyright issues, thus providing an uninterrupted and legal service to our customers.
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With our AI-powered announcement system, I enabled businesses to manage their in-store announcements more effectively, thus increasing customer interactions and sales.
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With Brandradio, I helped businesses build brand loyalty and increase sales by shaping music and retail dynamics in the industry.
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I expanded the company's growth and market share by building strong business relationships and developing strategic partnerships.
15/04/2015 – 01/10/2022
Founder & CEO
KORINO MEDIA TECHNOLOGY AND
INFORMATION SERVICES TRADE LIMITED COMPANY
In 2015, with this business idea, I was entitled to receive a grant of 180,000 TL from the Turkish Ministry of Technology. I knew that the music broadcasts in the branches of corporate companies were not correct and that the music/announcements were a part of the corporate identity. I set up my initiative to present this to brands with academic data and new tonologies. Today, I am proud to be the founder of a company that serves more than 300 brands at +13,000 points in 24 countries. Although I manage the whole process myself at the early stage, I now have a team of 14 people. My job description in general is as follows.
My general job description is as follows;
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Performing sales presentations to new customers found by the Sales/Marketing Team. -Developing customer relations.
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Determining price and sales policies. -
Developing business by holding regular meetings with all unit managers.
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To produce a solution to the problem experienced.
City: İstanbul
Country: Türkiye
2015 – 2021
City: İstanbul
Country: Türkiye
Founder
PROJECT RADIORDER IN-STORE RADIO
Radiorder In-Store Radio
www.radiorder.com
My start-up Radiorder, which I founded in 2015, continues to serve very large global companies with 14 employees at +13000 points in 34 countries. In addition, Radiorder generates an average annual turnover of 3 million TL and has shown 100% growth in 2021-2022.
29/04/2013 – 15/04/2015
District Supervisor
Hürriyet Newspaper
Hürriyet Newspaper is the most well-known printed media organ in Turkey, within the body of Doğan Holding. Upon invitation, I transferred to my position as the regional supervisor in the Aegean Region of Turkey. In my role in which I was responsible for 6 provinces, I was responsible for regional sales and sponsorship agreements in general, as well as the units engaged in field sales.
My general job description is as follows;
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Supervising Field Sales teams.
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Photographing the final vendor points and creating regular reports.
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Creating sponsorship agreements, especially in businesses with student communities. -Supervising and reporting idle newspaper destructions.
City: İzmir
Country: Türkiye
12/03/2012 – 26/04/2013
City: Malatya
Country: Türkiye
CRM Systems Manager
JONES LANG LASELLE
As a CRM manager , I was responsible for the development of strategies , plans and systems , and a custom written CRM application to take your business - customer relationships to higher levels . I was deploying parts that would help us oversee the process of attracting new customers and retaining existing customers for shopping malls affiliated with the Jones Lang Lasselle management company.
My general job description looks like this;
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Ensuring that a CRM system provides an effective sales funnel. -Developing marketing techniques to promote new traditions. -Coordinating the Sales and Marketing teams.
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Updating accounts and contacts in a CRM system.
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Monitoring customer relationship strategies.
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Creating workflows to streamline sales and marketing processes. -Making existing workflows and strategies dynamic. • Suggesting new ways to meet customers' needs.
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Keeping track of marketing metrics and trends.
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Conducting market research to follow trends and competition. -Distributing loyalty cards to customers and collecting customer data.
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Creating campaigns based on these data on special days.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
06/08/2010 – 23/09/2013
İnönü University
MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES
23/09/2013 – 01/06/2018
City: İzmir
Country: Türkiye
Dokuz Eylül University
SOUND ENGINEERING
06/08/2010 – 23/09/2013
City: İzmir
Country: Türkiye
İnönü University
MUSIC TECHNOLOGIES
DIGITAL SKILLS
Sound Design
Sound Mixing
Sound Processing
Soundplan
Logic Pro X
Recording, Mixing and Mastering
Recording and Streaming Media with OBS
Stream API
Streaming audio/video
Digital audio workstation
Digital Audio Workstation's (DAW's)
Digital and Analog Audio Mixers
Audio Production (Cool Edit Pro, Audacity, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Studio One)
Digital audio workstation
Audio interfaces, preamps/amps, mixers, microphones, cabling management etc.
English: Independent User
Team Management: Advanced Level
Project Management: Advanced Level
I've been managing my team at my Start-Up(Radiorder) since 2015. The training I have received in these management skills and the experiences I have gained over time have improved my management skills.
All members of my team describe me as a good manager and business person. This management style, which I created with my team and built on human relations, has provided my company with sustainability and rapid growth.
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Hürriyet Newspaper
03/03/2012
Sales and Marketing Techniques
Izmir Echonomiy Univercity
23/01/2015
Global Game Jam Ege 2015
International Entrepreneurship Academy (UGA)
18/03/2013
Social Media Management
International Entrepreneurship Academy (UGA)
18/03/2013
Personal Brand Management Training
BuInternational Entrepreneurship Academy (UGA)
18/03/2013
Image Management
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"What is necessary for any person to be content and happy as long as he lives is to work not for himself, but for those who will come after him. Full pleasure and happiness in life can only be found in working for the honor, existence and happiness of future generations."
M.Kemal ATATURK
