Yana Gursoy

Co-Founder at Kiralabunu

Yana Gursoy has a diverse background in various roles, primarily in marketing and product management. Yana is currently working as a Product Manager at Rallyware, a position they started in February 2022. Prior to this, Yana was a Co-Founder of KiralaBunu, a role they held since August 2020. Yana also worked at Futureproof Inc. as a part of the marketing and product team from December 2020 to February 2022.

Yana has also gained experience in co-founding and working as a Co-Founder at SessionHeroes from March 2020 to April 2021. Before that, they worked at MaxSold as a Product Manager from January 2019 to January 2020, where they led various projects, including email marketing personalization, AI-powered categorization, and website search feature development. Yana also implemented customer research, user experience design, and A/B testing.

Prior to MaxSold, Yana worked as a Brand Manager at Red Bull, where they were responsible for brand management, marketing budget planning, consumer insights implementation, new product launches, and campaign planning and execution. Yana held this position from May 2017 to December 2017. Earlier in their career, Yana worked at Bakcell as a Brand Manager from September 2012 to May 2017, and at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts as a Manager of Marketing and Communications from February 2012 to August 2012.

Yana also has experience working in advertising agencies, where they served as a Key Account Manager at FCB ARTGROUP from April 2010 to February 2012, and at Jeykhun Imanov Studio from April 2009 to April 2010.

Overall, Yana Gursoy's work experience showcases their expertise in product management, marketing, branding, and co-founder roles across various industries.

Yana Gursoy has a diverse education history. In 2004, they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Western University, Azerbaijan. In 2017, they completed an Entry Level program in Graphic Design at Code Academy. Later that year, they pursued a Diploma in Professional Marketing from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing, which they completed in 2018. In 2019, Yana Gursoy studied Digital Marketing through the Udacity Digital Marketing Nanodegree program. In 2020, they attended Product Faculty to enhance their skills in Advanced Product Management.

In addition to their formal education, Yana Gursoy has obtained a certification in Technology for Product Managers from LinkedIn in January 2022.

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  • Co-Founder

    August, 2020 - present

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