Serkan Ferah 🌈

Native

Revolutionising audience engagement and growth for brands and communities using gamification.

Founder

PitchSpace

Saving investment readiness professionals and founders up to 4 weeks in fundraising by automating their pitches. CONTACT FOR WHITELABEL

APARI

Apari is a start-up that makes tax doable for self-employed using technology.

Advisor

Fit for Work

Fit for Work app improves Health, Safety and Wellbeing of workers on site. The app is helping companies to adapt to the threat of COVID-19 and the changing landscape that it creates.

Advisor, Brand & Marketing

Serkan Ferah

I am a branding and pitching expert helping you create an attractive business.

- I've been involved in over 50 start-up investment and crowdfunding campaigns and advised over 70 companies in pitch production at accelerators.

- 98% of the businesses I have worked with have secured funding and achieved sustainable growth, and more than half of the crowdfunding campaigns I have been involved with have beaten their targets for funds raised.

- My client portfolio is dominated by technology start-ups that I've helped with their branding, pitching, design and marketing communication strategies both in the UK and the US.

- I've worked with brands like Aston Martin, Maserati and Abarth in their global brand licensing projects.

Branding & Pitching Expert

TribeFirst

TribeFirst is a marketing communications agency that specialises in startups and growth companies looking to raise money.

Creative Advisor

OokiApp

Ooki is an upcoming fintech start-up with an aim to solve the fragmentation issue of consumer fintech bringing all currency accounts and transactions together, automating financial decisions and educating people in personal finance.

As an advisor, I am helping Damon, the founder, and the team with branding and marketing strategy as well as differentiating the product through its look and feel.

Advisor - Branding & Marketing

Beyzacases for ASTON MARTIN, MASERATI and ABARTH

Beyzacases was the global licensee of established brands in luxury mobile accessory market.
-	Project management and new project development
-	Development of marketing plans, expansion strategy and communication models
-	Determining the work assignments of whole project team and follow up 
-	Design of presentations and making presentations to licensors and board members
-	Stakeholders relationship management (licensors, manufacturers and buyers)
-	Delivery of market research reports and monthly sales reports to board

Marketing & Business Development Consultant

Bamgaga

A company selling kids & moms products in A & A+ segment both in digital and physical store.
- development of business model and preparation of business plan
- development of marketing plan and strategy
- management of product and brand portfolio
- management of relationships with brands and product providers
- design of visual communication strategy
- setting content strategy for web and social media
- development of content plan and marketing calendar
- management of design team and social media team

Business Development & Marketing Management Contractor

Catodon Yachts

Catadon Yachts was a luxury yacht brand owned by a large group operating in maritime.
-	Design & Development of brand, strategy and business plan
-	Stakeholders relationship management (agency, contractors and buyers) 
-	Budgeting and development of projects
-	Team management and determining the work loads
-	Development of sales channels

Business & Brand Consultant

Founder @ Native | Gamified Audience Engagement | Join the Waitlist

Building Gamification APIs and Services with a vision to create the most powerful plug-and-play technology for consumer habit formation.

Our mission from the start has been to enable people to communicate effectively and build meaningful relationships in business.

We launched our automated pitch builder in July 2021 as a gateway product for startups and now working on our actual product that will change the future of economic relationships using gamification.

👉 Gained 1800+ organic users as of March 2023

👉 Have been generating revenue since Dec'22

👉 98% organic growth, @2.5 CAC and 10% average MoM growth rate

👉 Partnered with Virgin Startups, Swoop Funding, Digital Catapult and BlockDojo

ElionMED

ElionMED is a platform that educates patients and clinicians on medical cannabis and helps with product discovery. It uses research-backed algorithms to make unbiased product suggestions based on patient needs. ElionMED can be used in the appointment room, or patients can discover medical cannabis on their own time and come to their appointments with information, making for a more constructive and efficient appointment.
www.elionmed.com

Co-Founder

Greenline POS

• Demonstrated exemplary leadership skills while establishing new research-driven product planning and product development workflows. Communicated product updates across broader teams, and managed stakeholder relationships. Started as sole product manager on the team. 

• Managed backlog and prioritized features across entire responsive web and native mobile applications. Ensured that new features being built maintained government regulatory compliance requirements.

• Conducted research and used human centered design thinking to determine feature requirements. Wrote user stories, planned and executed feature roll-outs, and managed end-to-end product development.

Product Manager

GrowerIQ

• Used design thinking to revamp a multi-platform B2B enterprise software, consisting of a cloud based web app as well as an Android mobile scanner app. Created sketches and mock-ups, conducted research and user testing, and used quick, critical thinking to strategize and problem solve.

• Used industry research to develop a deep understanding of Health Canada cannabis regulations as well as GMP regulations, in order to provide design solutions for users that maintained compliance.

• Took on Product Management duties to ensure business, technical, and user needs aligned throughout feature planning. Actively contributed in business development and strategy meetings, offering user-focused insight and solutions that helped steer product development. Determined requirements for new features and created user stories and related documentation for project planning.

• First designer to join the team. Demonstrated exemplary leadership skills while establishing UX/UI Design best practices within the cross-team workflow. Took initiative to lead team meetings to address individual and team workflow needs, and came up with solutions that helped improve team efficiency.

Product Designer (UX)

Dashing Date

• Successfully led and facilitated speed dating events, showcasing excellent organizational and communication skills. Executed an exemplary level of enthusiasm, empathy, and leadership skills in order to create enjoyable and memorable experiences for all participants.

• Used critical thinking to set up private matchmaking clients with matches, and increased date set ups for entire roster of clients by 50% in 2018.

Lead Event Host/Coordinator, Matchmaker

Self Employed/Contractual

• Demonstrated strong collaborative skills while working in both on-stage and on-screen projects, and practiced a deep level of empathy through character work and script analysis.

• Showcased innovative creative thinking as creative director, video editor, host, and producer of lifestyle web series.

Actor/Performer and Content Creator

Hey there! I’m Karina, co-founder of ElionMED: a software empowering clinicians and consumers with information to make research-driven decisions about medical cannabis. www.elionmed.com

I have spent my career in tech focused on advancing technology solutions for the cannabis industry, through UX design and product management. I am passionate about solving the shortcomings of the medical cannabis patient experience, having felt them first-hand. ElionMED aims to improve this experience in Canada, and on a global scale. Feel free to reach out if you’re interested in learning more!

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