Hi, I’m Deniz.
I’ve built and grown businesses across 3 countries.
Not by doing everything right.
But by learning how different systems actually work.
And how to rebuild when the rules change.
Why what worked before stopped working
I had a solid career.
I knew how to work hard.
I knew how to deliver results.
Then I moved.
Suddenly, the rules changed — markets, systems, expectations, even timing.
What used to work no longer translates the same way.
Not because I lost my skills — but because I was operating inside a completely different system.
This is a common experience for women who build their lives across countries.
That’s when I realized something critical:
Experience doesn’t disappear — but it often needs to be translated.
Building across countries changes how you see business
I founded my first brand in Turkey and later expanded it into the U.S. market.
My products were carried by retailers such as Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue.
And I opened pop-up stores in New York while working with independent boutiques.
While building in the U.S. and Canada, I became part of multiple entrepreneurship ecosystems — participating in programs, accelerators, and industry events,
and working closely with founders, mentors, and operators.
I’ve both received mentorship and mentored others —
inside different markets, at different stages, and under very different constraints.
This exposure changed how I think about business:
Not as a formula, but as a system you need to understand from the inside.
What I focus on today
Today, this is what I focus on.
Helping women make sense of where they are —
inside a system that may still feel unfamiliar.
I don’t believe in copying what worked before.
I focus on building what works here —
given your current reality, capacity, and responsibilities.
Because building across countries teaches you one thing very clearly:
Clarity matters more than confidence, and structure matters more than speed.
The one-on-one work I do today is shaped by all of this experience — building, relocating, adapting, and starting again under real constraints.
If this way of thinking resonates, we can start with a conversation.
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