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Beşir Kemal Ustaoğlu

Leadership Consulting & Corporate Training

In an age of uncertainty, the organisations that endure are the ones whose leaders do.

More than 40 years of management and entrepreneurial experience across Türkiye, Europe and the United States. I have advised organisations on strategy since 2001 and taught in universities and companies since 2006.

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  • SKF Global HoldingVice President
  • TABA/AmChamHigh Advisory Board Member
  • Boğaziçi UniversityInstructor
  • Ustaoğlu MadencilikGeneral Manager · 2010-2016
  • AGÜBPresident · 2014-2016
40+
Years of Experience
3
Continents of Experience
20+
Training Programmes
2000+
Participants

Who I Work With

Three Kinds of Organisation, Three Kinds of Need

Corporate Teams

Companies developing their sales, operations and management teams together. Workshops and multi-session programmes designed around your team.

Managers and Leaders

Newly appointed managers, or those whose remit has grown. One-to-one development sessions built around your own real situations.

Event and Conference Organisers

Looking for a speaker or moderator for a summit, panel or company event. Available in Turkish and English.

Selected Clients

BüroTime
Coldwell Banker
Enerjisa
HDI Sigorta
Kuveyt Türk
Siegwerk

What I Offer

Four Core Programme Areas

The programmes I have delivered to companies and universities since 2006 fall under four headings. Each one is redesigned around your organisation's needs.

Leadership and Management

For newly appointed managers and senior leaders: team management, delegation, motivation and decision-making in uncertain times.

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Sales, Negotiation and Communication

For sales teams and customer-facing functions: the 360-degree approach to selling, negotiation technique and internal communication.

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Real Estate and Sector Programmes

Tailored to real estate, construction and HORECA: portfolio development, project finance, franchising and US market experience.

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Personal Effectiveness and Personal Brand

Focused on individual development: effective time management, building a personal brand and a sustainable-development perspective.

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Beşir Kemal Ustaoğlu speaking at a corporate event

Speaker & Moderator

Forty Years of Experience, On Stage

Opening and closing keynotes at conferences, summits and corporate events; moderating panels and interviews. In Turkish and English.

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On Stage

Where I Have Spoken

A selection of recent conferences, summits and panels.

Panel talk
13 June 2026

WORLDEF İstanbul 2026

Speaker on the "Creating the Commerce of Tomorrow" panel.

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University talk
29 April 2026

OMÜ IDEA'26 Career Summit

A talk titled "A 40-year journey: from Antakya to America".

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At a TABA/AmCham panel
28 May 2025

TABA/AmCham Panel

Moderating the panel "Turkish-American Relations: Brand Strategy, Economic Trends and Financial Cooperation".

Poster for the seminar "SWOT is Over, the Game Has Changed"
13 January 2026 · CinemaPink Akmerkez

"SWOT is Over, the Game Has Changed"

A ticketed seminar on staying standing in an age of uncertainty and building strategy in a VUCA world.

In a university programme
Since 2006

Boğaziçi Üniversitesi

Courses in real estate marketing, leadership and negotiation; guest teaching at a number of universities.

In the Press

Fortune TürkiyeDHAHürriyetHabertürkDünyaSabahPara DergisiAkşamStar

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Başarısızlık, Başarı, Mutluluk — Beşir Kemal Ustaoğlu

The Book

Başarısızlık, Başarı, Mutluluk

Lessons distilled from 40 years in business: facing failure, making success sustainable, and not losing happiness along the way.

Parola Yayınları · 2021 · 272 pages · ISBN 978-625-7031-84-4

“A work that lights the way for the next generation.”

Haluk Dinçer — Business Leader

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About Me

40 Years of Experience Across 3 Continents

My working life began in the family construction-materials business and continued as a founding partner of Repimeks Park Sistemleri, a contributor to the establishment of İSPARK, a licensed real estate advisor with Century 21 in New York, and US country manager for Goldaş Jewelry. I served as General Manager of Ustaoğlu Madencilik from 2010 to 2016, and as President of both TABA/AmCham and AGÜB from 2014 to 2016; today I sit on the TABA/AmCham High Advisory Board.

I built the consulting side out of those 40 years rather than out of theory: behind every programme I deliver there is a team I ran myself, a sale I closed or a negotiation I led.

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Beşir Kemal Ustaoğlu in a meeting

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you design training specifically for our organisation?

Yes. I do not offer an off-the-shelf catalogue; every programme is rebuilt around your sector, team structure and objectives.

Where do you work?

In person across Türkiye, Europe, Asia and the Americas, and online on request. I also deliver programmes in English.

How do we start?

With a 15-minute introductory call. I listen to what you need, then prepare a tailored programme proposal and quote.

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Let's Work Together

Whether you need corporate training or strategic consulting, let's start with a 15-minute introductory call.

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