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Begüm AKIN
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Begüm AKIN

Co-Founder & Head of Growth

At Softvia, Begum connects product experience, brand positioning, and commercial targets into one growth system. Her focus is not attention alone, but revenue-quality execution.

Across commerce and brand engagements, she shapes the user journey, offer clarity, and conversion architecture so design, messaging, and operations work toward the same outcome.

She also drives partnerships and go-to-market planning, helping brands move faster without losing measurement discipline, positioning clarity, or margin awareness.

Business DevelopmentE-Commerce GrowthUI/UX StrategyShopify Headless Consulting

Focus Areas

  • Growth strategy tied to commercial signal
  • ROI planning and channel prioritization
  • Shopify Headless commerce consulting
  • UI/UX communication for conversion
  • Cross-border e-commerce operations

Experience

Co-Founder & Head of Growth

Softvia Teknoloji

January 2026 - Present | Ankara, Türkiye (Hybrid)

Leads growth strategy, brand positioning, and strategic partnerships in close alignment with product, operations, and technology decisions.

Business Development & E-Commerce Growth

Kar Maden

October 2023 - August 2025 | Ankara, Türkiye (Hybrid)

Supported the launch and cross-border scaling of Kar Art Marble through digital operations, e-export expansion, and channel execution.

Digital Marketing & Design

Kar Maden

February 2022 - October 2023 | Ankara, Türkiye (Hybrid)

Managed digital visibility and international sales communication while supporting B2B network growth through fairs and field operations.

Education

Master of Science (MS), Animation and Game Technologies

Hacettepe University

September 2022 - February 2024

GPA: 3.65 / 4.00

Bachelor of Science (BS), Molecular Biology

Başkent University

2016 - 2020

Certifications

Google UX Design Professional Certificate

Google

August 2022