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Gulum Balsu Gultan

Business Development & Partnerships - Global Project Manager at Macademia

Gulum Balsu Gultan has a diverse work experience spanning different roles and industries.

Gulum started their career as a Student Assistant at Yeditepe University in 2005, where they worked until 2006.

In 2006, they interned at NTV for three months before moving on to intern at Digiturk (Türkmax) for two months in 2008.

Gulum then joined NTV as a Production Assistant in 2009, where they worked until 2010.

In 2011, Gulum worked as a Movie Marketing Assistant at Motive Entertainment for a year.

From 2012 to 2014, they worked as a Casting Director.

In 2015, they joined ThePowerGroup as an Executive, Content Acquisitions & Scheduling. Their responsibilities included program planning, editorial research, and promotional strategies for PAY TV linear channels and VOD services. Gulum worked there for three years.

Gulum then worked as a Business Development Executive at Shutterstock from July 2018 to February 2019.

From June 2019 to December 2020, they worked as a Digital Content Producer, where they managed the creation of digital content and wrote marketing copy for promoting clients' products and services.

Their most recent position is with Macademia, where they are currently working as a Business Development - Global Project Manager. Macademia is an award-winning global EdTech company that provides educational programming and games for children. Gulum's role involves overseeing global projects and acquisitions in the EdTech and edutainment kids' segment.

Overall, Gulum Balsu Gultan has experience in content production, marketing, business development, and project management in various industries, including entertainment and education.

Gulum Balsu Gultan completed a Certificate Program in Entertainment Studies from UCLA Extension in 2011-2012. Additionally, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree in Integrated Marketing Communication from Yeditepe University from 2009 to 2012. Before that, from 2003 to 2008, they earned a Bachelor's degree in Radio, Television, and Cinema also from Yeditepe University. Gulum Balsu Gultan attended İzmir Özel Tevfik Fikret Lisesi from 1996 to 2003, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned.

In terms of additional certifications, Gulum Balsu Gultan completed the Uygulamali Girisimcilik Sertifika Programi from Istanbul University, Continuing Education Center in December 2014. Gulum also obtained a certification in Customer Relationship Management from Yeditepe University & TEM Management Development Services in April 2009. Additionally, they completed the PR Professional Communication and Public Relations Seminars from Bogazici University, Management & Economics Club in March 2008. Lastly, Gulum Balsu Gultan obtained a certification in Knowledge Management in the e- World: New Models for Scholarly Communication from Yeditepe Üniversitesi in 2005, although the month of completion is not specified.

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Macademia

Macademia is an award-winning global EdTech company providing educational programming and games for children. In 2019, London-based Azoomee acquired Berlin-based Da Vinci Media and combined the brands under Macademia, a new topco company. Macademia was formed to make additional acquisitions in the continued drive to consolidate the EdTech andedutainment kids’ segment. The Azoomee and Da Vinci brands have established distribution relationships with 350+ PayTV operators, streaming platforms, telcos and OEMs who distribute their channels and apps globally. Partners include Vodafone, Telefonica/O2, PCCW, Apple, Sky, Roku, and Amazon. In total, our products reach an audience of 60 million kids & families with premium TV shows, documentaries and over 200 interactive games in 21 languages.Our mission is to help parents raise exceptional humans. We are best known for our unique selection of STEAM programming including award-winning TV shows, documentaries and educational games for kids 4 to 12.


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