Leadership coaching · Istanbul and online

Lead with less noise.

One-to-one coaching for new managers and founders. Clearer priorities, calmer weeks and a team that knows where it’s going.

Deniz helped me lead my first team without losing my weekends.Ece T., Head of Product at a fintech startup
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12weeks
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Who I work with
First-time managersStartup foundersFamily businessesAgency leadsRemote teamsNGO directors
Sound familiar?

Most leaders I meet say this.

“Every meeting feels urgent.”Your calendar runs you, not the other way round.
“I’m still doing my old job.”You were promoted for your work. Now the work is people.
“My team waits for my answers.”Everything goes through you, so nothing moves without you.
“I haven’t had a weekend in months.”You know it can’t go on like this.

None of this means you’re bad at leading. It means nobody showed you how.

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Programs

Three ways to work together.

Prices are for individuals. If your company is paying, I can invoice them directly with VAT.

Most chosen

One-to-one coaching

Twelve weeks to get your time back, lead with clear priorities and have the hard conversations you’ve been avoiding.

  • 6 or 12 sessions of 60 minutes
  • Voice notes between sessions
  • A written plan after session one
  • In Kadıköy or online
€1,450for 6 sessions
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Cohort of 6

New Manager Circle

Eight weeks with five other first-time managers. Real cases, simple tools and a group that keeps you honest.

  • 8 weekly group sessions
  • Two one-to-ones with me
  • Templates for 1:1s and feedback
  • Next cohort starts 3 November
€890per person
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For companies

Team workshops

Half-day sessions for leadership teams on priorities, feedback and running meetings people don’t dread.

  • Half day or full day
  • Pre-work interviews
  • In English or Turkish
  • Follow-up session after 30 days
From €3,200per half day
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How it works

Simple, and on your schedule.

  1. Intro call

    Twenty minutes, free. We see if we’re a good fit.

  2. Goals session

    We turn what’s hard right now into three clear goals.

  3. Fortnightly sessions

    Sixty minutes every two weeks, in person or online.

  4. Between sessions

    Voice notes when something comes up. I reply within a day.

“Six months ago I was working 70-hour weeks. Now my team runs the Monday meeting without me, and it’s better.”
Dilan K.Founder, e-commerce brand
140+leaders coached since 2018
PCCcredential from the International Coaching Federation
12years leading teams myself, before coaching
I stopped answering Slack at 11pm and my team got faster, not slower.Ece T.Head of Product, fintech
Deniz asked the question I’d been avoiding for a year. Everything got easier after that.Mark L.Co-founder, climate startup
The Circle was the first place I could admit I didn’t know what I was doing.Selin Y.Engineering manager
Deniz Aksoy
Coffee in Moda or a call from anywhere.
About me

I’ve sat in your chair.

Before coaching I spent twelve years building and leading product teams in Istanbul and London, the last four as a VP at a scale-up that grew from 30 to 400 people. I made most of the mistakes you’re worried about.

Now I help new managers and founders skip a few of them. Sessions are in English or Turkish, in my studio in Moda or online.

ICF PCCCo-Active trainedEx-VP ProductEnglish and Turkish
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Your first conversation is free.

Twenty minutes to talk about what’s hard right now. If I’m not the right coach, I’ll tell you who might be.

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