1. Curriculum Vitae
Proposed role in the project: Senior Trainer NKE
1. Family name: SARPAŞ
2. First names: Sadık Berkehan
3. Date of birth: 22/02/1980
4. Nationality: Turkish
5. Civil status: Married
6. Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Institution
[ Date from - Date to ]
Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained:
Bilkent University
(1998-2000)
Associate's Degree, Faculty of Applied Sciences
RMIT University
(2001 – 2003)
Bachelor's Degree, Faculty of Marketing
7. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic)
Language Reading Speaking Writing
Turkish Mother tongue
English 1 1 1
8. Membership of professional bodies: Member of The Board of Trustees of The Turkish
Entrepreneurship Foundation
9. Other skills: Computer literate in all aspects of MS Windows/MS Office, Apple and internet literacy
10. Present positions: Founder and Chairman of Sarpas Consultancy Inc., & Google Regional Trainer
11. Years within the firm: 3
12. Key qualifications:
Over 10 years of specific professional experience in the field of Business Development and delivery
training to SMEs and entrepreneurs and delivering business consultancy services including B2B
marketing appliances and industry specific engagement models as a Regional Trainer, Founder &
Chairman, E-commerce & Entrepreneurship Instructor and Director;
Extensive experience in conducting needs assessments prior to the design, development and delivery of
training programmes and delivery of training programmes in the field of e-commerce, digital
marketing, Google tools, & applications, motivation, entrepreneurship, international trade, foreign
trade legislation, market research, developing marketing & positioning strategies. and soft skills
such as communication techniques, stress management, team building, leadership techniques and
management skills;
Proven track record in delivery of training to public and private institutions on various subjects including e-
commerce & digital marketing, market research and soft skills such as communication techniques,
stress management, team building, leadership techniques and management skills
Strong extensive experience in coordination of projects & training programmes and delivering
trainings in various projects such as Google "Go-Online" Project, "Operation:Export" Project, "Google
AdWords Specialist" Training Project, Marmara Development Agency Training Project, Northern Development
Agency Training Project, Uludağ Exporter Unions Association Training Project, Analysis for Istanbul Minerals
& Metals Exporters Association, Necessity Analysis for The Mersin Chamber of Commerce, Business
Development Consultancy To Google Turkey, Strategic Market Analysis for Tosyalı Holdings Inc.,
Entrepreneurship Camp for Target Technology Transfer Office, Speaker at TEDx Bahçeşehir and TEDx Alaçatı.
Excellent communication skills combined with effective use of meeting and training tools enabling
interactive sessions with participants.
Provider of indoor and outdoor training activities tailor-made based on training needs analysis
through tools suggested via www.berkesarpas.com , www.girisimsavascisi.org, www.hapegitim.net,
www.b2bdirect.org, www.girisimcilikvakfi.org.
13. Specific experience in the region:
Country Date from - Date to
Turkey June/2004-Present
Bosnia & Herzegovina September/2003-December/2003
2. 14. Professional experience
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Location Company Position Description
04/2015-
ongoing
İstanbul/Turkey
Turkish
Entrepreneurship
Foundation
Member of the
Board of Trustees
Turkish Entrepreneurship Foundation was founded in April 2014 by leading businessmen and entrepreneurs, the
Entrepreneurship Foundation works with young people to create and advance the entrepreneurship culture in
Turkey. Mr. SARPAŞ isworking at Turkish Entrepreneurship Foundation asMemberof the Board of Trustees
and he is responsible for the followings:
Attending regular meetings to identify the policies and the programme of the foundation;
Conducting needs assessments prior to the design, development and delivery of training
programmes;
Coordination of training programmes;
Delivering entrepreneurship trainings and speeches to distinguished university students;
Inspiring young minds and to spread the entrepreneurship soul;
To create and sustain a give-back culture.
11/2013-
ongoing
İstanbul/Turkey
(Worldwide
service)
Google Inc.
Regional Trainer
Mr. SARPAŞ is working at Google Inc. as an Accredited Regional Trainer and he is responsible for the
followings:
Delivering short trainings & speeches on e-commerce, digital marketing, Google tools, &
applications and motivation to its partners and staff on demand;
Coordination of training programmes.
07/2013-
ongoing
İstanbul/Turkey
Sarpaş Consultancy
Inc.
Founder &
Chairman
Trademarks;
Girişim Savaşçısı
Hap Eğitim
B2Bdirect
Mr. SARPAŞ is working at Sarpaş Consultancy Inc. as Founder & Chairman Trademarks and he is
responsible for the followings:
Training entrepreneurs and institutions and expanding the use of new methods of doing
business to provide measurable benefits to the economic growth;
Training entrepreneurs through a very distinguished method; EntreWarrior is one of the very first
multi-disciplinary entrepreneurship program aims to train visionary, mentally tough entrepreneurs and
let them to establish their own companies serving to their life-goals within the program and support
them after graduation;
Hap Eğitim suggests more than 60 different online & offline short-term courses allocated under
2 main topics which are international trade such as foreign trade legislation, e-commerce &
digital marketing, market research and soft skills such as communication techniques, stress
management, team building, leadership techniques and management skills;
B2Bdirect suggests B2B marketing consultancy to middle to big size companies. We develop
strategies for B2B companies to reach their target audience from the mass market through creating
and running B2B funnels, presenting reports, organizing training events and establishing
the foreign trade infrastructure if necessary, interviewing with the local businesses and
developing marketing and positioning strategies;
● Business Development Consultancy To Google Turkey(July 2013 – January 2014): Delivering
business consultancy services including B2B marketing appliances & industry specific engagement
models;
● StrategicMarket Analysis for Tosyalı Holdings Inc. (July 2016 – August 2016):B2B market search
and reporting for Tosçelik A.Ş. (subsidary of Tosyalı Inc.) for UK and German markets for iron & steel;
● Entrepreneurship Camp for Target Technology Transfer Office (September 2016): One week
entrepreneurship camp for intrapreneurs working for the Target TTO through a multi-disciplinary
training approach. - Sarpaş Danışmanlık A.Ş.
● Speaker at TEDx Bahçeşehir and TEDx Alaçatı (April 2016 & May 2015).
3. 03/2010-
08/2013
İstanbul/ Turkey
Digital Economy &
E-Commerce
Summit
Co-Founder &
Secretary General
Digital Economy & E-Commerce Summit was the very first e-commerce summit of Turkey. New world’s
economic models, digital economy, e-business models, e-commerce, digital technologies, digital marketing, e-
logistics, mobile commerce, social commerce, electronic customer relationship management, innovative web
initiatives meet at thissummit at Hilton Istanbul. Mr. SARPAŞ worked at DigitalEconomy & E-Commerce Summit
as Co-Founder & Secretary General and he was responsible for the followings:
Organizing the R&D facilities, writing up the policy and the positioning papers of the event,
Planning the agenda, organizing the place and the speakers,
Convincing and engaging partner companies and relevant service providers,
Coordination of training programmes,
Meeting with the possible sponsors, selling the event,
Organizing the attendance of national/ international speakers,
Running the PR activities through national press.
09/2007-
06/2008
Istanbul/Turkey
Istanbul University
E-commerce &
Entrepreneurship
Instructor
Mr. SARPAŞ worked at Istanbul University as E-commerce & entrepreneurship instructor and he was
responsible for the followings:
Creating training content and agenda for the senior students,
Running classes, preparing, organizing and rating exams.
09/2009-
Ongoing
Istanbul/Turkey
Turkish Ministry of
Economy
Accredited Trainer
Mr. SARPAŞ worked at Turkish Ministry of Economy as Accredited Trainer and he was responsible for the
followings:
Training many Turkish SMEs on e-foreign trade practices and B2B Marketing
Creating training content and agenda for SMEs from many different industries,
Structuring different training models and simulations to facilitate learning,
Delivering market research, B2B marketing, digital marketing, Blue Ocean Strategy, B2C
channels, team building and managing trainings.
11/2006-
08/2013
Istanbul/Turkey
Coproline School of
e-Business
Founder &
Director
Coproline School of e-Business was the first lean start up, e-commerce & e-foreign trade school of Turkey.
Training e-commerce specialists, e-foreign trade experts and lean start-ups entrepreneurs, offering
courses to SME's about social media & internet marketing. Mr. SARPAŞ worked at Coproline School of e-
Business as Founder & Director and he was responsible for the followings:
As a founding partner writing up the business plan, presenting it to possible partners and receiving
the essential beginning investment,
Find the right place and arranging the relevant legislations forthe standardsof the Ministry of Education,
Finding and training the trainers to give them a correct standard and know-how of how to
deliver information to attendees effectively,
Creating different training models and simulations to facilitate learning,
Running regular R&D activities to update the training content and presentation notes,
Presenting the company on media, running PR activities, giving seminars to Exporter’s Unions,
Chamber of Commerce and at Universities,
Marketing the courses through using digital marketing tools such as AdWords and some other online
advertisement tools.
● Google "Go-Online" Project (September 2012 – December 2012):Running e-commerce conferences
& building-up e-commerce sites to thousands of SME's nationwide;
● "Operation:Export " Project(April2012 – April 2013):Prepearing and running the "Operation:Export"
project for Kompass(CRIF) Turkey and running e-foreign trade conferences nationwide;
● "Google AdWords Specialist" Training Project((Starting September 2012):Training internet
advertising agency personnel about Google AdWords in behalf of Google;
● Marmara Development Agency Training Project(January 2009 – December 2011):Training 300
SME's located in the Marmara part of Turkey about e-foreing trade applications, social media, B2B
marketplaces & e-commerce;
4. ● Northern Development Agency Training Project(January 2010 – May 2010): Training 100 SME's
located in the Northern Blacksea Region of Turkey about e-foreing trade applications, social media, B2B
marketplaces & e-commerce;
● Uludağ Exporter Unions Association Training Project(Starting September 2012): Training
exporters union members about e-foreing trade applications, social media, B2B marketplaces & e-
commerce;
● Istanbul Minerals & Metals Exporters Association(Starting January 2008): Training exporters
union members about e-foreing trade applications, social media, B2B marketplaces & e-commerce;
Necessity Analysis For The Mersin Chamber of Commerce(February 2012):Completing atraining
necessity analysis report for Mersin Chamber of Commerce members.
02/2005-
12/2010
Istanbul/Turkey
Organic Moods
Organic Agriculture
Co.
Founder &
Director
Mr. SARPAŞ worked at Organic Moods Organic Agriculture Co. as Founder & Director and he was responsible
for the followings:
Preparing a deep-dive report on organic agricultural industry to analyse the market size at 45
country worldwide,
Creating a trademark, building up a web site and creating a strategy to market Turkish organic
products worldwide,
Meeting with the local producers and convincing them to supply products overseas with the “Organic
Moods” trademark.
Creating profiles on B2B e-marketplaces and corresponding with companies worldwide,
Finding and dealing with a distributor at Hong Kong and getting on shelf there.
09/2003-
12/2003
Zenica/Bosnia&Her
zegovina
NATO Stabilization
Force (SFOR)
Intelligence
Mr. SARPAŞ worked at NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR) as Intelligence and he was responsible for the
followings:
Assisting to Turkish Major on intelligence meetings
Attending NATO meetings at the multinational task force,
Translating Turkish to English and meeting the orders received,
Patrolling the city and running peacekeeping operations.
15. Other relevant information
Published Books;
Preparatory of the e-book “Entrepreneurship with All Dimensions” together with the academic staff of the Aegean University
Relevant Web Sites;
www.berkesarpas.com
www.girisimsavascisi.org
www.hapegitim.net
www.b2bdirect.org
www.girisimcilikvakfi.org