Hoppers
CTO. i build and maintain systems behind housing, trips, community operations, booking flows, automations, websites, and internal tools for brands like Hoppin House, Hoppin Trips, and Digital Nomads Korea.
Projects
things i built, helped operate, or somehow got pulled into because the problem felt close.
Korea Friends
founder. community for international university students in korea. 15+ communities, 2,500+ members, events, career talks, parties, casual meetups, and topic groups around housing, jobs, startup, korean, sports, and buy/sell.
Sogang Friends / Sogang PALS
Sogang Friends was the first community. later, i became the 1st president of Sogang PALS, an international student club supported by Sogang OIA, with 250+ members from 46 countries.
Sogang Student Council
worked on english communication, translation, social media, international student orientation, school festival planning, and international student festival planning. this was one of the first places where i saw how much infrastructure international students were missing.
Koho
housing directory/resource for international students in korea. focused on studios, shared houses, and goshiwons. selected for Challenge! K-Startup 2023. some parts worked, some didn't, but it taught me a lot about trust and offline operations.
Founder ecosystem work
community leader at Global Startup Center, community leader at Seoul Startups, program operation lead at Founder Institute Korea, and MIKTA Young Leader. mostly events, founder support, community design, translation, pitch support, and bringing people into the same room.
JobKorea / KLiK
growth strategist for KLiK, JobKorea's foreigner-focused job platform. this connects directly to my interest in jobs, visas, and foreign-friendly opportunities in korea.
Korean Ice Cream
small youtube project with friends about korean basics, survival apps, barbershop phrases, korean table culture, english learning, and making foreign friends.
Low Key Media
video/editing project from my US years. connected to basketball content, freelance videography, Teer Basketball Training, and learning how to tell stories online.
Caylaklar
early project in istanbul around marketing, sales, social content, and project management. not the main story today, but it belongs in the timeline of me trying things early.
Early programs / certificates
early entrepreneurship/program experience in turkey, including Innoccampus. i need to add exact dates and certificate names once i have the source details.