Our expert network
Led by HWS, delivered by vetted experts
The HWS core team sets the strategy. Our network of psychologists, coaches, facilitators and art educators delivers it, to one standard.
Happy Work Studio's programs are designed by its core team, led by founder Mine Dedekoca, and delivered by a vetted network of coaches, psychologists and educators: executive coach Avinash Deshpande, psychologist Dilek Karabey, systems coach Mine Turalı, leadership coach Bertay Fişekçi, mind–body coach Canan Gül Ayata, actor and storytelling trainer Emre Melemez, humor trainer Cengiz Ferhat Altay, art educators Sevda Gürsel and Fatma Demirtaş, and movement coaches Çiğdem Aslankan and Osman Şengül.
Founder · Workplace Culture Curator
Mine Dedekoca
Future of Work and workplace happiness expert; among the first in Türkiye to bring people together around flexible work. Chief Well-being Officer (World Happiness Foundation), Happiness Coach (Happiitude, Berkeley Well-Being Institute), AQai practitioner and executive coach. Hacking HR faculty and Strategic Advisor at Virtasant. Has advised 100+ individuals and organizations, including Mey Diageo, Danone and Nutricia.
Avinash Deshpande
Strategy & LeadershipExecutive leadership coach (ICF Doha) and innovation management specialist with 23+ years with multinationals and the public sector in the GCC.
Dilek Karabey
Psychologist (MA)Psychology graduate of Istanbul Bilgi University with a master's in Social Development from Okan University, trained in addiction counseling at Çapa Faculty of Medicine. Worked five years as a school psychologist and has taught her Parenting School to 1,000+ parents. Gives Digital-Age Parenting talks and anxiety and uncertainty workshops for corporate teams.
Mine Turalı
Systems CoachICF ACC coach. Completed CTI and CRR Global's Organization & Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) programs, embodiment, storytelling and P4C training, and Assoc. Prof. Nita Scherler's Gestalt practitioner program. Coaches individuals, relationships and systems on leadership, sustainability, diversity and inclusion and behavioral economics, and teaches behavioral science to teams.
Bertay Fişekçi
Leadership & Engagement CoachICF-credentialed professional coach and Engage & Grow practitioner. After 23 years at Siemens, Philips Healthcare and GE Healthcare, including leading 30 countries at Siemens, he founded his own company in 2019 to develop middle managers. Trains on employee engagement, connecting leadership, time management and public speaking; long-time Toastmasters club leader.
Canan Gül Ayata
Mind–Body & Posture CoachFounder of Nua Pilates Akademi. For 20 years she has worked on how mind and body affect each other, helping clients under constant pressure at work and at home move from tension toward balance with her body-control system. Leads the Power Posture workshop.
Emre Melemez
Actor & Storytelling TrainerTrained at the Istanbul City Theatres research laboratory and has acted in many stage, TV and film productions. Narrates audiobooks for Storytel, from Yaşar Kemal and Aziz Nesin to Chekhov and Osamu Dazai. Leads The Magic of Storytelling workshop.
Cengiz Ferhat Altay
Humor at Work TrainerFounded Mizah Atölyesi (Humor Workshop) in 2014 and has since worked with 300+ companies and thousands of participants on the role of humor in positive, effective communication. Studied at Boğaziçi University, Marmara University (Cinema-TV) and West Virginia University (acting and theatre). Leads Humor Works and co-leads the gamified feedback workshop.
Sevda Gürsel
Art & Design EducatorStage design graduate of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Worked for years as a designer at Beymen and Tommy Hilfiger, then trained in pedagogy and art therapy and taught art and design at Bilfen and Sev schools. Exhibits her work and runs design workshops for companies.
Fatma Demirtaş
Visual Arts EducatorPainting graduate of Anadolu University with pedagogical training from Marmara University; master's student at Kocaeli University. 8+ years teaching visual arts from kindergarten to high school. Art teacher at GymyKids, running drawing and visual arts workshops for ages 4–16.
Çiğdem Aslankan
Movement & Yoga InstructorPhysical education and sports teacher (Marmara University) with 13 years of teaching. Certified in gymnastics, movement education and Level 1 yoga; has trained children for 11 years and teaches yoga and pilates to adults.
Osman Şengül
Recreation & Sports CoachRecreation graduate of Sakarya University with a master's in adapted physical education from the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism. Started recreational basketball for ages 3–8 at CSKA Moscow Türkiye sports schools; Level 2 tennis coach. PhD candidate and research assistant at Nişantaşı University.
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