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Engin Kaban
Community builder / Travel expert / Startup founder, Hello Experto
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About me

πŸ€™ I contribute in sustainable travel, making travel knowledge accessible for everyone
πŸ€™ I help fellow travel experts earn money, travelers have authentic experiences
πŸ€™ I share my entrepreneurial journey and travel stories via conferences and interviews

🀹 I am inviting experts of destinations or travel themes
🀹 I am looking for new team members
🀹 I am searching for appropriate accelerator in the Baltics

πŸš€ Founder of travel tech startup in early stage
πŸš€ Completed 6-month incubation program in Barcelona
πŸš€ Current focus: growing the user base

πŸ’‘ Founder & Travel Expert in helloexperto.com
πŸ’‘ Freelance Travel Writer & Blogger in engineertravel.com
πŸ’‘ Co-founder & Chief Traveling Officer in sirtcantalilar.com/english

πŸ“— In a former life, worked as an engineer; had innovation studies background
πŸ“— Travel writing, blogging, web design, editing, community management, content marketing experience
πŸ“— Fluent in English, Spanish. Native in Turkish

πŸ’Ό e-resident of Estonia
πŸ’Ό EU Company registered
πŸ’Ό Barcelona / Izmir / Tallinn based

🌎 Studied, worked in Sweden, Chile, Turkey, Spain. Knowhow of working culture & top contacts
🌎 19 years of travel experience (60+ countries, 4 continents)
🌎 11 years of remote work as digital nomad

😎 Have a clue about: Entrepreneurship, Lean Startup, Sustainability, Marketplace Platforms, Sharing Economy, Innovation, Brand Strategy, Growth Hacking, Tech Conferences, Tourism Trends, Photography
πŸ€” Interested in: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, AR / VR, Videography, Ecology
πŸ˜ƒ Passionate about: Local Food, Backpacking, Swimming, Scuba Diving, Camping, Biking, Festivals

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πŸ‘‹ Say hello! hello@helloexperto.com πŸ‘‹

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πŸ‘¬ My startup Hello Experto is one of the finalists in Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism Competition. πŸ‘¬

πŸ”΄ lounge.travelmassive.com/t/hello-experto-sharing-travel-knowledge/6471 πŸ”΄

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⚑️ Hello Experto is a global community of Travelers and Travel Experts for Sharing Travel Knowledge.

⚑️ travel.helloexperto.com/start/

⚑️ Travel planning: Easy, Quick, Social.

⚑️ It helps:
- Travelers learn from experience, save time in planning, enjoy better travel.
- Travel Experts earn money with knowledge where they want when they want.

⚑️ It is the first and unique marketplace in the world dedicated to:
Tailor-made Travel Consultancy through Video Calls by Unbiased Humans.

⚑️ Learn from experience, Earn from experience.

⚑️ Can’t Travel these days? Talk Travel with fellow travelers. For Free!

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

TRAVEL

✈️ Articles, Photos published in Magazines, Newspapers, Websites
✈️ Interviews on TV, Radio, Digital & Printed Media
✈️ Public Speaks, Presentations
✈️ Jury for competitions
✈️ Travel Writing Awards
✈️ Author of a Travel Book published in 2012. Co-author of 2 more
✈️ Founder of first large travelers network in Turkey (since 2008)
✈️ Owner of 3 registered travel brands
✈️ Translator / interpreter in 3 languages
✈️ Travel influencer (100K followers)

ENGINEERING

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» 3 years as product engineer in Automotive
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Graduate of top ranked schools
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Superior adaptation, problem-solving, risk management, team-work skills
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Project management in multinational platforms
πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Qualified in product design, process development, FMEA, 6 Sigma green belt, lean systems

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What is your favorite travel destination?

Patagonia, The Amazons, Zanzibar, Maldives, Thailand

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Antarctica

What was your first travel job?

Writing articles for magazines

What do you want to learn more about?

Local food, local cultures

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Be curious, explore, experience

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