About

Operator, researcher, lecturer — chasing the same idea from three sides.

I'm Sinan Isoglu. For years I've circled one question — what makes growth multiply instead of merely add up — from inside companies, inside research, and inside the lecture hall.

SI Portrait — to come

The story

Receipts first, theory second.

I started where the numbers are actually made — in commercial growth, close to marketing, pricing, go-to-market, and the messy reality of revenue. One pattern kept repeating: most teams add. More spend, more headcount, more activity. Far fewer ask what would make the whole thing compound.

That question pulled me two more places. Into research — a doctorate on how cross-border M&A and sales–marketing integration actually create value, or quietly destroy it. And into the lecture hall, where teaching forces you to say the true thing simply, or not at all.

None of the three is a side project. The operator keeps the researcher honest, the researcher keeps the operator rigorous, and the lecturer makes both legible.

Growth that multiplies, not just adds up — the same idea, whichever way I look at it.

The flywheel

Three tracks, one engine.

Operating, research, and lecturing aren't three careers. They're one flywheel — each turn makes the next easier, and each makes the others more credible.

The
Growth Engine
Operatingthe receipts
Real-world receipts — the proof the ideas stand on.Read in detail →
Researchthe rigour
Rigour and originality — tested, not just asserted.Read in detail →
Lecturingthe clarity
Clarity and reach — the thinking made plain.Read in detail →

Hover or tap each to see how it feeds the others.

Background

The path so far.

Professional
Associate Director, Commercial Strategy & Growth
Twice promoted in about 13 months — BDR → Senior Manager → Associate Director. Open the story ›
NP Digital · 2025 → nowDüsseldorf / London
Associate Director, Commercial Strategy & Growth
Commercial strategy across DACH — go-to-market, pricing, revenue optimisation — and building AI-enabled revenue infrastructure.
Jul 2026 → now
Senior Manager, Growth
Led growth for the DACH unit and ran enterprise engagements across the region.
Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
Representative, Business Development
Built the DACH territory from a near-zero base; built the first outbound automation.
Jun 2025 – Nov 2025
Business Analyst — Digital Marketing & Analytics
Paid, SEO and GA4 analytics plus thought-leadership content for enterprise B2B.
BearingPoint · 2023–2025Düsseldorf
Business Development & Marketing
Planned a LinkedIn campaign recorded as 8-figure lead volume.
FIEGE Logistik · 2023Greven
Market Performance Steering — Retail Training Europe
Designed a Tableau dashboard for retail sales staff across Europe.
BMW Group · 2022Munich
Academic
Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) — Cross-Border M&A & Sales–Marketing Integration
Extended Research Proposal graded 19/20.
EM Normandie · 2025 → nowNormandy, France
Master of Business Administration (MBA) — Corporate Strategy & Entrepreneurship
Graduated with Honors — top 10%, with three scholarships.
Quantic · 2024–2026Washington, DC · online
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — Business Administration
Thesis graded 1.8; featured as an FH Münster alumni portrait ↗.
FH Münster · 2019–2023Münster
Lecturing
Lecturer — Marketing · Pricing · Growth · Marketing Seminar · AI in E-Commerce
10/10 student rating on Growth Hacking; scaled from 1 to 5+ modules.
IU International University · 2025 → nowDüsseldorf

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