Mehmet Yıldırım ÖzelConsultant / Coach and Author

As a senior member of the consulting and coaching industry, Mehmet Y. Özel draws upon 15 years of experience in various sectors and 20 years in consulting to guide institutions and individuals in leadership, coaching, management, and related areas. As the founder of Qmark, he provides consultancy, leadership and executive coaching, and also delivers keynote speeches and conference presentations (MOC).

Mehmet Y. Özel believes in the “journey of turning raw potential into a gem” and defines the impact of leadership on uncovering the boundless and highly valuable human potential as “highly meaningful.” While he leverages dynamic and innovative leadership models, his coaching style primarily integrates Gestalt, Relational Coaching, and Transactional Analysis. For many years, he has been coaching and mentoring executives in Turkey and various other countries.

The institutions where Mehmet Y. Özel has provided speaking, training, and coaching services include JTI, Garanti BBVA, Abdi İbrahim, Vaillant Group, Akbank, Bayer, GSK, Novartis, L'Oréal, Ford, Vestel, Cisco, Philip Morris, Nobel, Eczacıbaşı Holding, Petrol Ofisi, Turkcell, Diageo & Mey, Doğuş Otomotiv, Ülker, SAP, Vodafone, İpragaz, Nestlé, Sütaş, Shell, Coca-Cola, Alternatif Bank, Pfizer, MSD, Lundbeck, Schneider Electric, QNB, Allianz, Abbott, TEB, Mercedes-Benz, Azercell, Türk Telekom, Sanofi, Nike, Sabancı Holding, Yapı Kredi, MAİS, Koç Holding, Akkök Holding, Mavi, Borusan Holding, Roche, Sandoz, Beymen, Novo Nordisk, Erdemir, Migros, Çelebi, Perfetti, Tofaş, ETİ, Duracell, Garanti BBVA Fleet, ASAŞ, Humanis, Folkart, Novartis, Otokoç, Unilever, Aksigorta, Chiesi, Hayat Holding, Amcor, AgeSa, İsdemir, İE Menarini, Volvo, P&G, GTech, Hektaş, Kibar Holding, Madame Coco, Unilever, Watsons, Total Energies, Pegasus, Nemak, Anadolu Efes, EAE Elektrik, Zorlu PSM, Asaş Constantia, Akdeniz Chemson, Toyota, Balparmak, Yıldız Holding, Eataly, Pernod Ricard, and Pladis.

A graduate of Istanbul University’s Faculty of Business Administration (English), Mehmet Y. Özel later completed his Executive MBA at Boğaziçi University, focusing on Marketing, Finance, Business, and Information Systems. In his career, he held roles as Import – Purchasing Manager and Marketing Director at global pharmaceutical companies like Roche and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS). He earned the “Company President’s” special award for his achievements at BMS. He holds certifications from the American Management Association in Train the Trainer, Facilitation Skills, and Instructional Design. He is also accredited in Gestalt coaching, Insights personality/team inventory, PDI 360° feedback, and organizational agility.

Mehmet Y. Özel is the author of six personal development books: “Believing in Yourself – Believing in Leadership,” “1001 Forms of Leadership,” “Meaningful Leadership,” “Servant Leadership,” and “Life Is Within You,” along with three poetry books titled “Always and Always – Everything About Blue” and “The Most Indescribable Blue.” His current interests include creating original development programs (on leadership, coaching, sales, agility, etc.) that promote innovation and agility while helping people recognize and elevate their own value. He aims to keep learning, growing, and deepening in the fields of coaching and consulting.

He serves as a “Leadership Lecturer” at the Turkish Naval Academy — which he left 36 years ago — and the Naval War College, as well as at several universities, gaining further insights from these experiences. He aspires to write more articles, publish new books to share his accumulated knowledge, and reach wider audiences with his talks, leadership stories, and lessons learned.

Mehmet Y. Özel has received the prestigious “Professional Service Honor” and “Community Benefit Honor” awards from Rotary, presented to highly successful professionals who contribute significantly to their community.