ONE CURIOUS MIND. A FEW USEFUL DIRECTIONS.

Your question.
Our starting point.

Meet Harun Yücesoy. Founder & Principal Strategy Consultant.
20+ years connecting strategy, technology and commercial decisions. Harun works with leaders on the questions behind growth, positioning and responsible AI adoption.

Harun Yücesoy, founder of IOXIQ, wearing a dark cap and beige sweater
Harun YücesoyFounder & Principal Strategy ConsultantMeet the person

What’s on your board?

Choose a question. See where we could start.

Strategic choices

Make the choice explicit.

Which direction deserves our attention and investment?

Frame the decision, examine the assumptions and compare credible options against the commercial question. Make the trade-offs, dependencies and remaining uncertainty visible.

WHAT WE COULD MAKE

Potential outputs: a strategic options comparison, decision criteria and a recommendation brief.

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Research architecture

Design the evidence around the question.

What evidence would help us make this decision?

Start with the decision and the gaps in what is known. Structure the research questions, methods and sources so the evidence can inform a strategic choice.

WHAT WE COULD MAKE

Potential outputs: a research architecture, evidence plan and synthesis framework.

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Market & demand

Connect the market to the demand.

How does this opportunity fit the market and what customers need?

Consider the market context, customer needs and alternatives together. Separate observed evidence from assumptions that still need testing.

WHAT WE COULD MAKE

Potential outputs: a market and demand assessment, opportunity hypotheses and a validation brief.

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Brand positioning

Find a defensible position.

Who is this for, and why should it matter?

Connect audience needs, competitive context and the value of the offer. Use those foundations to clarify the position and the choices behind it.

WHAT WE COULD MAKE

Potential outputs: a positioning framework, proposition logic and messaging direction.

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AI adoption & governance

Bring commercial judgment to AI.

Where could AI be useful, and what would responsible adoption require?

Examine the use case, data context, human responsibilities and commercial implications. Define a bounded next step with evaluation and governance appropriate to the decision.

WHAT WE COULD MAKE

Potential outputs: an AI opportunity assessment, adoption priorities and governance questions for a pilot.

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE QUESTIONS

Harun Yücesoy.

Harun founded IOXIQ in 2013 and works across Amstelveen and Istanbul. His experience combines strategic planning, research architecture, brand positioning and commercial leadership with creative technology and digital production. Alongside project-based advice, he has held long-term embedded Chief Strategy & Growth Officer roles and worked as an AI, Data & Commercial Due Diligence Advisor.

Based in
Amstelveen · Istanbul
Languages
English · Turkish
Work together
Strategy and research advisory · embedded strategy leadership

THE PATH SO FAR

Experience,
with context.

  1. 2013 — present
    Founder & Principal Strategy ConsultantIOXIQ

    Strategy, technology and commercial decision advice across Amstelveen and Istanbul.

  2. Long-term embedded roles
    Chief Strategy & Growth Officer; AI, Data & Commercial Due Diligence AdvisorEmbedded advisory work

    Embedded strategy and growth leadership, with advisory work spanning AI, data and commercial due diligence. Client organisations remain confidential.

  3. 2010 — 2013; 2015 — 2016
    Strategic Planning DirectorProximity

    Strategic planning leadership.

  4. 2013 — 2014
    Global Chief Marketing Officeredelkrone

    Global marketing leadership.

  5. 2003 — 2010
    Creative technology & digital productionEarlier professional practice

    Creative technology and digital production work.

ALWAYS LEARNING

A little more background.

  • BA, Communication DesignYıldız · 2003
  • MA coursework, Marketing CommunicationBilgi · 2006–2008 (coursework)