Istanbul-based · International work

Commercial execution for owner-led companies.

Senior-led and hands-on. Kickoff takes over the commercial work that stays on the owner's desk: export development, market entry, named targets, buyer routes, pricing, negotiation and follow-through.

What are you trying to do?

1,200+Companies screened
170+Named buyers contacted
40+Markets covered
NY · London · IstanbulCareer footprint

Internal counts from completed client work, June 2026. Recent work has produced recurring export orders, first EU buyer meetings, RFQ-ready supplier shortlists, vendor registrations and partner agreements in contracting.

Why Kickoff

The commercial work leaves the owner's desk.

Kickoff is deliberately small. The person who scopes the work does the work. No junior handoff, no database-noise deliverable, and no activity theatre.

01 · Senior-led

The operator does the work

Named targets, buyer routes, live opportunities, pricing, negotiation and the next decision stay with the senior person you hired.

02 · Evidence-led

Named targets, not database noise

Decision-makers, verified routes, buyer fit, sourcing and dated evidence. A target list must tell you who matters and why.

03 · Two directions

Türkiye out. Türkiye in.

Turkish manufacturers expanding internationally; international companies entering, sourcing from or partnering in Türkiye.

04 · Operator's perspective

Commercial decisions, not detached analysis

Kickoff is led by Nedim Ağalar, who also holds active operating and advisory roles in international commercial work.

Services

Four commercial lanes. One operating principle.

Scope follows the commercial problem. Kickoff can take one lane or run several together, but the output must be a commercial decision, a live route or a working operating rhythm.

I · Commercial leadership

Fractional / Interim Commercial Director

Senior commercial ownership, pipeline, pricing, negotiation, target-account work and weekly sales rhythm without a premature permanent hire.

II · Export development

Export Development

Market prioritisation, named buyers, outreach, quotation and follow-through for Turkish manufacturers expanding internationally.

III · Market entry

Türkiye Market Entry

Commercial validation, buyer/partner routes, first conversations and go/no-go execution for international industrial companies.

IV · Supplier qualification

Supplier Sourcing & Qualification

Independent buyer-side manufacturer identification, qualification, RFQ structuring, factory checks and negotiation.

Proof before promises.

Case studies, redacted work product and research now have clear homes instead of being scattered across the site.

Evidence

Selected Work

Anonymised case studies and redacted work product across export, sourcing and commercial structuring.

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Research

Insights

Research and commercial notes on Türkiye, industrial markets and cross-border execution.

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