EXCLUSIVE

Murat Murathanoğlu

Basketball Commentator, TV Producer, and Host

Speaker

Languages Spoken: English, Turkish

Topics: Leadership and Teamwork, Motivation, Sports

Leadership and Teamwork

Filling the Glass

What are the criteria for success? Does every individual have the same talents, every team the same capacity and every environment the same level of difficulty?

The greatest achievement is to fill the glass: to push your limits, overcome shortcomings and reach the highest level possible.

It also means recognising that, when unexpected challenges arise, the glass that needs to be filled may no longer be the same—and learning to embrace and take ownership of a new one without breaking it.

This talk can also be structured as a modular training programme.

Leadership

Every leader is different. Their place of birth, family structure, environment, background, education, upbringing and, of course, personality all shape the way they lead.

Despite these differences, all leaders must achieve similar goals and overcome similar challenges. Their responsibilities include communicating effectively, earning trust, sustaining motivation in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing environment, setting goals, working consistently, enabling development, preventing complacency as success grows and preserving the drive to win, achieve and improve.

A leader should be:

An Educator: Great leaders teach not only the game, but also life.
Self-Sacrificing: Great leaders do not expect their team members to do what they would not do themselves.
Loyal: Great leaders stand by and protect their teams.
Committed: Great leaders are fully dedicated to their goals.
Authentic: Great leaders are genuine and sincere.
Adaptable: Great leaders adjust to a rapidly changing world.
A Lifelong Learner: Great leaders continuously develop themselves in every area.

Motivation

Success Stories and Sources of Inspiration

When Opportunity Knocks: My Story

The developments that changed my life
The coincidences that transformed my career
The mentors whose contributions I could never fully repay
Achievements I never even imagined
And my greatest achievement: Başkent 34

Sports

Building a Voltron Team

Being yourself within a team
If you are predictable, you can be defeated
Dividing responsibilities according to the hierarchy
Increasing efficiency
Building an emotional connection
Raising the bar

You can reach us by phone at +90 530 236 42 99 or contact us via email at [email protected].

PLACE: ISTANBUL/TURKEY
EDUCATION: NILES WEST HIGHSCHOOL – UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS @CHAMPAIGHN-URBANA (BACHELOR OF SCIENCE CIVIL ENGINEERING)
PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
INTES (CIVIL ENGINEER YANBU SAUDI ARABIA)
MCDONOUGH AND ASSOCIATES (CIVIL ENGINEERING CHICAGO/ILLINOIS)
ECZACIBAŞI BASKETBALL CLUB (TECHNICAL MANAGER ISTANBUL/TURKEY)
FENERBAHÇE SPORTS CLUB (TECHNICAL MANAGER BASKETBALL ISTANBUL/TURKEY)
ERVID VIDEO (TRANSLATING AND CAPTIONING MOVIES ISTANBUL/TURKEY)
PAŞABAHÇE EXPORT (SALES AND MARKETING MIDDLE EAST AND ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICAN NATIONS)
SETUR : (INCOMING DEPARTMENT AND THEN DIRECTOR OF DOMESTIC TOURISM)
FIRATLI TURIZM : (DIRECTOR OF MEDITERRANEAN SEA REGION AND THEN DIRECTOR OF AEGEAN SEA REGION)
REEBOK TURKEY (GENERAL MANAGER OF PROSPORTS A SUBSIDIARY OF REEBOK IN CHARGE OF PROMOTING BRANDS SUCH AS REEBOK, MIKASA, DIADORA THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS, ADVERTISING, SPONSORING, PUBLICATIONS)
TRT (BASKETBALL PLAY BY PLAY AND PROGRAM HOST)
CUMHURIYET NEWSPAPER (BASKETBALL COLUMNIST)
SHOW TV AND CINE 5 (BASKETBALL PLAY BY PLAY, PROGRAM PRODUCER AND HOST)
SPOR GAZETESİ (BASKETBALL COLUMNIST)
NTV AND NTV SPOR (BASKETBALL PLAY BY PLAY AND PROGRAM COMMENTATOR)
TURKISH BASKETBALL FEDERATION (ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE MEMBER IN CHARGE OF PROMOTING, SPONSORSHIPS AND MEDIA FOR 2001 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP AND 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP)

KANAL 24 (BASKETBALL PLAY BY PLAY AND PROGRAM COMMENTATOR)
BASKENT 34 + (FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF BASKETBALL CLUB BAHÇEŞEHIR)
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/mahallenin-cocuklari-9380539
STAR NEWSPAPER (BASKETBALL COLUMNIST)
LIG TV AND BEIN SPORTS (DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL, PROGRAM HOST AND COMMENTATOR, PLAY BY PLAY AND PROGRAM PRODUCTIONS)
HISTORY IN MASS MEDIA:
MAGAZINES: BASKET – FAST BREAK – SÜPER BASKET – FANATIK BASKET – SLAM – PIVOT – 20/10 – NBA TURKIYE –OVERTIME – SOCRATES
NEWSPAPERS : CUMHURIYET – SPOR – VATAN – STAR
RADIOS : SHOW RADIO – RADIOSPORT
TELEVISION CHANNELS : TRT – SHOW TV – CINE 5 – SUPERSPORTS TV – NTV – NTV SPORTS – CHANNEL 24 – LIG TV – BEIN SPORTS
TELEVISION PROGRAMS PRODUCED AND/OR HOSTED : SIRA SENDE (SHOW TV) – DEPAR (SHOW TV) – ASSIST (CINE – 5) – BASKETBALL FROM EUROPE (CINE 5) – SERBEST ATIŞ (SUPERSPORTS) – BEŞİNCİ PERIOD (SUPERSPORTS) – NBA STUDYO (NTV – NTV SPORTS) – 24 SANİYE (TRT) – BASKET DERGISI (LIG TV) – BSL 3.05 (LIG TV AND BEIN SPORTS) – THIS WEEK IN EUROLEAGUE (LIG TV AND BEIN SPORTS)
RADIO PROGRAMS PRODUCED AND HOSTED : ASSIST (SHOW RADIO) – ASSIST (RADIOSPORT)
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS : DAVID STERN (LEGENDARY NBA PRESIDENT) – MAGIC JOHNSON (LEGENDARY DREAM TEAM MEMBER) – SHAQUILLE O’NEAL (NBA LEGEND) – KOBE BRYANT (NBA LEGEND)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOqeYFz9oow
– JERRY SLOAN (NBA LEGENDARY COACH) – ANDREI KIRILENKO(RUSIAN LEGEND AK-47) – BOGDAN BOGDANOVIC(EUROLEAGUE CHAMPION FENERBAHÇE’S UNFORGETTABLE STAR) – ZELJKO OBRADOVIC (9 TIME EUROLEAGUE CHAMP LEGENDARY COACH) – DIMITRI ITOUDIS (EUROLEAGUE CHAMPIONS CSKA MOSCOW COACH)
UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS:
“KUPA BİZİM KUPA BİZİM”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuR7bpAblaQ
“YOK ARTIK LEBRON”

TÜM DÜNYAYA TÜRKÇE NBA ANLATIMI

“KEREM TUNÇERİ, KEREM TUNÇERİ…”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3P8tfNuvQ8
A LİTTLE OF THİS, A LİTTLE OF THAT:
HAYATIM

RADYOSPOR (ASIST)

VAPURDA ÇAY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DYFNl2z4WI
IZ TV BELGESEL
http://www.beiniz.com/kusaklar/program-murat-murathanoglu-ile-devlerin-arenasi
BEYAZ SHOW
https://www.kanald.com.tr/beyazshow/ozetler/1989.aspx
TOPICS IN PRESENTATION AS SPEAKER
ACCUMULATION OR INFORMATION?
*EVERYBODY IS AN EXPERTON THE INTERNET
*IMPORTANCE OF FILTERING INFORMATION
*HOW ACCUMULATION HELPS GRADING OF INFO
IMPORTANCE OF INDIVIDUALITY WITHIN TEAM CONCEPT
*THERE IS AN “I” IN TEAM
*TO BE PREDICTABLE IS TO BE DEFEATABLE
*DISTRIBUTION OF TASKS ACCORDING TO TEAM HIERARCHY
WHY IS MOTIVATING GETTING TOUGHER (EXAMPLES FROM BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE)
*ESCALATING FINANCIAL REWARDS
*MORE TECHNOLOGY, LESS COMMUNICATION
*THE CHANGE OF VALUES
WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS (MY OWN STORY)
*LIFE CHANGING STAGES
*CAREER CHANGING INCIDENCES
*JACK OF ALL TRADES
IMPORTANCE OF CATALYSTS IN SPORTS
*A MUST FOR PRODUCTIVE PRACTICES
*A MUST FOR EMOTIONAL BOND TO FAN BASE
*A MUST FOR RAISING THE BAR