Casey has a background in advertising and got her start working in a major advertising agency. From there she followed her love of tech to Mashable and then to Facebook, where she worked on the tech team. After learning how impactful this new form of social advertising could be for growing e-commerce companies, she made the leap to start Uppercase!

She grew up in Washington, DC, Charlotte, NC, and went to college at UNC Chapel Hill. Go tar heels!

There is nothing more relaxing to her than sitting on a beach, specifically Kas, Turkey, Caswell Beach, NC, or Hanalei Kauai.

Baris grew up in İstanbul and moved to the United States for undergrad at MIT studying computer science. After graduating, he worked at Microsoft and then Google as a software engineer and manager.

At Google, he worked on the Google Maps, Translate, Ideas, and Search teams before leaving to join Uppercase as a founder and CTO.

His guilty pleasure is chocolate. Lots of them.

Aigera is from Almaty, Kazakhstan. She studied in Canada and Germany, during that time she traveled a lot and learned many things about other cultures. She loves science, art, and people. Her favorite cuisines are Mediterranean and Asian. On the weekends you can find her skiing or hiking in the Almaty mountains or exploring old downtown for some authentic vintage shops.

He graduated from Ondokuz Mayıs University in 2021 with a bachelor degree in Computer Engineering. After the graduation, he focused on frontend development even more, and build his personal projects. Apart from that he also likes creating scripts and extensions for the internet communities he like. He doesn't have a prior 'real job' experience, however with the help of wonderful people of Uppercase team, he adapted here very quick. He is really passionate about solving hard problems, automating stuff, and creating projects based on people needs. Moreover, he is a digital data hoarder. So if apocalypse happens someday, he will got your back.

Ayça graduated from Industrial Design,2018, Istanbul and she had experiences with very-well known entertainment brands. She always works as a digital designer and really passionate about what she’s doing! The one thing that she is passionate about is not her work! She also has a real passion for gastronomy and getting to know foreign cultures too! On weekends she tries new recipes and learns the culture behind the food.

Based in the Manila, Philippines. Have worked with high-profile clients/organizations. Her experience in marketing ranges from graphic design to social media management, data and campaign management. When not home spending time with her family and her cat, you stand a good chance of seeing Ayin at any beaches around PH provinces. She loves cooking and enjoys Japanese cuisine. She buys wine based on the label’s design and judges restaurants based on how the menu is layed out.

She graduated from Bilkent University, and currently lives in Ankara. After working with high-profile organizations, she focused on marketing and sales. Buket loves doing research, writing articles and interacting with people. She is curious about IT and singing is her favorite hobby.

Chandler is a Virginia native and recent graduate of the University of Virginia, where he studied Media Studies, American Studies, and Social Entrepreneurship. His love of marketing grew out of his education and experience working with Forge, a Charlottesville-based non-profit. Outside of work, Chandler loves to travel (ask him about his trips to Hawaii and London in the two weeks leading up to the global shutdowns in March, 2020). He's a devotee of live music, an avid tennis fan, a self-proclaimed sour beer aficionado, and a huge moviegoer.

A cartoon animator and Graphic Designer since 2011. Based in coastal city of Antalya. Tackling projects and designs with out of the box thinking and problem solving ideas, Dogan worked in both brand in-house and the agency side of the business in his career and created designs for almost every medium. He is passionate about swing dancing and music, has a fluffy little cat called Blue.

After she graduated with a degree in tourism management she worked for some well-known hotel chains and tech company and has lots of experience on client management. She switched her career to e-commerce industry which she always wanted to do and that’s how she met Uppercase. She is into cooking and strives to recreate traditional recipes. Duygu loves being outdoors with people, eating Turkish appetizers, and walking for miles. Cities with beautiful sunsets and warm weather are her ultimate friends!

Elif grew up in İzmir and then moved to Mugla to study Computer Science. While she was a senior year student she worked as a Shopify Developer. After her graduation, she met with the Uppercase team. She has a cat called 'Lila' which means color lilac in Turkish. She enjoys walking or cycling in any location near the seaside. She loves all sorts of desserts but her favorite is the chocolaty ones.

Gunes graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with a BS in Business & Marketing and has a masters degree from Parsons the Design School in Fashion Design. She worked for well-known brands in advertising before starting her own jewelry brand which she still keeps alive as a side hustle / hobby. She has experience in branding, social media, UI, photography, motion, print & product design. She is passionate about anything and everything creative and loves to share her enthusiasm and work with our brands at Uppercase. In her free time you can find her dancing, hiking, searching for inspirational objects or playing with her dog Lui! She could eat sushi for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Her favorite city is London because there is so much art, design and music to soak up!

After graduating from Engineering, Hakan continued his career as a product manager to create stunning software products. He loves listening to consumers of the products and coming up with solutions to their problems. Hakan lived for 4 months in Wyoming and always misses those days. He likes playing guitar, listening to live music and traveling with the car.

Since her graduation from Hacettepe University, Linguistics, she has been in corporate for 10 years and mostly worked in tech companies as she is a real tech-savvy. She always worked closely with C-Level people and she believes this was the biggest chance in her career. The startup ecosystem is also always on her radar. She is located in Istanbul living with two dogs (one of them sometimes attends her Zoom meetings uninvitedly). She also loves long walks, creating and designing new things, painting, and writing. She is obsessed with listening to live music and dancing.

Based in Istanbul, Leyla is currently on a very important mission to make social media advertising look aesthetically pleasing. She has a degree in Visual Communication Design and she’s not afraid to use it. She’s been working on different types of design such as digital media, branding, print design and motion graphics. Besides, she loves trying different foods, collecting jewelry and her pet parrot.

Madison is a recent graduate of the University of Virginia where she studied Psychology and Media Studies. Her passion for marketing grew out of the interaction between these majors and her interest in the power of social media. In her free time, she loves spending time with her friends and family, and she cannot live without her two chocolate labs, beach vacations, local coffee shops, and good books. She currently resides in New York City where she enjoys trying out all of the amazing restaurants, one pasta dish at a time.

Melike is studying in a Master's program in Sociology at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, following the completion of a double major in Sociology and Psychology at Bahçeşehir University. Her academic interests are primarily focused on the climate crisis, particularly on climate migration and urban sociology, which is reflected in a significant portion of her library. Beyond her academic pursuit, she enjoys exploring cities and capturing their essence through photography as a flaneur. She never says no to a walk by the seaside at sunset!

Based in Istanbul. After she studied advertising, she decided to continue her career in visual design. She has experience in branding, UI design, print, motion graphics, digital media, video editing. Inspires by minimalist design and passionate about researching design trends. She is very into photography. Meltem loves painting, drinking wine in Beyoglu, being outside and exploring cities.

Özgür (Ozzy, Oz) is from Istanbul, Turkey. However, he is currently based in Burgos, Spain (taking advantage of remote workplace ha). He once adopted a beautiful fluffy cat but turned out he was allergic to it, so sadly, his adventure with her only lasted a day. Oz doesn't prefer any particular cuisine, but he loves croissants, coffee, tea, cheesecake, chocolate, beer, wine, pasta, kebap, pizza, burgers, and all that bad-for-your-health stuff. He also likes playing electric/acoustic guitar.

Serra did her undergraduate on Visual Communication: Graphic Design in the UK, living in a house named Utopia and eating vegan sausage rolls most of the time. Currently she is based in İstanbul and spends most of her free time either surfing the internet, building Pinterest boards or baking pies. She is inspired by playgrounds and supernormality.

Yaprak currently lives in Ankara. After her tourism degree, she became a hotelier for a while (a long while) but decided to change paths. She lived in Madrid for a year but returned home as she missed Turkish cuisine and her friends. She has been into camping recently. She also loves plants, coffee and her Spotify Account.