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Nesli Akkol is a social entrepreneur originally from Istanbul/Turkey who has always strived to make a living while making a difference. In the last 14 years of her career and time in Los Angeles, she has been instrumental in bringing operating and program capital, in excess of 20 million dollars, to a multitude of nonprofits and companies through comprehensive project proposals as well as various event planning initiatives including galas, film festivals and golf tournaments. 

Currently, she enjoys utilizing her marketing, business development and PR skills for fighting homelessness and to serve formerly chronically homeless households, seniors, veterans and individuals with AIDS through award-winning, environment-friendly and high-quality affordable housing projects, some of which also incorporate adaptive reuse and preservation of historic buildings for future generations.

She is also one of the founding partners of the female-driven film industry initiative Breaking-the-Third-Wall, which aims to bring the LA Film community and individuals from diverse backgrounds together to support each other. 

With a BA in Broadcasting from Istanbul University and an MA in Marketing Communications from California State San Bernardino, Nesli has always dreamed of combining her creative and social entrepreneurial sides - including having her own column to share her colorful vision with the rest of the world and to create meaningful connections by uniting people from very different backgrounds. 

Hence, the blog is a product of this multi-cultural approach and this two-language platform - with options in English and Turkish - aspires to explore the city of Angels through distinctive and colorful experiences of Nesli Akkol and other Angelenos (both natives and transplants) who chose to live in this ethnic city.

We hope you enjoy it! 

If you have any questions or comments, email: info@cityofangelswithnesli.com

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Nesli Akkol, bir yandan yasamini kazanirken bir yandan da ihtiyac sahibi insanlarin hayatinda fark yaratmayi hedefleyen Istanbul/Turkiye dogumlu bir sosyal girisimci. Son 14 senede, kariyeri ve Los Angeles’ta gecirdigi zaman suresince, yazdigi detayli proje fonu teklifleri ve duzenledigi galalar, film festivalleri, golf turnuvalari gibi etkinliklerle cesitli sivil toplum kuruluslarina ve ozel sirketlere 20 milyon dolarin uzerinde kapital getirilmesini sagladi. Su anda pazarlama, is gelistirme ve halkla iliskiler alanindaki deneyimlerini kamu yonetimi alaninda evsizlikle mucadele ve evsizler, yaslilar, gaziler ve AIDS hastalari icin uygun fiyatli, kaliteli ve bazi onemli tarihi yapilari bunyesinde barindirip koruyarak gelecek nesillere aktaran ve ustun mimari tasarim odulleri alan cevre dostu konutlarin insa edilmesi icin kullaniyor.

Ayni zamanda, kadin girisimcilerden olusan bir film endustrisi grubu olan ve Los Angeles film cemiyetinde farkli çevrelerden insanlari bir araya getirerek dayanisma saglamayi hedefleyen Breaking-the-Third-Wall (Ucuncu Duvari Asmak) serisinin kurucularindan biri. 

Istanbul Universitesi Radyo TV ve iletisim mezunu olan ve California State San Bernardino’da Pazarlama Master’i yapan Nesli’nin en buyuk hayallerinden biri yaratici ve sosyal girisimci yonlerini birlestirmek olmus - buna renkli vizyonunu dunyanin geri kalaniyla paylasmak ve degisik cevrelerden insanlarin bir araya gelmesini ve anlamli baglantilar kurmasini saglamak icin kendi kose yazilarini yazmak dahil. 

Iste bu cok-kulturlu yaklasimin bir urunu olan iki dilli blogumuz - Ingilizce ve Turkce seceneklerle - melekler şehrini Nesli Akkol’un ve bu etnik sehirde yasamayi secmis olan, farkli ve renkli deneyimlere sahip (hem yerli hem de daha sonradan buraya yerlesmis) Los Angeles’lilarin gozunden kesfetmeyi hedefliyor!

Umariz hosunuza gider!

Sorulariniz ya da yorumlariniz icin email adresimiz: info@cityofangelswithnesli.com

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