Derin Sever

Derin Sever has a diverse range of work experience spanning over 15 years. They started their career as a Work Placement at Charity Challenge in 2005. They then worked as a Travel and Sales Consultant at DialAFlight from 2006 to 2008. Following that, they traveled around the world in 2008 and worked as a Group Sales and Corporate Sales Executive - Area Specialist at The Holiday Place from 2009 to 2010.

In 2010, Derin joined Booking.com as an Account Manager for Hotels in Istanbul, Turkey. They later became a Senior Account Manager in Manchester, UK from 2013 to 2015, and eventually transitioned to the role of Area Manager for Strategic Partnerships in North America from 2015 to 2018.

From 2018 to 2022, they served as the Head of Business Development EMEA - Sales Coach at SafetyCulture. In this position, they led the Sales & Business Development function for Europe, Middle East, & Africa, contributing to significant growth in customer base, annual recurring revenue, and BD pipeline.

Between 2022 and 2023, Derin held positions as a Global Sales Coach at Mews, where they worked with properties across 64 countries, and as a Sales Coach & Advisor at TrainYo.

Currently, Derin is working at MySalesCoach as a Sales and Leadership Coach, providing day-to-day sales coaching and mentoring for individuals in tech from BDR to Sales Manager positions.

Derin Sever completed a BSC degree in Business and Information Management from The University of Sheffield from 2000 to 2003. Following that, from 2004 to 2005, Derin attended the University of West London and obtained a PSG degree in Tourism Management. In addition to these academic qualifications, Derin obtained certifications in Strategic Sales from Miller Heiman Europe GmbH, an MHI Global company, in January of 2016. Derin also obtained a certification in Sales from Sandler Training, although the specific month and year of obtaining this certification are unknown.