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Zeki Ayan

Activist · DISC type Cd
Founder & CEO at TEAMMATE
📍 Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

Zeki Ayan is a sports marketing entrepreneur with over 15 years of global experience. He is the Founder & CEO of TEAMMATE, a sports consultancy, and Co-Founder of Playground, a content production agency. He holds a Masters from Université de Neuchâtel and a certificate from Harvard. Colleagues describe him as professional, dedicated, and strategic.

Zeki is a frequent speaker at international sports innovation and marketing summits, sharing his insights on sponsorship, technology, and athlete management. Through Playground, he has also served as a producer for several sports documentaries, focusing on powerful human stories within the world of athletics and competition.

Unique fact: He spearheaded the first-ever esports initiative in the history of the Americas Cup, bridging the world of traditional sailing with competitive gaming.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Personality Overview

How Zeki shows up

Meticulous
Logical And Quick
Observative

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Zeki cares about

Sports Storytelling
Co-founded Playground, a content agency dedicated to producing documentaries and branded films that showcase authentic human and athletic stories.
Athlete Partnerships
Specializes in creating and activating meaningful partnerships for top-tier athletes, including managing endorsements for Olympic champions like Mathilde Gremaud.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Founder & CEO
TEAMMATE
12-2023
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Playground
9-2023 - 10-2024
America’s Cup e-Series - Gaming and esport
America's Cup
11-2014 - 6-2023
International Sports Marketing Manager
OMEGA SA
2-2011 - 11-2014
Olympic Games Operations Manager
OMEGA SA
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2008 - 2009
Master
Université de Neuchâtel
2020 - 2020
Certificate in Entrepreneurship Essentials
Harvard Business School Online
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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