Hello to everyone at A8C! My name is Tugce Mengüç and I am the newest member to join the Relationship Management team as a, well, Relationship Manager!

I am based in Washington, DC, and have lived here since 2005 (important to note, IMO, since DC is such a transient city.)

I’m in the Bloomingdale neighborhood and live with my wonderful husband, Tareq, and my mythical creature of a dog, Foxcat.

While I am Turkish, I was born and raised in Lexington, KY, so with me, you get the warmth of a southerner and the hospitality of a Turk, combined! My family still lives in Turkey, and I spent nearly every summer growing up somewhere near or in the Aegean. Being blessed with the opportunity to live and experience my multiculturalism has shaped my identity in more ways than I may know, but is most articulated in my home-decor aesthetic and cooking skills (two activities that I am passionate about and went into overdrive during the lockdown).

I come from a diverse professional background, most recently serving as the Director of Strategy at Long Dash, a creative agency that was formerly Atlantic 57 (part of The Atlantic Media family). From there, I bring with me branding, media, and digital strategy experience. Some of my favorite clients from this role include Salesforce, PwC, Marketplace, Cedars-Sinai, The University of British Columbia’s Alumni Magazine Trek, and The Lumina Foundation. I also led a fascinating research project on what it takes to motivate employees to become a company’s brand ambassador, complete with a series of typologies that readers can self-identify with. Prior to Long Dash, I launched the plant and non-floral gifting product categories at an e-commerce startup called UrbanStems. Finally, I spent my formative years as a client relationship manager at FrontierView (formerly Frontier Strategy Group) which is where my love for and interest in relationship management first came about.

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