Meet Hakan Baykam | CEO & Founder

We had the good fortune of connecting with Hakan Baykam and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Hakan, what is the most important factor behind your success?
To always follow my passion. If you are passionate about what you do there are no limits on what you can achieve. Everyrhing is about what we give and what we receive. The passion we put in our job, our day to day life is what will bring us to be succesful. I see this every day. when i do something with less passion i see poor results. its also very important to continue to feed our passion. we cannot just seat and wait
we need to follow it and try to find it everywhere. stay always away from everything bringing down this incredible fire we have

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I am beyond proud of what we have accomplished at Istituto Marangoni Miami so far, and even more excited about the great things that are to come.

Even though I’ve always been convinced that Miami has what it takes to become the next big fashion hub, it wasn’t that obvious when I decided to invest here. Many saw the Magic City as a vacation spot, unable to produce high-end, cutting-edge fashion. But I could see the potential, the enthusiasm in people’s faces and this passion for all things fashion, and extra. Put Italian style into that blender, top professors coming from all Marangoni campus around the world with American professors and industry professionals, you got a unique college experience that prepares you to conquer the world without compromising your voice.

I believe in the power of education, of following your passion and listening to your gut. Easy? Absolutely not. Worth it? Every penny, every second, this is life!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.

Breakfast to Panizza in Lincoln road, the best pastries! Walk on the boardwalk in front of the ocean while the sun rises. Walk in the Design District and get a lemonade at OTL looking to the people walk by.
Ride with the bikes on the Venetians. Go out with the jet skis. Do a beach day at the Faena. Aperitivo at the Standard Lido with an ice rose. Another aperitivo I love is Barceloneta. Play padel in sunset Harbour. Dinner at Casa Tua, Los Fuegos, Carbone or Cipriani. Club the lounge bar at Faena.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Unfortunately, I wasn’t as lucky to have a mentor in my life. Probably it was the opposite; I was quite unlucky growing up, being discriminated and bullied from a young age. But this gave me the urge to show to the world that I had what it took to be successful. I wanted to show I could do it by following my passion.
My family now is very important for me and gives me a lot of support in every moment.

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