Rick Shant Koletavitoglu (born February 23, 1989) is an American-Turkish (of Armenian descent) serial entrepreneur. He is the Founder & CEO of 150birds^[15], a life-cycle marketing management platform for SMB. Previously, Koletavitoglu founded CreatorDen, a marketplace and agency providing influencer marketing for brands including Netflix, Wella, Pantene, Dell, P&G, Careem, and 100s more.^[10]

Koletavitoglu was born in Washington, D.C., in the United States. After attending Bell elementary, he moved to Istanbul, Turkey in 1997. Koletavitoglu thereafter attended Istanbul International Community School and graduated with an International Baccalaureate diploma. Koletavitoglu later attended American University in Washington, D.C.., where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Management in 2011.

Koletavitoglu is a marketing consultant and advisor to startups in Silicon Valley.

In 2015, Koletavitoglu founded CreatorDen, the largest social influencer network and influencer marketing agency in Turkey.

Before founding CreatorDen, Koletavitoglu completed a fellowship program with serial entrepreneur and investor, Terry Matthews. ^[2] Before his fellowship, Koletavitoglu worked at tech companies AdColony, Shopamani, and Yogurtistan.

Koletavitoglu has shared his thoughts at TEDx, founded the Istanbul chapter of Fuckup Nights ^[3] and initiated the creation of Influencer Talks ^[4]. Koletavitoglu managed Fuckup Nights San Francisco which allowed him to host events with entrepreneurs.

In the summer of 2006, Koletavitoglu did an internship with the editor-in-chief of Agos, where he assisted the journalist Hrant Dink with translations and international media communications.