Bedriye Hülya, a Successful Female Entrepreneur who Implemented a Successful Project - Blog With Sidra

Founder of B-Fit Women's Life and Sports Center Dear Bedriye Hülya, could you briefly tell us about yourself?  What were you doing befor...

Founder of B-Fit Women's Life and Sports Center

Dear Bedriye Hülya, could you briefly tell us about yourself? What were you doing before B-fit sports and life centers?

After graduating from Izmir American High School, I completed my undergraduate and graduate education in Business Administration and Psychology. In the tourism sector, I established and operated companies such as hotels, restaurants, travel agencies and textile, import and souvenir companies. I gave training on psychology and entrepreneurship at various universities. With b-fit, which I founded with my friends in 2005, we enabled women to establish their own businesses through franchising and provided women of all age groups and income levels the opportunity to exercise in the clubs they established. Today, we have reached 240 b-fit and 250,000 female members in 50 provinces in a period of 8 years, and we continue to grow.

I have been very happy to combine needs and resources throughout my life. The reason why I do these easily is that I aim to keep in mind what I see and hear, thinking "someone needs it, we can solve a problem". Discovering a much healthier life by spending just 30 minutes a day while living in America gave me the idea of ​​establishing b-fit. Then, I did research for 2 years and attended various trainings. However, the important thing was to put this system, in which 13 million people participate in America, into a form suitable for Turkey and Turkish women, and for this purpose, we started working with 5 of my friends, all of whom are experienced in their fields. We agreed on the idea that the b-fit system should not consist of a relationship between a member and a gym, and thus the b-fit brand, where only women can be both managers and customers, was born.

And now…how many branches are opened?

240 branches in 50 provinces

This means approximately how many women do sports?

What are the features that make B-fit different from other sports centers? It is wonderful to exercise in 30 minutes and achieve the desired results while having fun. How does this system work?

Sincerity. In the B-fit system, one of our first priorities is to create a warm environment where you will feel like you belong.

B-Fit branches work not only as a sports center but also as a social club. We give people the opportunity to do sports. Station work, which does not allow any or more work less than 30 minutes, is among the most calorie sports programs.

In the program, which is suitable for all women between the ages of 15-85, the machines do not have difficulty because the person works with their own pushing and pulling power. The person himself sets the working speed and therefore the force applied by the machines to the body. We offer this service at an economic level for annual memberships.

B-fit makes sports fun. Those who are afraid of their weight, out of shape or old age, and those who are afraid of being out of shape or old age and think that they will not be able to do sports, have a more positive approach to sports, thanks to equipment that does not require any special skill. Since weight-based machines do not strain the body, there will be no pain in the body. There is nothing to discover as it is clear how long and in what order the machines will be used. Sports becomes more enjoyable with group work, and performing exercises accompanied by music increases motivation.

Providing job opportunities for women is also a very important effort. What changes in the lives of women who have jobs?

The woman who owns a job becomes more confident. The communication of the self -confident person is changing. People who are more confident and expressing what they want can also be an example of their environment in communication.

Realizing one's potential is very important for one's happiness. In other words, having a job that challenges one's capacity but that one can do and is happy to do is an important element for a person to feel good. B-fit is a job that provides great satisfaction both materially and spiritually, and women both earn money and become a role model for other women with b-fit.

What are the topics that you focus on in health? As Turkey, as the war foundation of Cancer, we want to announce to everyone that early diagnosis saved lives.

The positive effects of healthy nutrition, regular exercise, a fit body and an active social life on mental health are indisputable. This is exactly the starting point, purpose and location of B-fit. That's why it is the sports and life center of women. The brand name is taken here. A happy self -structure that is aware of its stress -reduced mind and its existence is medically explained that the body structure is a unique drug that treats diseases by activating the self -healing system. We don't just have sports for women. With the system we have established, we actually increase their energy by making them experience how fun life is. When serotonin increases, your mood and energy increase and your appetite decreases. That's why b-fits are full of success stories. In addition to doing sports with fun, B-Fit offers a fun, educational, sharing and development-oriented social life. Being antisocial is the beginning of all kinds of diseases because one of the most important needs of a person is to talk. Speaking and sharing improves. Additionally, since we are a social company, it is our mission to raise awareness. For this reason, we support Fiba Emeklilik and Pink Ribbon Package with all our centers. Thus, against gynecological diseases, we try to increase our members awareness levels and aim to protect both themselves and the women around them by enabling them to transfer this awareness to their environment. In addition, we agree with various health institutions on gynecology and provide check-up discounts to our members and try to emphasize the importance of check-up and early diagnosis.

You have achieved international success with your B-fit project, or rather with our initiative. Which organizations have noticed your achievements? We proudly read your news in the newspapers.

I was elected as the Endeavor Entrance of 2009 by the Endeavor Association, and the social entrepreneur of 2013 by Ashoka Fellow and Schwab Foundation.

New generation entrepreneurs often do not need any creative advice. However, I believe that it is important to follow a mental process that is beneficial to the environment and society in their work. While we emulate the West, I sometimes see that we abandon our own beautiful features and I feel sad. I am sure that moving forward by keeping the strong concepts such as collaboration, hospitality and respect for elders alive will put young Turkish entrepreneurship in a special place. If I had to give some advice to those who start their own business; They should do good research during the preparation phase and ignore the negative impact of the environment.