Gül Branco is the founder and president at Branco Development Group (BDG).  She is a leadership and entrepreneurship educator, mentor, business coach.  She also does outreach for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program in Baltimore.

She has coached and mentored countless professionals and business owners to help them grow and excel, not only professionally but also personally. She was named one of The Daily Record's 2016 Maryland's Top 100 Women for her professional accomplishments, community service commitment, and dedication to mentoring.

She was trained in Georgetown University and holds PCC credentials from the International Coach Federation (ICF).  She earned her degrees from the Notre Dame de Namur University in California (MBA) and the Dokuz Eylül University in Turkey (BA).