Throughout his corporate career at Anadolu Group, he had the opportunity to work in internal audit, business development, financial control, human resources, sales, and marketing. Blending the experience he gained across various disciplines and sectors, he founded Azor Brand & People Solutions in 2014. Under this umbrella, he provides human-centered solutions in strategy, human, and brand management through the Cozmo® methodology he developed. He continues to keep the pulse of the corporate world through the "Comfort Zone Research of the Turkish Business World," which he conducts annually and whose reports are published in HBR Türkiye.

In the past, he taught various graduate-level courses at institutions such as Bahçeşehir and Bilgi University. Today, he plays an active role in academia and education as a Member of the Advisory Board of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Istanbul Bilgi University and a trustee of the Saint-Joseph High School Education Foundation. In the field of entrepreneurship, he undertakes voluntary roles at Boğaziçi University.

Başkan moderates the program "Çizginin Üstü" (Above the Line), produced in the HBR Türkiye studios, while continuing to add value to the business world through his speeches.

Continuing to inspire the business world with keynotes on various topics through Speaker Agency, Emre Başkan also has a TEDx talk. Drawing on his 2013 Atlantic Ocean crossing with a 3-person team on a sailboat, this talk metaphorically links the journey to taking action and stepping out of one's comfort zone, and it has reached over 1 million views.

Başkan also contributes to social impact-focused initiatives as a Board Member at the Private Sector Volunteers Association (ÖSGD) and an Advisory Board Member at PERYÖN and YenidenBiz.