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Meet Berrak.Berrak Sarikaya has one of those jobs that might make you ask yourself… what does that mean? But then when she explains it to you, it all makes sense.After coming of age on the internet, Berrak found her niche working in the (mostly) business-to-business content marketing space.
This #H2H segment is an interview hosted by Carlos Hidalgo featuring Berrak Sarikaya: "writer, amplifier, speaker and storyteller, Carlos & Berrak discuss how quotas impact content creation and can actually make it less human and also how even though it is part of the human condition, failure is not something many of us are comfortable talking about.
In recognition of Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, I sit down with Berrak Sarikaya, a Turkish Immigrant, and discuss her experiences with mental illness through the lens of another culture. We discuss the difficulties of fitting in, schizophrenia, the impact not seeking treatment has on others, and more. Berrak is a natural conversation driver with an undeniable belief in the power of community. Motivated by a firm belief in owning who you are instead of trying to fit the mold, she forged her career path by finding a way to bring all of her passions together as a writer, community builder, and social strategist. Over the course of her career, she’s worked with startups, small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, and agencies in both the B2B and B2C landscape. She loves penguins, speaks fluent GIF, and is obsessed with the three C's: Content, Community, Coffee. She opened up for a thoughtful conversation on growing up with someone who hasn't sought care, and how it can make someone feel like they were wrong for even being born. When you've immigrated from another country, sometimes the appearance of fitting in is more important than anything else.
Berrak Sarikaya (@BerrakBiz) is a Community and Marketing Strategist for Amplify Your Biz - which she founded in 2010. Our conversation also comes just as she has returned from the popular conference, CM World. Berrak's story is one full of life lessons as she shares her personal journey which includes time at Google and her decision to move west to Seatle. Hear her story on this week's Why I Social. This Week on Why I Social, Berrak and I discuss: The decision to move to Seatle Her life as a "Googler" Why she ended up creating Amplify Your Biz And of course, Why Does She Social?! Share your thoughts on this week's episode with #WhyISocial Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud and Google. Follow at @WhyISocial. Do you have someone you'd like to see on the show? Tweet me at @CBarrows or @WhyISocial using #WhyISocialGuest The Why I Social podcast is brought to you by Zoomph. Zoomph transforms digital marketing with real-times streaming analytics. Our platform provides you with an end-to-end solution to ignite your content, your marketing, and your business from start to finish. Exclusive to Why I Social, receive 20% off all annual plans with the promo code WhyISocial20. Want to learn more aboutZoomph?Check out their analytics page: http://bit.ly/WhySocialAnalytics