Building Connected
Ecosystems Through 
Communities

In this week’s episode Faye and James welcome two inspiring guests: Natalie Gray, head of marketing and partnerships at Codurance, and Ilker Akansel, a community strategy consultant. They delve into the importance of grassroots tech communities and how they contribute to a vibrant tech ecosystem. Key Insights include: · The Importance of Community: Ilker emphasises, “Technical communities provide support to all the moving parts within entrepreneurial ecosystems.” These communities foster collaboration and innovation, essential for growth in the tech sector. · Creating Safe Spaces: Natalie shares that grassroots communities offer a “safe space where you can practice, make mistakes, and learn your craft.” This is crucial for both newcomers and seasoned professionals looking to enhance their skills. · Intentionality in Community Building: Ilker highlights the need for a clear purpose in community initiatives, stating, “If you put the member journey at the centre of the community, you can't really fail.” This focus ensures that communities remain relevant and valuable to their members. · Regular Engagement: Natalie stresses the importance of consistency, saying, “As soon as you start skipping events, that’s when cracks start to show.” Regular meetings help maintain engagement and commitment from members. Produced by Cambridge TV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information. Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/26497767?utm_source=youtube

Welcome to the Digital Community Leaders Podcast, a conversation with community experts, diving into their insights and leaving you with actionable ideas. Today we’re joined by… Ilker Akansel, a community strategist with experience working with big tech. He’s focused on creating talent communities and hwo they can have a real impact on your talent acquisition. Check out our website for the podcast: https://podcast.digitalcommunityleaders.com/ Steadfast Collective: https://steadfastcollective.com Find more from Ilker Akansel: https://www.talentled.co/

Join us for a captivating conversation with two community strategists and self-proclaimed ""armchair psychologists,"" to uncover how communities influence mental well being. Key highlights: - How being part of a community can enhance mental health and overall wellbeing. Why empathy is central to building true communities and how it differentiates a genuine community from mere audiences or groups. - The role of community leaders in setting positive examples and fostering environments where members can thrive without the fear of judgment. - How to create inclusive spaces where everyone feels safe and valued. Panel Ilker Akansel Yurii Lazaruk Morgan Rice, Community Development, Hivebrite Watch all episodes from Community Therapy season two here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7ef5iWQXQuP7tWyiebQbrCNTjfnu57sn #Hivebrite, #CommunityTherapy, #CommunitiesAndPsychology

Welcome to Community Life! Here we talk with the community experts about their lives, and today our guest is Ilker Akansel, the most helpful and supportive community expert from Turkey, a hard rock lover, a great electric guitar player, a music expert, Community Management Building & Strategy Consultant, CMX Connect Istanbul Founder and Co-Host, and an amazing person who is always there for you 🤩 From this episode, you'll know: 👉 what is the agreement behind Ilker's first tweet 👉 how did Ilker lose himself in the music 👉 what does the name Ilker mean, and how it influenced his life 👉 how does Ilker feel about arguing with people 👉 what challenges Ilker had to overcome when he started his first community... and so much more about Ilker's life! 🤩 Follow Ilker on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilkerakansel/ https://twitter.com/ilkerakansel https://www.instagram.com/ilkerakansel/ #community #communitymanager #communitybuilding

I’ve been a long-time fan of Circle as a community platform and the Circle Community as a hub for community building. In this episode, Laure, Ilker, Tim, and I dive into the public-facing portion of the Circle community. Though we didn’t dive super deep into the actual customer community for privacy reasons, it was fascinating to see the pre-community experience through new eyes. Circle is doing a lot right, but it’s clear that their public-facing community could use some work. Check it out and leave a comment with your thoughts! ________________________ ABOUT THE HOST I'm Bri Leever 👋🏼 I’m a Community Strategist who helps brands and creators build and launch thriving online communities. 💡Follow along for community building tips on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannaleever/ 🗓️ Book a discovery call to see how I can help you launch your new community: https://calendly.com/bri-15/discovery-call ________________________ SHOW NOTES Join Circle's Community: https://community.circle.so/home Get the Community Dissection Audit Checklist to audit your own community: https://www.emberconsulting.co/post/free-resource-community-dissection-self-audit-checklist Want to see a community member experience dissected or the founder interviewed on a future episode? Nominate them here: https://1qicyflwt3p.typeform.com/to/Y0od1985 ________________________ PARTICIPANTS Laure Cast, Coach & Strategist at Changemaker PM https://linkedin.com/in/xplusx Ilker Akansel, Founding Partner at TalentLed Community Consultancy https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilkerakansel/ Tim McDonald, Head of Community at HomeRoom https://www.linkedin.com/in/timamcdonald/

Our expert panel featuring: Kelly McMichael (Slack), Sarah-Jane Morris (Mailchimp) and Ilker Akansel (Community Builder & Strategist, ex: Google, Cisco) discussed what makes a strong developer community. They shared how to gain the trust of developers, create impactful programs and events, measure success, and much more. We also took a dive into the world of hybrid events and shared what those programs might look like in the DevRel world.

I get to spend a few days at the epicenter of community, and meet all the best experts in the world at CMX Summit, but I want you to meet and hear from them too! That's why I'm inviting my favorite people from CMX Summit on the show to tell you their biggest takeaway, themselves! If there is anything I've learned so far is that the "community crowd" is a warm, welcoming, brilliant crew. You won't want to miss this special edition of the B2BCB! Come be a part of the show! https://tinyurl.com/B2BCBSeason5 Connect with Josh Grose! On his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshgrose/ On his company: https://www.commonroom.io/ Connect with Tim Courtney! On his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timcourtney/ On his website: https://timcourtney.net/ Connect with Kaila Lim! On her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kailalim/ On her website: https://kailajlim.com/hello Connect with Jenny Weigle! On her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyweigle/ On her website: https://www.jenny.community/https://www.jenny.community/ Connect with Ilker Akansel! On her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilkerakansel/ On her website: https://www.ilkerakansel.com/ Connect with Carol Hink! On her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolhink/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/carolhink Connect with Cole! On His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colefeldman/ On His Website: http://www.rebalancedaily.com/ Connect with Sam! On her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/szelitch/ Connect with Venia! On Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthavlogan/ On Her Website: https://sociallyconstructed.online/ Connect with Lori! On Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-goldman-054b323/ Connect with Jan! On his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-biller/ On His company: https://glowingblue.com/en/ Connect with Piper: On her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pipertwilson/ Connect with ME! In person at: Jesse Lane Conference in Jacksonville 10/22-23 Online at: LinkedIn or Instagram. Learn to produce internet talk shows and build your own Relationship Flywheel. Find out more about the Bootcamp HERE.

In this episode of the Community Strategy Podcast the Community Consultants Collective, a cohort of new and veteran community industry leaders, share their experiences discussing the state of the community industry and what trends they would like to see in 2023. The Community Consultants Collective, founded by Deb Schell, is a virtual group that meets once a month via Zoom to discuss how to be a consultant in the community industry. It started in August of 2021 when Deb reached out to fellow professionals on LinkedIn to ask if anyone is also doing consulting. During our interactive sessions, the collective discusses topics including pricing, services, client onboarding, and professional development. The group meets monthly and has now established a board of advisors, including Todd Nilson, John Summers, Ilker Akansel, Mathijs Vleeming, and Carolyn Zick. The CCC is planning to become more formal in 2023 with speaker-led sessions, a website, and a consultant directory. If you are a consultant or considering shifting to doing freelance work and are interested in learning more about the group, send an email to deb@findcalmhere.com to schedule a conversation. In this episode the following community industry professionals shared their thoughts: Deb Schell, Creator of Find Calm Here LLC https://findcalmhere.com/ Todd Nilson, Head Consultant at Clocktower Advisors https://clocktoweradvisors.com/ John Summers, Founder of Comunify https://comunifyllc.com/ Ilker Akansel, Community Consultant https://www.ilkerakansel.com/ Carolyn Zick, Founder of BadAxe Enterprises https://www.badaxeenterprises.com/ Laura Roth, Community Strategist https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraroth/ Clair Spencer, a Community Manager for Fit for Service https://www.linkedin.com/in/claireespencer/ Full Show Notes: https://findcalmhere.com/communitytrendsfor2023fromthecommunityconsultantscollective/ Creator to Community Builder Book https://findcalmhere.com/creator2communitybuilder/

The gang is back! Join Jenny Weigle, Ilker Akansel, and Todd Nilson to review the CMX Summit 2022. Hosted from September 14-15, the event brings together the world's largest group of community builders for two days of speakers, workshops, and networking opportunities. With Jenny attending in-person and Todd and Ilker both presenting virtually, they will be discussing: Highlights from the summit overall CMX’s hybrid format Their favorite sessions Top takeaways within the community space This isn’t a CMX supported stream but if you’ve attended or want to hear about the take-aways, you will definitely want to attend! About Jenny Weigle: Jenny Weigle (she/her) has been creating, executing, and reviewing strategies for online communities for more than 10 years. She's worked with more than 100 brands on various aspects of their community strategy and implementations, including launch, migration, programming, and planning. https://lnkd.in/gf9gXhTc About Ilker Akansel: Having managed projects and programs, and led volunteers and communities at Google, Cisco and London Olympic Games, Ilker is one of Turkey's first Community Management and Strategy experts providing consultancy on contributions that communities can make to organizations. He is also the founder and one of the co-hosts of the Istanbul Chapter of CMX Connect network, which is the leading global network of Community Professionals. https://lnkd.in/gAGYhjA9 https://lnkd.in/gcDvpCkE ABOUT THE SHOW Talk About Your Community is a weekly live stream for leaders, technologists, entrepreneurs and community builders. Tune in to talk about community building and digital strategy. #LinkedInLive #community #digitalstrategy #communitybuilding #onlinecommunity #communitymanagement #communitymanager #CMX #CMX2022 #thrive #onlinecommunities Talk About Your Community is produced by Clocktower Advisors, a global consultancy specialized at helping organizations like yours to build thriving, sustainable communities online. Connect with Todd Nilson on LinkedIn https://lnkd.in/gi9gh6NN Follow Clocktower Advisors on LinkedIn https://lnkd.in/gu9CXE_s Schedule a call: https://lnkd.in/gmYK3rwf Original Music by Blisskrieg Studios (looking for your own soundtrack, message us and we can put you in touch!)