On this week's episode, Jacki and Lyle are joined by the exceptional Batuhan Avucan. Batuhan is an entrepreneur, an advisor to Estonian game development studio Gamecan, and the founder & Managing Director of Türkiye’s leading games industry news and events company, Mobidictum. In an incredibly insightful conversation, Batuhan talks about his career journey so far, from budding game developer to a move into app creation and becoming the Chief Marketing Officer of Gamecan. He also discusses the creation of Mobidictum, and how he very nearly gave up on the idea in the early stages of its development! Jacki talks to Batuhan about his own brand and how it runs alongisde the wider Mobidictum brand, before Lyle pitches his 'Fitness & PR' episode idea off the back of hearing about Batuhan's past career as a personal trainer!

A Turkish national, Batuhan also talks openly about the tragic ongoing situation in Turkey and Syria as a result of the devastating earthquakes which have hit the region. He tells of his experiences in reaching out to friends who have been directly affected by the earthquakes, and how his immediate plans for Mobidictum have been affected by the situation. At The Rest Is PR, our thoughts continue to be with those affected by this terrible tragedy, and we encourage you, the listeners, to visit the Disasters Emergency Committee website to contribute to the aid efforts in the region.

Disasters Emergency Committee: https://www.dec.org.uk

There are also a number of local charities that are doing incredible work in the ongoing aid effort, with links to these below:

Ahbap Bridge to Turkiye Fund: https://ahbap.org/

Akut Turkish Philanthropy Funds: https://www.akut.org.tr/en

Kızılay Türk Kızılayı Derneği: http://www.kizilay.org.tr/

Cisco 2023 Disaster Relief Turkey: https://lnkd.in/eZrtnkMr

Trendyol Earthquake Support: https://lnkd.in/ecV2ZAjb

For more on Mobidictum, head to their site here: https://mobidictum.biz

And to read Mobidictum's coverage of the earthquake, follow the links to the following articles:

https://mobidictum.biz/organizations-conducting-search-and-rescue-operations-in-the-earthquake-zone/

https://mobidictum.biz/earthquake-survivors-seeking-employment-in-the-game-industry/

For more on Gamecan, follow this link: https://gamecan.eu

Artwork by Daff Kjellström

Music by Lyle Fulton

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