SARIKA IN THE MEDIA
Press & Speaking
United Nations official turned Forbes-featured entrepreneur and Japanese Sake Scholar, speaking on Japanese Sake, women breaking barriers, and soulful career pivots
Download 1-Page Speaker ProfileFeatured by Forbes and 40 podcasts, magazines worldwide | Taught Sake to MIT · Harvard · ambassadors · royalty ·
SPEAKER
Sarika Seki Hussey
Sarika is a United Nations official turned Forbes-featured entrepreneur, and Japanese Sake Scholar on a mission to preserve Japan’s declining 2,000-year-old craft of Sake.
A certified Master Sommelier of Sake and Sake Scholar, she is an international competition judge and appointed Doburoku Ambassador. She has taught more than 11,500 students worldwide, including audiences at MIT and Harvard, as well as ambassadors and royalty.
Sarika holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and has lived and worked in 14 countries across four continents. She brings that global perspective to conversations about Sake, women breaking barriers, career pivots, and building a life with soul and joy.
Book Sarika to Speak11,500+
STUDENTS WORLDWIDE
40+
MEDIA & PODCAST FEATURES
14
COUNTRIES LIVED IN 4 CONTINENTS
SELECTED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Where I’ve spoken
- Alicante Nomad Summit - Keynote: From the United Nations to Entrepreneurship
- State of the World Forum - San Francisco
- World Citizens Assembly - Lille, France
- MIT - Japanese Sake
- Harvard - Japanese Sake
- London School of Economics - Face Yoga for Entrepreneurs
CREDENTIALS & RECOGNITION
Expertise recognised worldwide
- Certified Master Sommelier of Sake, SSI Japan
- Certified Sake Scholar
- Doburoku Ambassador
- Judge, Féminalise World Wine Competition
- Judge, Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition
- Judge, World Sake Sommelier Competition
- Featured in Forbes
- Certified Spanish Wine Scholar
SIGNATURE SPEAKING TOPICS
Stories that connect culture, courage & change
01 From the United Nations to Entrepreneurship: Building a Soulful Second Act
02 The 2,000-Year Story of Sake: History, Craft & Culture
03 Gen X Women and the Art of the Life Pivot
04 Women Breaking Barriers in a Male-Dominated Industry
05 Sake, Beauty & Japanese Rituals for Modern Life
MEDIA
Women in Sake Project
Featured in Forbes, this ongoing series spotlights the women brewers, educators, and leaders helping shape the future of Japan's sake industry.
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