Jenk Oz

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Jenk Oz
Jenk Oz, iCoolKid Ltd.jpg
Born (2005-04-23) April 23, 2005 (age 16)
London
NationalityBritish-French
OccupationEntrepreneur/Speaker
Known forThred Media
Websitethred.com & jenkoz.com

Jenk Oz (born 23 April 2005) is a British[1] entrepreneur who is the Founder of Thred Media, a publishing, consulting and production company focused on social change, aimed at Generation Z.

Early life[]

Jenk Oz was born in London, England and has attended Eton College, Windsor.

Career[]

iCoolKid & Thred Media[]

Oz first expressed an interest in becoming an entrepreneur at the age of just eight years old, when he presented the original idea for iCoolKid Ltd. at a ‘Show and Tell’ presentation held during assembly.[2] From here the concept of iCoolKid was born – a digital platform aimed at Generation Z.[3]

Oz created iCoolKid to be an all-inclusive publishing, media, consulting and production home for ‘Generation Z', covering seven different topical channels.[4][5][6][7][3][8][9] The company has since been renamed to Thred Media, launched in July 2020.[10][11]

Speaking engagements[]

Jenk Oz, at the SME Beyond Borders Conference Dubai 2019

Oz has been involved in several speaking engagements. In July 2017, he spoke at the TEDx Youth event in Harlow, Essex. The talk was entitled Ideas Ink, and referred to writing ideas down on paper and treating ideas like a company from day 1.[12]

In November 2017, he spoke to a crowd of over 2000 people at Brand Week Istanbul and encouraged them to support young entrepreneurship in schools by providing a place, people, time and support for after school clubs that focused on idea development.[13]

In May 2018, he spoke at the Amazon AWS Summit London where he encouraged youth to use Influencers and Champions from around the world in the absence of a local support system for idea development.[14] He also spoke at KidTECH 2018, an industry event focused on strategies relating to the build, rollout, scaling and marketing of businesses aimed at Generation Z.[15]

In September 2018, Oz spoke at Retail Week's annual Tech festival. Jenk sat on a panel of ‘the next generation of tech leaders’ discussing how their business ideas grew from conception to reality, and what today's businesses must do to stay competitive in the retail space.[16][17] Jenk's passion for inspiring other young people to pursue entrepreneurship was evident in his role at the 2018 Kidzania Kidpreneur festival.[18]

In September 2018, Oz spoke as part of a select group of young entrepreneurs offering expert top tips and advice on how to start a business at a young age.[19] Also in September 2018, Jenk spoke at both the Maximum Achievement 2.0 conference[20] and the Oppidum Education Conference about using social media in a positive and productive way for both business and personal use. Jenk took part in his second TEDx event in November 2018 – this time as Host/Speaker for the TEDx King's College London club event, focusing on ‘breaking the pattern’ [21]

In February 2019, Oz spoke at Student Enterprise Conference championing the year's theme of ‘Empowering the next generation of changemakers’.[22] The event was hosted by NACUE, a not for profit organisation supporting the development of enterprise and entrepreneurship at colleges and universities across the UK and Europe.[23]

In March 2019, Oz spoke at the annual SME Beyond Borders Dubai[24] talking about the most interesting and impactful trends and technologies that will influence the future of business 10 years from now.[24]

In July 2019, Oz spoke at Oxford University's Oxford Global: Summit For Young Leaders Conference in Athens, Greece,[25] and later in September 2019, Oz spoke at the annual Vox Media - YMS NYC Youth Marketing Festival.[26]

Recently he has become an ambassador for Prospect 100, dedicated to improving the odds of young people once they leave school.

Awards and nominations[]

  • The Progress 1000 in 2017, a list of London's Most Influential People in Science & Technology by London Evening Standard[27]
  • Top 20 Young Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2017, by Startups.co.uk[28]
  • Named in the Tech London Advocates: New Generation 25 under 25[29]
  • W3 Award: Best Children's Website and Best Children's Event Website in 2017, sponsored by Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts[30]
  • W3 Award: Best Youth Website and Best Teen Website 2018, sponsored by Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts[30]
  • Davey Award 2018- Gold- winner best children's website [31]
  • Best Kids Website finalist in 2018, Kidscreen Awards[32]

References[]

  1. ^ "He's the boss: meet Britain’s youngest CEO". Evening Standard. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  2. ^ Coleman, Alison. "Meet The CEO Who Holds Business Meetings During His School Lunch Break". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  3. ^ a b "Who knows what cool is these days? Jenk Oz and iCoolKid knows". Growth Business. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  4. ^ "iCOOLKID: THE UK'S LARGEST WEBSITE FOR GENERATION Z". Start Your Business Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  5. ^ "Start-up tips from a Cool Kid". bqlive.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  6. ^ "What's this 12-year-old CEO's business secret?". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  7. ^ Carey, Tanith (2018-07-13). "Don't panic! Ultimate parenting hacks to survive the summer holidays". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  8. ^ "Meet Britain's youngest CEO – 11 year-old Jenk Oz". Business Advice. 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  9. ^ Cole, Bianca Miller. "Retailers & Businesses Listen Up : 6 Ways To Speak To 'Gen Z'". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  10. ^ Barr, Roger. "New Generation Z Site". Media Blaze. Media Blaze Agency. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  11. ^ Witt, Majken. "5 Sustainbale Brands". Impactr. Impactr World. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  12. ^ TEDx Talks, Ideas Ink. | Jenk Oz | TEDxYouth@Harlow, retrieved 2019-01-22
  13. ^ "Brand Week Istanbul » JENK OZ". Brand Week Istanbul. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  14. ^ Vogels, Werner (2018-05-10). "This is probably going to be the highlight of the #awssummit - very much looking forward to talking to @iCoolKidGarage's Jenkins Ozhttps://twitter.com/iCoolKidGarage/status/994171358669148160 …". @Werner. Retrieved 2019-01-22. External link in |title= (help)
  15. ^ "kidTECH LDN Agenda - v5.23.18B.pdf" (PDF). Dropbox. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  16. ^ "Jenk Oz". Tech 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  17. ^ "The rise of the tech teen-trepreneurs". Tech 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  18. ^ "KidZania London’s KidPreneur Returns to Westfield This October". Absolutely Mama UK. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  19. ^ KidZania UK, Top Tips with KidZania KidPreneur Jenk Oz! | KidPreneur Festival, retrieved 2019-01-22
  20. ^ Team, •WATC Content (2018-09-19). "Self Made presents Maximum Achievement 2.0 by Brian Tracy - London". WeAreTheCity. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  21. ^ "TEDx KCL Club". facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  22. ^ "Nacue". nacue.com. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  23. ^ "Student enterprise conference | Essential information and events | Portal | Southampton Solent University". portal.solent.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  24. ^ a b "Future of business 10 years from today set to steer discussion at SME Beyond Borders 2019". zawya.com. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  25. ^ "Oxford Global | Digital Summit". Oxford Global.
  26. ^ "YMS NYC". YMS NYC.
  27. ^ "The Progress 1000: Science & Technology". Evening Standard. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  28. ^ "Young entrepreneurs: Jenk Oz, iCoolKid". Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  29. ^ Shaw, Russ (2019-05-04). "Great to introduce the second cohort of the @TechLondonAdv 25 Under 25 at #InvestorShowcase2 at @HereEast - @TLAWomeninTech @UKBlackTech @TLA_Ed @TLA_Immigration @vc_tlapic.twitter.com/CCX2LroaiB". @RussShaw1. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  30. ^ a b "W³ Awards | Winners List". Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  31. ^ "Davey Awards | Gallery". Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  32. ^ "Nickelodeon, Sinking Ship lead Kidscreen Awards 2018 noms". Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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