Jenk Oz
| Jenk Oz | |
|---|---|
 Jenk Oz, iCoolKid Ltd.jpg | |
| Born | April 23, 2005 London |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British-French |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur/Speaker |
| Known for | Thred Media |
| 🌐 Website | thred.com |
Jenk Oz (born 23 April 2005) is a British entrepreneur who is the Founder of Gen-Z media company, Thred Media.[1] Born in London, and educated at Eton College, Oz created iCoolKid, stemming from an idea he had at 8, to be an all-inclusive publishing, media, consulting and production home for ‘Generation Z', covering seven different topical channels.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][6] The company has since been renamed to Thred Media, launched in July 2020.[9][10]
Speaking engagements[edit]
Oz has been involved in several speaking engagements. He's spoken at TEDx Youth, Brand Week Istanbul, the Amazon 2018 AWS Summit, Retail Week's Tech Festival and others.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] He's also advocated building businesses at a young age.[18][19][20]
In July 2019, Oz spoke at Oxford University's Oxford Global: Summit For Young Leaders Conference in Athens, Greece,[21] and later in September 2019, Oz spoke at the annual Vox Media - YMS NYC Youth Marketing Festival.[22]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- The Progress 1000 in 2017, a list of London's Most Influential People in Science & Technology by London Evening Standard[23]
- Top 20 Young Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2017, by Startups.co.uk[24]
- Named in the Tech London Advocates: New Generation 25 under 25[25]
- W3 Award: Best Children's Website and Best Children's Event Website in 2017, sponsored by Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts[26]
- W3 Award: Best Youth Website and Best Teen Website 2018, sponsored by Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts[26]
- Davey Award 2018- Gold- winner best children's website [27]
- Best Kids Website finalist in 2018, Kidscreen Awards[28]
References[edit]
- ↑ "He's the boss: meet Britain’s youngest CEO". Evening Standard. 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ "iCOOLKID: THE UK'S LARGEST WEBSITE FOR GENERATION Z". Start Your Business Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ "Start-up tips from a Cool Kid". bqlive.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ "What's this 12-year-old CEO's business secret?". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Who knows what cool is these days? Jenk Oz and iCoolKid knows". Growth Business. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ "Meet Britain's youngest CEO – 11 year-old Jenk Oz". Business Advice. 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ Cole, Bianca Miller. "Retailers & Businesses Listen Up : 6 Ways To Speak To 'Gen Z'". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ↑ Barr, Roger. "New Generation Z Site". Media Blaze. Media Blaze Agency. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ↑ Witt, Majken. "5 Sustainbale Brands". Impactr. Impactr World. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ↑ TEDx Talks, Ideas Ink. | Jenk Oz | TEDxYouth@Harlow, retrieved 2019-01-22
- ↑ "Brand Week Istanbul » JENK OZ". Brand Week Istanbul. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "kidTECH LDN Agenda - v5.23.18B.pdf" (PDF). Dropbox. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ "Jenk Oz". Tech 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ "The rise of the tech teen-trepreneurs". Tech 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ "TEDx KCL Club". facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ KidZania UK, Top Tips with KidZania KidPreneur Jenk Oz! | KidPreneur Festival, retrieved 2019-01-22
- ↑ "Nacue". nacue.com. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ↑ "Student enterprise conference | Essential information and events | Portal | Southampton Solent University". portal.solent.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- ↑ "Oxford Global | Digital Summit". Oxford Global.
- ↑ "YMS NYC". YMS NYC.
- ↑ "The Progress 1000: Science & Technology". Evening Standard. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ "Young entrepreneurs: Jenk Oz, iCoolKid". Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 "W³ Awards | Winners List". Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ↑ "Davey Awards | Gallery". Retrieved 2019-02-14.
- ↑ "Nickelodeon, Sinking Ship lead Kidscreen Awards 2018 noms". Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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