{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6228d01b0699c30012be6237/6228d021692eae001351f053?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#12 Let's speak up about the power of 'clicktivism' and social media activism with Jenk Oz","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6228d01b0699c30012be6237/6228d021692eae001351f053.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to episode 12!<br>\n</p>\n<p>This week Sara sits down with the founder and CEO of Thred Jenk Oz to chat about his journey and the behinds the scenes of Thred as well as hoe social media activism is not a scam, but has shown to provide ground for real social impact and change. Thred is a multimedia platform catered to Gen z's covering all aspects of youth culture through the lens of social change. Named the youngest CEO in the UK Jenk launched the platform iCoolKid in 2017 at age 11 which transitioned into Thred in 2019. Thred reaches young people in 150+ countries and has been awarded numeral awards including an International Davey Award. Jenk is a member of the Google Z-Council, Oracle for Startups, Microsoft Surface young entrepreneur team and The Knowledge Society (TKS) and has been featured in 250+ articles including Forbes, Business Insider, Oracle for Startups as well as having won several awards including the Diana Award Honour Role 2021, Top 100 Digital Leaders 202. What we, however, found most inspiring about him and his story was how he has been able to capture the multi-passionate aspect of himself and our generation and utilise it to create a coherent and powerful platform and community.</p>\n<p>Get in touch with Jenk</p>\n<ul>\n <li>Follow Jenk on Insta <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/jenk.oz/\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></li>\n <li>Follow Thred on Insta <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thredmag/\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></li>\n  <li>Head to Jenk's website<a href=\"https://www.jenkoz.com\" target=\"_blank\"> here</a></li>\n  <li>Head to Thred's website <a href=\"https://thred.com\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Want more from the Humanity Up fam?</p>\n<ul>\n  <li>Follow Humanity Up on Insta <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/humanity.up/?hl=en\" rel=\"ugc noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>&nbsp;</li>\n  <li>Head to our website <a href=\"https://www.humanity-up.com/\" rel=\"ugc noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>\n  <li>Preorder our merchandise <a href=\"https://www.humanity-up.com/store\" rel=\"ugc noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>\n  <li>&nbsp;Apply to our ambassador program <a href=\"https://www.humanity-up.com/ambassador\" rel=\"ugc noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>\n  <li>Follow Sara on Insta <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/soulrebel_poetry/?hl=en\" rel=\"ugc noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>This podcast was brought to you by Humanity Up and hosted and produced by Sara Gustafson</p>\n<p>#changeitup</p>\n<p><br></p>","author_name":"Humanity Up"}