• Comment: Please cut down the WP:REFBOMBING, there is no way this requires 54 citations! Most statements require only one. And completely non-contentious ones like "Jenk Oz is a British social entrepreneur and change activist" certainly don't need four. Start by getting rid of The Sun and Daily Mail, these are deprecated sources that must not be cited. Also consider removing the Forbes ones, per WP:FORBESCON. DoubleGrazing (talk) 09:04, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Jenk Oz is a British social entrepreneur and change activist...[1][2][3] He founded Thred Media[4][5][6] </ref>, a Gen Z consulting agency and Thred,[7] a digital news magazine that focuses its daily content and editorial insights on global social change-related topics aimed at teenagers and young adults.[8][9] The site is published in seventeen languages and provides accessibility of all types to readers.[10]

Jenk Oz, also spelt Cenk Oguz, was born in London, England to a Canadian mother and Turkish father on 23rd of April, 2005[11] and is an only child.

Jenk Oz regularly speaks[12][13][14][15]on Generation Z,[16] social change,[17] youth employment,[16] young entrepreneurship[18][19] and creating impact at scale.[20] He has given three Ted X Talks including 'Ideas Ink.'[21] and 'Can a Like Save The World: The Power of Clicktivism'[22] and spoken at several conferences including The World Lottery Association Annual Meeting,[23] ABTA Annual Conference,[24] Dubai Knowledge Summit,[25] AWS Summit London,[26] VOX YMS New York,[27] Tech Retail Week and Oxford Global: Summit For Young Leaders.[28]

Jenk Oz has been recognised for his work by Forbes 30 Under 30,[29] Media Week 30 Under 30,[30][31] Professional Publishing Association Next Gen- 30 Under 30,[32][33] Digiday Future Leader Award,[34] Digiday Greater Good Award,[35] Anthem Young Leader of the Year Award,[36] The Evening Standard Progress 1000 Tech[37] in addition to The Diana Award[38] and British Citizen Youth Award (BcYA)[39] for public service in education and social change.

Jenk Oz has been referred to as 'The Gen Z Whisperer'[16] and 'the UK's Youngest CEO'[40][41][42] and his career has been well documented in Forbes[29][43][44] , Business Insider,[40] Fast Company,[45] Fortune,[8] AdAge,[46] and Campaign magazine.[30]

He has also co-authored several published research reports with Ogilvy and Canvas8[47][48] including 'For Gen Z, Brand is What You Share, Not What You Sell[49]'[49]

Jenk continues to live in London, England where he is pursuing a diploma in classical piano and DJing at venues around the UK[50][51]

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  2. ^ Urwin, Rosamund (June 15, 2017). "He's the boss: meet Britain's youngest CEO". Evening Standard.
  3. ^ "Shades of Life Podcast - From 11 to 19 Years Old: Growing Up as a Social Change Activist & Entrepreneur | Jenk Oz". RSS.com.
  4. ^ "THRED MEDIA | Gen Z Consulting Agency". Thred Media.
  5. ^ "Jenk Oz". Vodafone UK News Centre.
  6. ^ Cook, James (March 18, 2022). "Steven Bartlett mentors 16-year old Jenk Oz after competition win".
  7. ^ "Thred | Youth Culture + Social Change". Thred Website.
  8. ^ a b Pringle, Eleanor. "'I wasn't built to work 9-to-5 every single day': These Gen Z bosses introduced 'slump hour,' siestas, chilled one-to-ones and flattened structures because they're done with formal corporate traditions". Fortune.
  9. ^ "Global Entrepreneurship Week 2023: Meet the teenager who is harnessing the power of youth culture to drive social change | Simmons Gainsford Group". November 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "Jenk Oz". EMPOWER.
  11. ^ "10 Teen Entrepreneurs Proving You're Never Too Young To Hustle". GREY Journal. December 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "Jenk Oz – Keynote Speaker". London Speaker Bureau.
  13. ^ "Jenk Oz - Social Entrepreneur and Fascinating Speaker". www.speakersassociates.com. October 11, 2023.
  14. ^ "Jenk Oz". Expert Keynote and Motivational Speakers | Chartwell Speakers.
  15. ^ "Book Jenk Oz". The Speakers Agency.
  16. ^ a b c Tapper, James (September 8, 2024). "Meet the 'gen Z whisperers': the young advisers helping companies understand their employees" – via The Guardian.
  17. ^ "How Gen Z Entrepreneurs are Reshaping Workplace Dynamics". The Muse. April 22, 2024.
  18. ^ "Britain's youngest CEO Jenk Oz: What to do in the first 30 days of your business". Business Advice. May 3, 2018.
  19. ^ "I interned for a 12-year-old CEO to try and understand the future workplace". Shortlist. September 6, 2017.
  20. ^ Lambert, Victoria (February 1, 2019). "Kids are making millions from being social media influencers - but should their parents let them?" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  21. ^ Oz, Jenk (October 3, 2017). "Ideas Ink!" – via www.ted.com.
  22. ^ Oz, Jenk (May 1, 2021). "Can a 'Like' change the world? The power of clicktivism" – via www.ted.com.
  23. ^ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.world-lotteries.org/volumes/downloads/Events/Seminars/2023/WLA-EL-Marketing-Seminar/221220_WLA_EL_Marketing-Seminar-2023_Preliminary-Program.pdf
  24. ^ "ABTA releases full agenda and speaker line-up for the 2022 Travel Convention | News | ABTA". www.abta.com.
  25. ^ https://mbrf.ae/knowledgesummit/en/speaker/jenk-oz
  26. ^ "Jenk Oz talks Young Entrepreneurship and iCoolKid at the Amazon AWS Summit London '18". May 22, 2018 – via YouTube.
  27. ^ "Jenk Oz". YMS NYC.
  28. ^ https://www.cam.ox.ac.uk/files/oxford-global-summit-young-leaders-2019-schedule
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  30. ^ a b "Media Week 30 Under 30 2023 newcomers: Jenk Oz". www.campaignlive.co.uk.
  31. ^ "Jenk Oz". Media Week 30 Under 30.
  32. ^ "PPA Next Gen Awards 2024". www.ppanextgen.co.uk.
  33. ^ "PPA Next Gen Award winners announced". InPublishing. September 5, 2023.
  34. ^ "Peace Out Skincare, BetterUp and Holler are among 2022 Future Leader Award nominees". Digiday. February 22, 2022.
  35. ^ Awards, Digiday (October 24, 2023). "Dermalogica, Audible, Zappar and Mastercard are among this year's Greater Good Award winners". Digiday.
  36. ^ "THE INAUGURAL ANTHEM AWARDS ANNOUNCE 2022 WINNERS". Anthem Awards.
  37. ^ "The Progress 1000: Science & Technology". Evening Standard. October 19, 2017.
  38. ^ "The Diana Award - Roll of Honour 2021". diana-award.org.uk.
  39. ^ "Youth Honours October 2022".
  40. ^ a b Millington, Alison (March 11, 2017). "The insane life of 12-year-old maverick Jenk Oz — Britain's youngest CEO who mingles with Idris Elba, records music, and acts in West End shows". Business Insider.
  41. ^ Barnes-Clay, Tim (June 26, 2017). "Cool Kids: Meet Britain's Youngest Entrepreneur, Jenk Oz".
  42. ^ News, Bdaily Business (September 1, 2017). "MEET JENK OZ: THE UK'S YOUNGEST CEO". Bdaily Business News. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  43. ^ Coleman, Alison. "Meet The CEO Who Holds Business Meetings During His School Lunch Break". Forbes.
  44. ^ Cole, Bianca Miller. "Retailers & Businesses Listen Up : 6 Ways To Speak To 'Gen Z'". Forbes.
  45. ^ https://www.fastcompany.com/90965189/gen-z-workers-are-changing-what-it-means-to-network
  46. ^ "Why Gen Z wants to be brand co-creators | Ad Age".
  47. ^ "Canvas8 | Leading consumer insights agency London, New York, LA & Singapore". Canvas8.
  48. ^ "What's driving Gen Z's stick shift renaissance?". Canvas8.
  49. ^ a b "For Gen Z, Brand Is What You Share, Not What You Sell — Part I | Ogilvy Austria". www.ogilvy.com. October 4, 2022.
  50. ^ "Jenk Oz | London | DJ". Jenk Oz.
  51. ^ "Jenk OZ / Guy D'Angelo x B London at B London, London".