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    Activist and Entrepreneur Ziad Ahmed on the Vital Importance of Gen Z Having a Voice in Society

    enJune 18, 2019
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    About this Episode

    On today’s episode, Ziad Ahmed on to discuss his amazing companies, the power of Gen Z, and being a prominent voice of our generation. Ziad is an 20-year-old sophomore at Yale University. He is an unapologetic American-Muslim-Bangladeshi student activist, entrepreneur, and speaker. Ziad founded a teen organization, redefy (www.redefy.org), committed to furthering equality in 2013. As an entrepreneur, Ziad has co-founded JÜV Consulting Inc. (www.juvconsulting.com), which is a Generation Z marketing consultancy. He serves as CEO of the company -- growing the company to empower Generation Z with the opportunity to communicate directly with businesses about what exactly appeals to youth. You can follow him online at @ziadtheactivist across all socials.

    Throughout the pod, we chat about:
    2:57 - Ziad’s backstory
    8:00 - Launching JUV Consulting
    11:25 - Building a good team
    14:20 - Defining qualities of Gen Z
    16:35 - Balancing school and work
    19:50 - Proving your worth
    22:18 - Pitching clients to gain new business versus growing through word of mouth and networking
    24:12 - How modern technology and social media is changing entrepreneurship for Gen Z

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    Gianluca: @g_russo1 on Instagram and Twitter and on his website, www.RussoG.com

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