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The Voices of Diverse Young People Matter! | Ziad Ahmed
Ziad Ahmed kicked off the Festival of Hope Chicago with a plea to leaders everywhere to take the voices, hopes, and passions of diverse young people seriously. And to young people, you don’t have to be ‘everything’ - being and doing something, however big or small is good enough!
Recorded at the Festival of Hope, Back of the Yards High School Chicago audience on 13th November 2022 at Back of the Yards High School, Chicago, IL.
Ziad Ahmed is a 23-year-old entrepreneur. He is the CEO of JUV Consulting, a Generation Z consultancy that works with clients to help them understand young people. JUV has worked with over 20 Fortune 500 companies, has been profiled by the New York Times, and has launched major purpose-driven TikTok campaigns. Because of JUV, Ziad was named to the 2019 Forbes #30Under30 list when he was 19 years old. Ziad also just graduated from Yale. Additionally, Ziad is the Founder of Redefy, a youth-run non-profit committed to furthering equality. He speaks on the power of his generation. Overwhelmingly though, he’s just another Gen Zer spending way too much time on TikTok, @ziadahmed.
