“Ziad is the consummate authority on all things Gen Z. Together with his colleagues at JUV Consulting, Ziad has helped JanSport remain relevant to a mercurial generation.”
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Ziad Ahmed is a 25-year-old social entrepreneur, speaker, and strategist — who is the…
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Experience & Education
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Volunteer Experience
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Marketing Advisory Board Member
DoSomething.org
- 3 years 3 months
Children
Serving as a DoSomething.org advocate in order to encourage social change through youth. Specifically, advising the organization on how to tell its story + reach more young people.
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Youth Advisor
Women's March
- 2 years 2 months
Human Rights
Serving as a Youth Advisor to Women's March Youth EMPOWER, which is an initiative to mobilize young people into civic action. Serving on the National Organizing Committee for the ENOUGH National School Walkouts on 3/14/18 calling for action in regards to gun control. Specifically, working on policy/marketing/communications efforts within all EMPOWER/ENOUGH initiatives (the youth branches of the Women's March).
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Founding Member of Youth Advisory Council for Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman
U.S. House of Representatives
- 2 years 1 month
Children
Serving the 12th Congressional District of New Jersey through the Youth Advisory Council for Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, focusing on ways to engage, elevate, and encourage young people.
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Advisor
The LAMP (Learning About Multimedia Project)
- 1 year 5 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
Advising the LAMP's #22x20 campaign, which is a campaign to engage 22 million young people into civic action by 2020. Serving on the LAMP's Associated Board as an advisor of the LAMP's broader efforts as well.
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Executive Board Member
Not in Our Town - Princeton
- 2 years 11 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
Serving on the Executive Board of Not in Our Town - Princeton, an organization working on racial justice efforts on a local level (joining as the youngest board member in organization history in 2014). Specifically, helping to update communications efforts, plan community events/conversations, advocate for policy change, and organize with coalitions towards change.
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Teens4Task Board Member
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
- 3 years 10 months
Poverty Alleviation
Volunteering at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen through the Teens4Task program -- serving meals to patrons, getting more young people involved with the soup kitchen, hosting drives/events at my school/in the community, helping to lead communications efforts, and collaborating with other students from the area to empower the vital work of TASK.
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Teen Advisory Board Member
Princeton Public Library, NJ
- 3 years 10 months
Education
Serving on the Teen Advisory Board for the Princeton Public Library throughout high school -- focusing on promoting literacy efforts, getting more young people engaged with the library, hosting events that resonated with students in the area, partnering with other community organizations to spearhead meaningful campaigns, and supporting the work of the local powerhouse with a group of motivated peers from around the area.
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Costa Rica Service Trip Alumni
Putney Student Travel
- Present 10 years 1 month
Economic Empowerment
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Morocco (Souqs and Service) Service Trip Alumni
Rustic Pathways
- Present 9 years 2 months
Education
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GAIA I Team Member
Corner House
- 10 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
A member of the GAIA I Team at Corner House -- a group dedicated to tackling discrimination, inequality, and injustice in the local community. Specifically, doing workshops at local elementary/middle schools, working with students from across local schools to create initiatives that pushed the conversation forward on the social justice issues, and learning from local activists/organizations on how to be a better advocate.
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Honors & Awards
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Shorty Impact Award Winner
Shorty Awards
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2023 Most Influential ESG Leaders
WWD
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NowThis Next Honoree 2021
NowThis
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PRWeek 2021 Agency Business Report Up&Comer
PRWeek
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America's Best Startup Employers
Forbes
Forbes recognized JUV Consulting as one of America's Best Startup Employers in 2020.
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Top Talents Under 25
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Outstanding Delegate Award at UPenn Model United Nations Conference
UPMUNC
Awarded Outstanding Delegate at the championship conference of the college Model UN circuit, UPMUNC.
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EighteenX18 Delegate/Leader
EighteenX18
Facilitated/emceed Yara Shahidi's first #WeVoteNext Summit in September of 2018, selected as a delegate for her planning retreat for #EighteenX18 in August of 2019, and involved as a leader to shape the vital initiative to encourage young folks to get civically engaged.
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Facebook Community Leadership Program Youth Fellow
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Facebook selected me as one of the 15 Youth Fellows as a part of FCLP -- which funded redefy with $50,000 to build further community through our #BurstYourBubble campaign.
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Forbes #30Under30 Listmaker
Forbes
Named to the Forbes #30Under30 list at nineteen-years-old in the category of Marketing/Advertising for my work with JUV Consulting.
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Outstanding Delegate Award at Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN)
HNMUN
Awarded Outstanding Delegate at the most competitive conference on the college MUN circuit, HNMUN.
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C-Suite Quarterly's NextGen 10 Class of 2018
C-Suite Quarterly
Named to C-Suite Quarterly's NextGen 10 Class of 2018 in the category of Arts/Philanthropy/Culture in recognition of my work in the fields as a leader under 40.
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Inaugural Member of Voices of Change, Voices of America Cohort
Auburn Seminary
Selected from hundreds of American-Muslim leaders as a member of the first cohort of Auburn Seminary's "Voices of Change, Voices of America" program. Had the opportunity to attend the summit for three days to engage with media training with leaders in the industries of communications, story-telling, and leadership.
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2017 #20Under20 Honoree
Crain's New York Business
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Outstanding Delegate Award at UPenn Model United Nations Conference
UPMUNC
Awarded Outstanding Delegate at the championship conference of the college Model UN circuit, UPMUNC.
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2017 Global Teen Leader
We Are Family Foundation (Three Dot Dash)
Recognized by the We Are Family Foundations's Three Dot Dash Program as a 2017 Global Teen Leader. As one of the 30 teens to earn this title, I was able to participate in all-expenses-paid trip to NYC for the Just Peace Summit for a week with other global teen leaders to think critically about change-making.
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Best Large Delegation at the Washington Area Model United Nations Conference
WAMUNC
As Secretary General of the Princeton Day School Model UN Delegation, I led the team to win Best Large Delegation at WAMUNC 2017 (the highest possible award to win). We won 17 awards out of a possible 23, and outperformed numerous Top 25 schools (with programs far larger and more established).
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Honorable Mention at the Washington Area Model United Nations Conference
WAMUNC
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Honorable Mention at the Ivy League Model United Nations Conference
ILMUNC
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Best Medium School at Rutgers Model United Nations
RUMUN
As Secretary General of the Princeton Day School Model UN Delegation, I led the team to win the Best Medium School award at RUMUN 2016. We won 10 awards out of a possible 22, and bested many Top 25 teams. We also won our first delegation award as a school in nearly a decade.
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Outstanding Delegate at Rutgers Model United Nations
RUMUN
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National Merit Commended Scholar
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AP Scholar with Honor Award
The CollegeBoard
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The 2016 Diana Award in Active Campaigning
David Cameron (Then PM of UK)
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2016 Unity Award Winner
Not In Our Town -- Princeton
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The Princeton Prize in Race Relations
Princeton University
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National Youth Activist Award in Social Justice
National Youth Activist Awards
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Honorable Mention at the Ivy League Model United Nations Conference
ILMUNC
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Winner of #SoRustic Photography Contest
Rustic Pathways
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Presidential Gold Service Award
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Runner-Up in MTV's High School Trailblazer Contest
MTV
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Presidential Gold Service Award
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Regional KOHLS Cares Winner
KOHLS
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish
Professional working proficiency
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