Jenn Zeng

Global Shaper, Budapest Hub

Hey everyone, Iโ€™m Jenn Zeng๐Ÿ”… โ€” a 21-year-old builder of bold ideas, connector of people, and firm believer that ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™—๐™ก๐™š ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ซ๐™–๐™—๐™ก๐™š when passion meets purpose.

๐ŸŒ Born and raised in Budapest, Iโ€™ve lived across ๐™ƒ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฎ, ๐˜พ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–, ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™–๐™™๐™–, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™† โ€” growing up between Eastern and Western cultures and philosophies ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง. This journey across three continents has shaped me into a multicultural, open-minded, and curious individual who thrives on meaningful connection and creative exploration.

๐Ÿ† Currently, I serve as ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‡๐™Ž๐™€๐™Ž๐™ ๐™€๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ช๐™ง๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฎ, one of the UKโ€™s largest student-led entrepreneurship communities. Iโ€™m passionate about turning vision into action by building spaces where innovation thrives and individuals feel empowered to lead with intention. I also created ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™๐™† ๐™๐™š๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™š ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จโ€™ ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ ๐™›๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™ช๐™— and ๐˜พ๐™ค-๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ โ€” two initiatives that unite future leaders to exchange ideas, foster authentic relationships, and drive real impact.

๐Ÿ’ Across all my work, I champion ๐™ซ๐™–๐™ก๐™ช๐™š-๐™™๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ, ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™ข๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ-๐™˜๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™™ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™๐™ž๐™ฅ โ€” with a focus on amplifying female voices, uplifting young changemakers, and advancing purpose-led entrepreneurship. I lead with optimism, execute with clarity, and create environments where people feel seen, heard, and inspired to grow.

๐Ÿช‚ Outside of work, Iโ€™m a ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ (heels, commercial, and hip-hop), a ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜, and a ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€” I went 4,000m skydiving at 16 and bungee jumping at 17, because I believe life is meant to be lived boldly and fully.

๐ŸŒŸ At the heart of what I do is a simple belief: ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ. Whether Iโ€™m speaking on international stages, mentoring young leaders, or co-creating something new over coffee, Iโ€™m here to build a world where innovation is inclusive, impact is intentional, and leadership is deeply human.

๐Ÿต Letโ€™s connect โ€” collaborate, co-create, or just share a good story. And always, ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜†.

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