Jennifer Hollett

Topics

Presentations

Media revolution/Evolution
Are TV sets and newspapers becoming artifacts? Hollett explains how the Internet presents both a challenge and an opportunity to traditional media, as citizens view and share content in new ways.

Web 3.0
Web 2.0 marked the explosion of collaboration and community, but what's next? Web 3.0 could know more about you than your partner does. Hollett takes a look at the semantic web.

Social Justice: Getting Canada's Youth Involved
In a multi-media presentation, Hollett talks about her volunteer work in Africa and illustrates why youth involvement is so critical in finding lasting solutions.

Pop Culture With Bite, Why Entertainment Matters
Hollett shares her experience engaging the TV generation in the social issues of today to explain why celebrity culture has merit.

Summary Profile

Most people know her as Jenn, that redhead chick from MuchMusic. While at Much, Jenn interviewed many big names including Coldplay, Beyoncé, and Gwen Stefani. Jenn also interviewed Canadian Prime Ministers Stephen Harper and Paul Martin, each one-on-one, when she was MuchMusic's political correspondent for the federal election. In 2002, Jenn traveled to war-torn Kabul to host the award winning 'A MuchMusic Special: Afghanistan'. She also reported from Live 8 in London, and spent time in South Asia covering the tsunami for MuchNews and The New Music.

Raising social consciousness is important to Jenn and she has reported on numerous social issues from youth violence to HIV/AIDS, bringing awareness to MuchMusic's influential teen audience. Jenn has produced a variety of shows for MuchMusic including 'Much Celebrates Aboriginal Day' and the behind-the-scenes look at the music biz, 'Reality Check'. She also co-hosted the national 'MuchMusic Top 30 Radio Countdown'.

Prior to MuchMusic, Jenn was a chatterbox with TalkTV's live show 'the chatroom'. She hosted music and technology segments on the program, as well as current events. Jenn also was a Manager of New Media at Sony Music Canada during the height of the digital music revolution.

Jenn is also the founder of YouthCARE, a youth engagement program at CARE Canada. CARE is an international humanitarian organization, in over 70 countries around the world. In 2006, she travelled to Kenya as a "one woman crew" for a documentary on youth issues. In 2007 and 2008, Jenn trained reporters in Freetown, Sierra Leone with Journalists for Human Rights.

Because she has regularly leveraged technology and online channels for the betterment of society. Her new gig looks like a great fit. A social media correspondent for Mark Kelley's CBC program Connect with Mark Kelley - weeknights at 7 PM.

She has her Bachelor of Arts, With Distinction in Journalism and Communications from Concordia University in Montreal. She is also a member of shebang! breakdance crew, and performed with the Biana Players West African dance troupe in Sierra Leone.

Client Testimonials:

“The event organizers and performers, as well as the diverse audience, were blown away by her incendiary energy, sharp wit and engaging, approachable manner. Jenn's presence focused and balanced the show, and her bubbly, yet intelligent personality shone throughout.  I would be happy to have Jenn speak at any future event!”

World Urban Forum & Youth Organizing Committee

"Jenn’s keynote address connected with everyone present and, what is more, she made it seem effortless. Everyone was impressed at how approachable and honest Jenn was and with how she was able to engage a diverse crowd with her savvy understanding of culture, her straight-from-the-hip answers to questions and her honest, searching and surprisingly practical talk about children and youth in Africa. You could easily see when she spoke the qualities that made her the smartest and coolest VJ MuchMusic's ever had."

Graeme Burk, Serve!