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Jenny Stojkovic
Navigate AI, disruption, and what comes next with Jenny Stojkovic, venture capitalist and General Partner of Joyful Ventures. One of the youngest women to raise a fund in venture capital, Jenny has invested over $25 million into startups and led global policy work for Google, Meta, and Airbnb.
Jenny Stojkovic did not grow up with CEO parents, Ivy League connections, or a financial safety net. Raised in a small Canadian farm town by a blind father and a mother who worked as a liquor store cashier, she learned early that nothing is handed to you, you have to build it yourself.
That mindset, which she later coined the Why Not Me?™ philosophy, carried her from a small-town upbringing to the heart of Silicon Valley. There she led global policy work for companies including Google, Meta, and Airbnb, and built a reputation as a trusted voice at the intersection of business, technology, and policy.
Today Jenny is one of the youngest female venture capitalists in the US, serving as General Partner of Joyful Ventures and investing over $25 million into early-stage, values-driven startups. Alongside the fund she has built a platform of more than 150,000 followers and became the most-followed VC on LinkedIn.
Jenny is known for high-energy, insight-packed talks on artificial intelligence, leadership, innovation, career growth, and the future of work, with particular resonance for first-generation professionals and underrepresented talent. She has been featured on Good Morning America, Fortune, and Fast Company, and has spoken on stages including SXSW, Dreamforce, the United Nations, and Google.
Book Jenny to help your audience navigate disruption, think bigger about what they are capable of, and lead with clarity no matter where they started.
Topics, sessions and talks
Jenny Stojkovic argues that success does not go to the most credentialed, but to the people who keep showing up when no one is watching. She traces her path from a small-town Canadian upbringing with no connections to raising a $23 million fund as one of the youngest women GPs in venture capital, building an audience of over 150,000 along the way. Attendees learn how to turn adversity into authority, develop a professional voice that cuts through the noise, and claim a leadership position without waiting for permission. Built for Fortune 500 and Global 2000 organizations, high-growth startups, and companies going through rapid change.
Jenny Stojkovic challenges senior leaders to measure themselves by what they pass on rather than what they have already achieved. She shows how to teach the Why Not Me?™ mindset to the next generation of leaders, building teams that stay bold and resilient long after the current leadership has left the room. The session reframes leadership as multiplying potential rather than managing people, and suits leadership offsites, succession programmes, and organizations navigating fast growth or generational transition.
The hands-on follow-up to Jenny's flagship keynote, turning mindset into execution. Participants define a clear professional identity, optimize their LinkedIn presence, and build content that positions them as a leader in their industry. Everyone leaves with a polished profile, a proven content framework, and 30 days of content ready to post. Works as a post-keynote add-on for conferences, or on its own for corporate teams and founders building visibility.
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