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'''Contact her about:''' marketing, startups, art, coffee, makerspaces, and designing your life after graduation!<br />
'''Email:''' jeniweber19@gmail.com<br />
Jeni Weber is a former University Innovation Fellow who graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in April of 2017. In college, she worked with the first student startup company of UAB's Innovation Lab. This experience was her introduction to the world of innovation and entrepreneurship. <br /><br />Her work at UAB involved creating the UAB Makerspace with her cohort. The UAB Makerspace is a student-run organization that provides people with the resources to make their ideas happen. Jeni also worked with students and faculty on reframing the freshman experience. She and her cohort advocated for changes in the university’s core curriculum. <br /><br />
Jeni has a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing with a concentration in Marketing Management. She has experience marketing small businesses and startups in the tech industry. She continues to apply the design thinking she learned from UIF to her life by prototyping different careers and lifestyles. She believes in staying curious and open to new opportunities. <br /><br />
Since graduating, Jeni has been a digital marketing consultant, a yoga studio assistant, and an English teacher. She spent 6 months teaching English in Thailand and learning about the educational ecosystem there. Jeni is currently living in Bulgaria learning from a community of people who work online. <br /><br />
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[[File:Jeni-W.jpg|thumb|Jeni-W.jpg]]'''Serving as UIF since:''' Fall 2016<br />
'''School:''' University of Alabama at Birmingham <br />
'''What she does now:''' remote teacher digital marketing and community management for an edtech startup <br />'''What that means:''' teaches English online while living abroad she helps teachers and students with a new tool for grading and analyzing learning <br />'''Contact her about:''' marketing, startups, traveling, art, coffee, makerspaces, and designing your life after graduation!<br />'''Email:''' jeniweber19@gmail.com<br />
Jeni Weber earned her Bachelors degree in Marketing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). <br /><br />
She now works for an education technology startup that uses AI to read and grade student handwriting, saving teachers time and offering them deeper insights into student performance. She does marketing, illustration, content creation, customer support, and product quality assurance. Being able to wear many hats is what she loves most about the startup environment. <br /> <br />
Jeni's introduction to startups was in 2015 when she worked with the first student-created startup company of UAB's Innovation Lab. This work allowed her to rapidly learn through hands-on experience, and was her initiation to the world of innovation and entrepreneurship. She became a University Innovation Fellow in the Fall of 2016. Her work as a Fellow involved creating the UAB Makerspace, a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship on campus. She enjoyed helping the space grow and facilitating educational events there. <br /><br />
Jeni graduated in April of 2017, but she continues to contribute as a University Innovation Fellow by interviewing students for the program and supporting new fellows through UIF training. <br /><br />
Since graduating, Jeni has implemented the design thinking she learned from UIF to her life by prototyping different careers and being open to opportunities. She's done freelance marketing, worked as a yoga studio assistant, and spent a year traveling and teaching English in Thailand and Bulgaria. Her current job integrates those experiences, as well as her love of fast-paced startup culture. She currently lives in Denver, Colorado. <br /><br />
