Jennifer Turliuk

Jennifer Turliuk is an entrepreneur, angel investor, author, and speaker. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, Fast Company, Wired, and more. Jennifer is the CEO of MakerKids, which started the first and largest makerspace for kids in the world and now runs award-winning virtual classes on coding, robotics and Minecraft that help kids build confidence, resilience, social skills and a positive relationship with technology. She is an angel investor, and within her first two years of investing, 2 of her 5 investments were unicorns. She is the author of How to Figure Out What to Do With Your Life (Next), which Deepak Chopra called "a brilliant instruction manual". Jennifer is a sought-after TEDx and keynote speaker, and her writing can be found in Forbes, Business Insider, Strategy, and various newspapers. She attended Queen’s University and Singularity University (at NASA) and was awarded an honorary degree from Humber College for her contributions to society. She is on the Professional Advisory Committee for the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, and was on the Board of Directors of the Geneva Centre for Autism. Jennifer is a bookwriter, lyricist, and producer of musical theatre. Jennifer loves salsa dancing and wind sports, and is a former DJ. She lives in Toronto with her dog.