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Maya Penn

Eco-Entrepreneur
Upenndo! Productions

Maya Penn is a 22 year old award-winning activist, eco-entrepreneur, and animator.

Maya founded sustainable fashion brand Maya’s Ideas at just eight years old, and has been working in sustainability and climate justice for 14 years. She is a three-time TED Talks speaker, Simon & Schuster author, awarded by President Obama, Oprah, and more.

Maya’s first short film “ASALI: Power of the Pollinators,” with executive producer Viola Davis, will be released in April 2023.

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