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When 16-year old CEO Maya S. Penn was named to Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul 100 this summer she held the distinction of being the youngest member on the list. An entrepreneur who began her company Maya's Ideas at only 8-years old, she is also an animator/film maker, artist, illustrator, philanthropist, girl’s rights activist and environmentalist. She has been featured in/on Forbes, CNN, TIME Magazine, The View, NPR, Wired, Essence, The Steve Harvey Show and more. She is the youngest female ever to do two back-to-back official TEDTalks and they have tallied more than 1.2 million unique views online.
This year Maya adds "author" to her long-list of achievements with her new book YOU GOT THIS! This handbook for teens and young adults helps readers discover their passions and maximize their full potential for a creative, successful life. Inside she provides an innovative blueprint along with the tools she used to build an authentic, exciting, and connected life of her own.
DISCOVER YOUR PASSIONS AND MAXIMIZE YOUR FULL POTENTIAL FOR A CREATIVE, SUCCESSFUL LIFE WITH MAYA S. PENN
Unleash your awesomeness, find your path, and change your world by Maya S. Penn NOW AVAILABLE
Everyone is talking about Maya S. Penn, the sixteen year-old entrepreneur, animator, eco-designer, philanthropist, coder, and girls’ rights activist. The youngest person to give back-to-back TED Talks, Maya’s TEDWomen Talk has been viewed over 1,200,000 million times and is one of the top 15 TEDWomen Talks of all time. She is the CEO of Maya’s Ideas, a company she started in 2008 when she was just eight years old. Maya creates eco-friendly clothing and accessories that are sold around the world. She loves to use her creativity to give back and donates 10-20% of her profits to local and global charities and environmental organizations.
Now this amazing teenager has written an inspirational handbook for teens and young adults to help them discover their passions and maximize their full potential for a creative, successful life. InYOU GOT THIS! Unleash your awesomeness, find your path, and change your world [North Star Way, $15.99 US / $21.99 CAN / $10.99 eBook], Maya shares her incredible journey and provides an innovative blueprint along with the tools she used to build an authentic, exciting, and connected life.
About the Author Maya S. Penn is an award-winning philanthropist, environmental activist, entrepreneur, filmmaker, eco-designer, keynote speaker, artist, animator, coder, illustrator, and writer. She’s the CEO of Maya’s Ideas, a company she started in 2008 when she was just eight years old. She creates eco-friendly clothing and accessories. She loves to use her creativity to give back, and 10-20% of her profits go to local and global charities and environmental organizations. She also started her own nonprofit called Maya’s Ideas 4 The Planet, where she is working on an ongoing project to give back to girls in developing countries. Maya has given three TED talks – her most recent TEDWomen Talk has been viewed over 1,200,000 million times (and is one of the top 15 TEDWomen Talks of all time). She has appeared on The View, The Steve Harvey Show, and CNN, and featured in publications including Forbes,Time, Essence, Wired, Entrepreneur Magazine,Black Enterprise, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, and Ebony.
YOU GOT THIS! Unleash your awesomeness, find your path and change your world by Maya S. Penn North Star Way Now Available $15.99 US / $21.99 CAN / $10.99 eBook Original Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-50111-766-4