Meet a young entrepreneur, cartoonist, designer, activist …

Young Entrepreneur and Innovator Maya Penn

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Maya Penn started her first company when she was 8 years old, and thinks deeply about how to be responsible both to her customers and to the planet. She shares her story — and some animations, and some designs, and some infectious energy — in this charming talk.

Maya Penn makes eco-friendly clothes and accessories, which she sells on a site she built — and gives away a percent of the profits.

Why you should listen

To sell her line of luscious knit scarves and eco-friendly hats, teenaged entrepreneur Maya Penn built and maintains her own retail website. (She started the business when she was 8.) She’s also an animator and a geek, and an eager evangelist of teaching kids of be entrepreneurs at any age. Bursting with ideas, she recently started a side nonprofit called Maya’s Ideas 4 The Planet.

MAYA’S BLOG 

 

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