Maya Penn
WHY MAYA PENN IS EXTRAORDINARY At first glance, Maya Penn is just an ordinary kid wearing a limited edition headband, tee, and scarf.
You won't guess that she made all those.
Why, she's only 13! For those who haven't heard her story yet, Maya founded Maya's Ideas, her made-to-order artisan shop, at the age of eight.
Before then, she was already into animations.
Not watching, but creating animations.
You think that's it? Not quite.
Maya is an environmentalist.
All of her products are eco-friendly, meaning she does not use any dye, fabric or material that may harm the environment.
She's on a mission to get more people aware of the implications of little actions towards changing the fate of Mother Nature for better or for worse.
She founded Maya's Ideas 4 The Planet, her very own non-profit.
A GIFTED CHILD Maya has shown potential in the arts since she was barely three years old.
By the time she was four, she fell in love with technology.
It's no surprise that she soon started exploring the world of animation.
Even her characters are in line with her environmental slogan.
The Pollinators are bees that are up against Deforestsaurus.
Isn't that the coolest? Another story line she came up with is that of the virus world.
She created Malicious Dishes, a restaurant for just about any type of PC virus.
They have "pan seared registry error sprinkled with the finest corrupted data, binary brioche, RAM sandwiches, Conficker fitters, and a scripting salad with or without polymorphic dressing, and a grilled coding kabob.
" Know that their bestselling dessert is the tracking cookies.
Maya has already made a name before she even turned 13 years old.
She was honored as an entrepreneur at the SCLC Women's 33rd Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards in the Youth Category in 2009.
In 2013, she won the Black Enterprise Teenpreneur of The Year Award and was included in the Little Pink Book Spring into Ownership Panel.
Her first public recognition was by Forbes, which named her one of notable grade school entrepreneurs when she was only 10 years old.
She recently wrote and illustrated her first book Lucy and Sammy Save the Environment.
So, what does Maya want to impart to people who are wondering how she made it? "You always, always, always have to start with a passion because if you don't have a passion, a love or drive behind what you're doing, then eventually it's going to go downhill, and you won't want to do it anymore.
It's really important to do what you love because you'll go farther.
" (SOURCE: TED Blog) If all teens would think like her, there's no point waiting until someone is 30-something before they could lead a country.
TOP REASONS WHY MAYA PENN IS EXTRAORDINARY 1.
She founded Maya's Ideas, her own business, at the tender age of eight.
2.
She founded her own non-profit Maya's Ideas 4 The Planet a few years later.
3.
She is an animator and an artist.
She began drawing at 3 years old.
4.
Her passion for animation began at 4 years old when she discovered computers.
5.
10 to 20% of her proceeds go to charitable institutions.
6.
She is a published author having written and illustrated her first book Lucy and Sammy Save the Environment.
7.
She is the brains behind The Pollinators and Malicious Dishes.
8.
She was honored as an entrepreneur at the SCLC Women's 33rd Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards in the Youth Category in 2012.
9.
In 2013, she won the Black Enterprise Teenpreneur of The Year Award and was included in the Little Pink Book Spring into Ownership Panel.
10.
She has been featured by giant publications and channels and has spoken at TED.
You won't guess that she made all those.
Why, she's only 13! For those who haven't heard her story yet, Maya founded Maya's Ideas, her made-to-order artisan shop, at the age of eight.
Before then, she was already into animations.
Not watching, but creating animations.
You think that's it? Not quite.
Maya is an environmentalist.
All of her products are eco-friendly, meaning she does not use any dye, fabric or material that may harm the environment.
She's on a mission to get more people aware of the implications of little actions towards changing the fate of Mother Nature for better or for worse.
She founded Maya's Ideas 4 The Planet, her very own non-profit.
A GIFTED CHILD Maya has shown potential in the arts since she was barely three years old.
By the time she was four, she fell in love with technology.
It's no surprise that she soon started exploring the world of animation.
Even her characters are in line with her environmental slogan.
The Pollinators are bees that are up against Deforestsaurus.
Isn't that the coolest? Another story line she came up with is that of the virus world.
She created Malicious Dishes, a restaurant for just about any type of PC virus.
They have "pan seared registry error sprinkled with the finest corrupted data, binary brioche, RAM sandwiches, Conficker fitters, and a scripting salad with or without polymorphic dressing, and a grilled coding kabob.
" Know that their bestselling dessert is the tracking cookies.
Maya has already made a name before she even turned 13 years old.
She was honored as an entrepreneur at the SCLC Women's 33rd Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards in the Youth Category in 2009.
In 2013, she won the Black Enterprise Teenpreneur of The Year Award and was included in the Little Pink Book Spring into Ownership Panel.
Her first public recognition was by Forbes, which named her one of notable grade school entrepreneurs when she was only 10 years old.
She recently wrote and illustrated her first book Lucy and Sammy Save the Environment.
So, what does Maya want to impart to people who are wondering how she made it? "You always, always, always have to start with a passion because if you don't have a passion, a love or drive behind what you're doing, then eventually it's going to go downhill, and you won't want to do it anymore.
It's really important to do what you love because you'll go farther.
" (SOURCE: TED Blog) If all teens would think like her, there's no point waiting until someone is 30-something before they could lead a country.
TOP REASONS WHY MAYA PENN IS EXTRAORDINARY 1.
She founded Maya's Ideas, her own business, at the tender age of eight.
2.
She founded her own non-profit Maya's Ideas 4 The Planet a few years later.
3.
She is an animator and an artist.
She began drawing at 3 years old.
4.
Her passion for animation began at 4 years old when she discovered computers.
5.
10 to 20% of her proceeds go to charitable institutions.
6.
She is a published author having written and illustrated her first book Lucy and Sammy Save the Environment.
7.
She is the brains behind The Pollinators and Malicious Dishes.
8.
She was honored as an entrepreneur at the SCLC Women's 33rd Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards in the Youth Category in 2012.
9.
In 2013, she won the Black Enterprise Teenpreneur of The Year Award and was included in the Little Pink Book Spring into Ownership Panel.
10.
She has been featured by giant publications and channels and has spoken at TED.
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