Maya Penn Email & Phone Number

Maya Penn is a Gen Z award-winning CEO, founder, environmental and climate solutionist, 3 time TED speaker, Forbes 30 Under 30, multidisciplinary artist, animator, and Simon & Schuster author. Starting in 2008 at just 8 years old when she founded her own eco-friendly clothing company Maya’s Ideas, and then launching her nonprofit in 2011 Maya has been working in sustainability for over 15 years. Maya received a commendation from President Barack Obama at 16 years old for outstanding achievement in environmental stewardship, and she was chosen by Oprah Winfrey as her youngest Supersoul 100 Entrepreneur. Maya is certified by Cambridge Business School in Circular Economies and Sustainable Strategies. She is a sought after sustainability and Gen Z consultant for Fortune 500 businesses and nonprofits. Maya is a worldwide speaker, change maker, and educator with talks that have been translated into over 100 languages, and books on social and sustainable entrepreneurship that have been used in curriculum in schools around the world.Being an animator and filmmaker, she made history with her animation when she was commissioned to create an animated film for the first ever digital report presented to US congress, which was to get an American museum of Women’s History built in Washington.Through her production company Upenndo! Productions, Maya is centering job creation for next gen artists in creative industries. Maya is directing and lead animating an original environmental animated short film titled ASALI: Power of The Pollinators, Executive produced by Viola Davis and JuVee Productions, featuring the voices of Whoopi Goldberg, Monique Coleman, and more.As a pathfinder in the Gen Z sustainable entrepreneurship space, Maya has always been focused on centering solutions and reshaping industries. Maya has taught biomimetic design class for Swarovski’s Creatives For Our Future Program and has been named one of the 2023 Most Influential ESG Leaders by Women’s Wear Daily. Maya was a key player in the launch of Coach’s new circular fashion innovation lab and sustainable sub-brand Coachtopia. Maya made waves on the Cover of Vogue alongside Billie Eilish and fellow environmentalists. Through her own nonprofit Maya's Ideas 4 The Planet, she has launched humanitarian and environmental justice initiatives in the US, Haiti, Senegal, Somalia, and Cameroon.mpenn@mayasideas.com

Listed skills include Public Speaking, Social Media, Marketing, Fashion, and 25 others.