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Maya Penn |

TEDWomen 2013

• December 2013

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 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.

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Maya Penn

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Maya Penn is a Gen Z environmental justice activist, filmmaker and the founder of a sustainable fashion company. She is a three-time TED speaker.

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