When we came across 13 year old, Maya Shea Penn we were simply amazed at what she's accomplished so far in life. Here are just a few of her achievements to date:
She's the CEO of Maya's Ideas, a company she started in 2008 when she was just 8 years old. She creates handmade, artisan crafted one-of-a-kind eco-friendly accessories and clothing.
She's been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Ebony,Young Entrepreneur, Redbook, FOX 5 Atlanta, Black Enterprise, Etsy,The NRDC, Gotham Gal, The Michael Baisden Show, CBS Better Mornings Atlanta, and many other publications.
She also write a column called Ask The Expert as a contributing writer for Livethrive.org and was honored as an entrepreneur at the 2012 SCLC Women's 33rd Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards in the Youth Category.
She was panelist/speaker at the economic empowerment summit at Agnes Scott College that was being presented by the National Center for Civil and Human Rights for teen age girls.
She also has a non-profit organization called Maya's Ideas 4 The Planet.
