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Founding Global CEO of Generation

Indulge me in a proud mommy moment 😊 My daughter, who recently turned 13, published her first book in early November. Chemistories is a collection of short stories and poems about chemical elements that come to life. Her love of the periodic table, which started when she was eight years old, sparked this project.   While I am proud of her achievement, I’m even more proud of her process. This project spanned three years of drafting, revising, illustrating, and editing until she got the paper to match her imagination. Sometimes, she would spend hours writing continuously in a burst of activity. Other times, she would create concept art to help her find the words. There have been peaks and valleys in the journey, but she kept going. Along the way, she learned important mindsets like how to persevere and how to follow your passion where it takes you.   And I learned how to follow her lead.   Congratulations Maya! #chemistry #creativewriting

Yuanxia Ding

Building career pathways to choice-filled lives with Amazon Career Choice

1w

She looks so much like you! And your proud mommy message is so sweet. It’s tugging at my heartstrings to think of the journey you all have been on since she was born. I’ll never forget your sharing over video, “Oh, I can’t do that meeting time, I’m supposed to deliver that day.” And we were all like, “Deliver what?!” 🤣🤣🤣

Alejandra Laborda Monzón

Global Partnerships Manager at Generation

3d

This is great! I'm glad she enjoyed and learned from the process; you both must feel very happy. There's nothing better than feeling proud of your children's achievements 😍 I used to love the periodic table as well, and I love the idea of bringing it to "life!" Super fun! 😂 

Mercedes Valcárcel, PhD

SpainNAB CEO Instituto Santa Lucía Advisory Board member and Fundacion Civio Board Member/ University Professor / Chosen Top 100 women leader in Spain in 2017 and 2019 and European top 100 women in social enterprise 2021

1w

I’m very happy with her success. Yo know I really like her. She is so kind and smart…I hope she enjoy the experience. You should be very, very proud 😘

Jessica Spungin

Adjunct Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship and senior level advisor

1w

Amazing. You are entitled to be a proud mother.

Sonia Marta

Empowering youth to achieve their full potential. Co-author of Amazon bestseller, 'Women Leading the Way', host of 'The SMARTA Podcast'

1w

Parents who genuinely listen and support their children while exploring various subjects they are interested in lead to great projects like this! Congrats to both of you!

Carrie Varoquiers

Chief Philanthropy Officer, Workday 🎬 Watch UNTAPPED on Netflix- out now

1w

No surprise here that you have a superstar daughter. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! 🍎Go Maya go!!! 🎉🎉🎉

David Timis

Global Communications & Public Affairs Manager at Generation | Global Shaper at WEF | AI & Future of Work Speaker | Career Coach

1w

Such an inspiring 'growth-mindset' story. Kudos to her 🎉

Maryana Iskander

CEO, Wikimedia Foundation

1w

So proud of her and you ❤️

Rachel Gunston

Connecting diverse tech talent with employers across Australia. Diversity & Inclusion | Talent Acquisition | Employer Engagement

1w

This is fantastic Mona. What a brilliant entrepreneur you have.

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