Executive Director of Born This Way Foundation, Maya Enista Smith shares about the benefits of making kindness cool, validating emotions of young people around the world and eliminating the stigma around mental health. Maya Smith brings over a decade of experience in the youth empowerment, civic engagement, and community development fields, and now serves as the first Executive Director of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, which works to support the wellness of young people and empower them to build a kinder, braver world.

Recorded at ISKME's Big Ideas Fest, December 2018

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