Speaker, Author, Filmmaker, Mentor and advocate for women and girls.
Laura Peña is a Dominican-American speaker inspiring and empowering the next generation of global leaders, one girl at a time.
About Laura’s speaking
Laura’s talks are awe-inspiring, full of hope, and will leave attendees with a newfound sense of possibility. Her questions will make people connect deeply with why they came to this earth. Ideal for:
Women Organizations
Middle Schools and High Schools
Universities
Leadership Conferences
Virtual Events
Signature talks
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What does it take to believe in your wild, crazy dreams, even when the world is telling you that your vision is just fantasy?
Meet Laura, a woman from the Dominican Republic, who dared to take on a journey of a lifetime, against all odds, and build a life of service and possibilities. In her inspiring story, attendees connect with their hearts and life purpose while learning valuable lessons of vulnerability, bravery, owning our voice, and using it to speak up about what really matters.
Attendees will learn step by step how to connect with their purpose and their “why” in life.
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Laura is a woman on a mission: to support the next generation of leaders, teenage girls from around the world. After talking with hundreds of girls and founding She is the Universe, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and movement for girls empowerment,
Laura distilled what girls all around the world need from all of us to get to where they want to be in life: Support. But what does this support look like? And how can we help build our future leaders, one girl at a time?
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• Taking action, even when you don’t believe you are ready.
• Finding your purpose by finding what breaks your heart.
• Is this it? Reconnect with possibility by building a life path that is in alignment with who you truly are.
“Want to see real change in the world? Support girls right now!”
Laura is on a mission to support teenage girls around the world.
She does this by inspiring possibility, igniting their dreams & amplifying the voices of this next generation of leaders. Laura is the founder of She is the Universe, a non-profit organization and global movement for girls’ empowerment.
“I founded She is the Universe with the mission of amplifying those voices worldwide that need to be heard, the voices of girls”
Laura Peña
Entrepreneurship + Filmmaking + Girls
She is the Universe:
a global movement
for girls’ empowerment Founded by Laura Peña
She is the Universe offer girls the support they need to stand in their own stories and to pursue their dreams, through storytelling, mentorship, and community.
What started as a personal project that took Laura on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure around the globe, talking and filming the stories of dozens of girls is now a USA 501(c)(3) nonprofit empowering the leaders of the future, girls.
Sacred Promise
Anthology Book
Collectively, our stories define the essence of our humanity and liberate us. The Sacred Promise book will show how we’re all connected, threaded, and woven into the fabric of the world. Laura is part of a select group of women from around the world, who are sharing their stories on this inspiring anthology book.
A project by Women Changing the World Press in partnership with Oprah’s “all-time favorite guest,” the remarkable Dr. Tererai Trent, an award-winning author.
Testimonials
“I have had the pleasure of working with Laura, of listening to her on stage and viewing her touching, raw, and very real films she’s been creating for SHE IS THE UNIVERSE. She has already been to 10 countries, 21 cities and interviewed 52 girls! Her mission is to hand the global microphone to 111 girls worldwide!”
— Rachel O'Rourke - USA/ Spark Conference
“Laura, I loved how passionate you are about what you do. It’s incredible to see how you transitioned from the girl who didn’t find her place in the world to the woman who empowers hundreds of girls in order to find their places.”
— Conference attendee / Youth
“We had our eyes all teary after hearing about Ma’am Laura’s stories. Stories that gave inspiration to all of us and reminded us that there is no such thing as ‘impossible’ and ‘different’ as long as we keep dreaming. We may all have different stories, different places of origin, whether we’re men or women, we all have the right to dream and do the things to make it a reality. At that very moment, my eyes were opened about the truth of life.