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MEENA
HARRIS

FOUNDER & CEO OF THE PHENOMENAL WOMAN ACTION CAMPAIGN.

ATTORNEY. ACTIVIST. ENTREPRENEUR. MOTHER.

FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.

Meena Harris descends from a long line of unordinary women. Her mother, Maya Harris is a lawyer and public policy advocate. And her grandmother was a scientist and cancer researcher at Berkeley. They taught her, above all, to pursue her passions. After working her way up at an elite corporate law firm, she quit her job and found her true purpose launching The Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign. Watch her film to see how.

 

MEENA
HARRIS

FOUNDER & CEO OF THE PHENOMENAL WOMAN ACTION CAMPAIGN. ATTORNEY. ACTIVIST. ENTREPRENEUR. MOTHER. FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.

Meena Harris descends from a long line of unordinary women. Her mother, Maya Harris is a lawyer and public policy advocate. And her grandmother was a scientist and cancer researcher at Berkeley. They taught her, above all, to pursue her passions. After working her way up at an elite corporate law firm, she quit her job and found her true purpose launching The Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign. Watch her film to see how.

Meena

 

“I GREW UP WITH THESE DYNAMIC WOMEN WHO WERE OUT IN THE WORLD, MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR COMMUNITIES. I WAS CONSTANTLY ENCOURAGED BY ALL OF THEM THAT I COULD DO ANYTHING, THAT I COULD BE ANYTHING.”

 

“I GREW UP WITH THESE DYNAMIC WOMEN WHO WERE OUT IN THE WORLD, MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR COMMUNITIES. I WAS CONSTANTLY ENCOURAGED BY ALL OF THEM THAT I COULD DO ANYTHING, THAT I COULD BE ANYTHING.”

 

Giving up a regular paycheck and a more traditional path has not been without its struggles. “It's hard to take a leap, no matter who you are. I found myself checking the boxes for a long time. But I also realized that at some point, I had to get off the treadmill. I knew deep inside, that what I was doing wasn't my true passion or life's purpose.” Her mother’s resilience served as a model for moving past her fears. “She was a seventeen-year-old single mom who put herself through college with me in tow, and accomplished the unthinkable. The odds were against her, but she put one foot in front of the other, and kept going.”

 

Giving up a regular paycheck and a more traditional path has not been without its struggles. “It's hard to take a leap, no matter who you are. I found myself checking the boxes for a long time. But I also realized that at some point, I had to get off the treadmill. I knew deep inside, that what I was doing wasn't my true passion or life's purpose.” Her mother’s resilience served as a model for moving past her fears. “She was a seventeen-year-old single mom who put herself through college with me in tow, and accomplished the unthinkable. The odds were against her, but she put one foot in front of the other, and kept going.”