Puanani or Pua Brown is a former professional ballet dancer at American Ballet Theatre and a Harvard graduate with a degree in Environmental Science and Public Policy. After series of knee injuries, she decided to explore more of her passion of empowering marginalized communities through environmental protection, environmental justice and Indigenous rights. 

In this episode, Pua talks about her experiences with various ballet companies, what she thinks need to change in the ballet world, and something that she thinks would be surprising if people knew about her.