Episode Description:
In the latest episode of our miniseries, Matt and Rob talk to Fred Magnanimi about how his company, Luca and Danni, has seen massive growth during COVID-19 as well as some of the new challenges he has faced. You’ll learn more on the company’s founding and the inspiration for starting the jewelry line. Other topics include, building a community and brand, the benefits of local manufacturing, and the upsides of having an e-commerce platform during the closing of many brick and mortar stores. We hope that this can bring a bit more optimism to the often negative news we are hearing these days and that you can learn to embrace the journey, whatever that may be.

Topics covered include:

• The story behind Luca and Danni & why Fred went from investment banking to starting a jewelry company
• The inspiration for creating the jewelry brand and how they have built a community around embracing the journey
• The upsides of having a local manufacturing company and being able to pivot quickly and develop products more fluidly
• The massive growth on the e-commerce side due to COVID-19
• The new challenges they are facing from COVID-19
• The changes they plan to make in response to this pandemic
• Looking for the positive and learning to innovate & think outside the box

Show Notes:

• https://lucadanni.com/

Quotes:

• “It’s forcing us to be innovative and think outside of the box, and we are choosing to look at the glass half full, and embrace the innovation and keep things moving forward, so for us it’s been a good challenge” - Fred Magnanimi