Lux and Friends
The world of luxury has never been so timeless and contemporary as today.Luxury Industry veteran Carlo Pignataro takes a deep dive into the forces at play, and invites some of its most brilliant minds to join his lively conversations.MISSION: to explain complexity in a crisp and entertaining way.
Episodes
58 episodes
Ep. #58: Blockchain & Crypto with Lory Kehoe
Our guest today is Lory Kehoe, a trailblazer in the world of blockchain, crypto, and web3. Lory is the founder and chair of Blockchain Ireland, an organization dedicated to fostering blockchain technologies and innovation in Ireland. Wit...
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Episode 58
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#57: Trends Forecasting with Paola De Luca
Welcome to a special live episode of Lux & Friends recorded at the latest edition of Vicenza Oro, one of the world’s most prestigious jewelry fairs. Today, I have the distinct pleasure of speaking with Paola De Luca, a visionary an...
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#56: The Ultimate Luxury - Heart Health. With Dr. Shady Habboush
This episode 56 Lux & Friends. Speaking of Lux, today's episode delves into the ultimate luxury—one that transcends wealth, age, culture, personality, and dreams: the luxury of lasting health, specifically coronary health. ...
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Episode 56
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#55: Building Dubai's Luxury Legacy. With Shireen El Khatib
Today, we have an extraordinary guest whose journey through the luxury and retail industry is nothing short of inspirational. Shireen El Khatib, a name synonymous with pioneering luxury retail in the Middle East, joins us. From managing the fir...
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Episode 55
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#54: The optical company that changes the world. With Andrea Fornari
In the new episode of Lux & Friends (#54), I had the pleasure of interviewing Andrea Fornari, General Manager GCC and Export of Essilor Luxottica, the undisputed leader of the global optical sector. I have always been fascinated by t...
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Episode 54
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#53: From Cartier to Private Equity. With Eliott Collin
I am Carlo Pignataro, and this is a new episode of Lux and Friends. Luxury, as an industry, has many faces. When thinking of luxury, some people portray in their mind fashion, others jewelry. For some, it's all about exclusive experiences; othe...
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#52: Is the American Dream still Alive? The story of the jewelry brand Faraone Mennella. With Amedeo Scognamiglio
I couldn't be happier to kick off a new season, this time live from Dubai, of Lux & Friends podcast, with an exceptional guest whose story is nothing short of a fairytale in the Luxury Industry. Like all fairytales, Amedeo Scognamiglio's li...
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Episode 52
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#51: Permanent Reinvention. With Aidan McCullen
The focus of this episode of Lux and Friends is Permanent Reinvention, the one thing we (individuals and organizations)all need. That we all somehow do, and that we all fear.In nature, change is inevitable. Organisms either change or di...
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Episode 51
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#50: Art & Business, Music & Luxury. With Vincent Corver
The title of this episode is Art and Business, Music and Luxury and to discuss such a variety of topics, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing a true artist and a businessman, Vincent Corver.Vincent is an acclaimed concert pianist and mu...
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Episode 50
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#49: Emotional Intelligence. With Michele Nevarez
This episode of the podcast is about Emotional Intelligence, a term popularized in the 90’s by the psychologist Daniel Goleman and, ever since, the corporate world has embraced it. Or so they say.In fact, that type of intelligence that m...
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Episode 49
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#48: Bring humanity back to business. With Janelle Estes, Author of User Tested
Today’s podcast is all about bringing humanity back to business!It is about putting customers back into the center of your business model Data alone can’t help you understand and empathize with your customers.” says my guest ...
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Episode 48
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#47 Personal Finance. With Andrew Hallam, Author of "Millionaire Expat"
In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Andrew Hallam, a financial expert and author of many books of which “The Millionnaire expat”is at the center of our conversation.Yet, you don’t have to be an expat, nor a millionai...
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Episode 47
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#46: NFTs for Dummies. With Seoyoung Kim
Our journey in the world of NFTs continues and in today’s podcast, I have the pleasure of interviewing Seoyoung Kim the Author of NFT for Dummies.Seoyoung Kim is an Associate Professor of Finance and Business A...
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Episode 46
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#45: Neuroscience @ Work. With Dr. Helena Boschi
The title of this podcast is Neuroscience at Work, and I had the immense pleasure of interviewing, for the second time, Dr. Helena Boschi, an organisational psychologist, a neuroscience expert and the author of the unmissable book Why we do wha...
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Episode 45
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#44 Innovation and Corporate Explorers. With Andrew Binns
Today’s podcast is about innovation, the innovation that can and should come from within a corporation.Yes, Contrary to popular beliefs, large corporations are better off than startups at winning the innovation game, or so says my guest,...
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Episode 44
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#43: NFTs EXPLAINED. WITH QUHARRISON TERRY
The topic of today’s podcast is NFTs, non fungible tokens.Whether you think they are just a jpeg file people exchange for millions of dollars, or the next generation of contracts, whether you think they are the ultimate cultural phenomen...
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Episode 43
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#42: Rethinking Luxury Fashion. With Thomaï Serdari
The title of today’s podcast is Rethinking Luxury Fashion.I had the pleasure of sitting with Thomaï Serdari, the director of the Fashion & Luxury Mba at the Leonard Stern School Of Business, at the New York university and the ...
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Episode 42
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#41 HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNICATION SIMPLY USING YOUR OWN VOICE
Our guest, Kelly Khan, is a professional soprano singer. She takes us through her daily singing exercises. Breathing & diction are core and benefit non singers.Why is improving one's voice valuable to all of us?Why are ...
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Episode 41
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#40: WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO WIN THE BATTLE OF CONTENT?
WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO WIN THE BATTLE OF CONTENT?You want to know the answers to key questions:Who will win the fierce battle of content? Which brands will be the kinds of content? What ...
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Episode 40
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#39: Stop worrying about money. Financial Literacy with Michael Gilmore
Stop worrying about money. Financial Literacy with Michael GilmoreIn this episode of Lux and Friends, Michael Gilmore tells us why he has embarked on such an ambitious mission, teaching the world the power of money.
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Episode 39
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31:30
EP. #38: CLIENT RELATIONSHIP with author and psychotherapist Paul Cowan
The subject of today’s podcast is the importance of building strong and meaningful relationships at work and in life.Easier said than done, you may say, for human beings are complex machines and all wired differently.There is alwa...
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Episode 38
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EP. #37 GO LIVE AND SELL! With Jeffrey Gitomer
The title of today’s podcast is GO LIVE AND SELL.The sales education arena is a crowded one, and inevitably so because…..think about it although many companies and individuals don’t really like to use the word sales to describe...
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Episode 37
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EP. #36: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION with author Markus Schmidt.
The subject of today’s podcast is Digital Transformation, one of the hottest, if not the hottest topics in today’s corporate world and to address it,and understand the various conceptual and practical implications of Digital Transformation,&nbs...
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Episode 36
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EP. #35 Business Transformation, with futurist and best-selling author Peter Fisk
The topic of today’s podcast is Business Transformation, a trip into the future with one of the world’s leading futurists, Peter Fisk.Corporate leaders, says Peter, spend way too much time thinking about the past, looking at past perform...
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Episode 35
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EP. #34 How to sell a business and get the most out of it. With John Warrillow
The topic of today’s podcast is HOW TO SELL A BUSINESS, AND GET THE MOST OUT OF IT so, if you’re a business owner, an entrepreneur, or if you’re planning to start a business sooner than later, you don’t want to miss the precious advise my gu...
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Episode 34
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