Lux and Friends
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep#59: Artificial Intelligence will change the world. With Calum Chace
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am Carlo Pignataro and this is a new episode of Lux & Friends. Today we delve into the fascinating and rapidly evolving world of Artificial Inte...
Ep. #58: Blockchain & Crypto with Lory Kehoe
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 org...
#57: Trends Forecasting with Paola De Luca
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 fa...
#56: The Ultimate Luxury - Heart Health. With Dr. Shady Habboush
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode 56 Lux & Friends. Speaking of Lux, today's episode delves into the ultimate luxury—one that transcends wealth, age, culture, ...
#55: Building Dubai's Luxury Legacy. With Shireen El Khatib
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we have an extraordinary guest whose journey through the luxury and retail industry is nothing short of inspirational. Shireen El Khatib, a nam...
#54: The optical company that changes the world. With Andrea Fornari
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the new episode of Lux & Friends (#54), I had the pleasure of interviewing Andrea Fornari, General Manager GCC and Export of Essilor Luxottica,...
#53: From Cartier to Private Equity. With Eliott Collin
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 portr...
#52: Is the American Dream still Alive? The story of the jewelry brand Faraone Mennella. With Amedeo Scognamiglio
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
#51: Permanent Reinvention. With Aidan McCullen
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 d...
#50: Art & Business, Music & Luxury. With Vincent Corver
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 tru...
#49: Emotional Intelligence. With Michele Nevarez
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#48: Bring humanity back to business. With Janelle Estes, Author of User Tested
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 alon...
#47 Personal Finance. With Andrew Hallam, Author of "Millionaire Expat"
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 exp...
#46: NFTs for Dummies. With Seoyoung Kim
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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.Se...
#45: Neuroscience @ Work. With Dr. Helena Boschi
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 organisa...
#44 Innovation and Corporate Explorers. With Andrew Binns
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s podcast is about innovation, the innovation that can and should come from within a corporation.Yes, Contrary to popular beliefs, large corpo...
#43: NFTs EXPLAINED. WITH QUHARRISON TERRY
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
#42: Rethinking Luxury Fashion. With ThomaĂŻ Serdari
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The title of today’s podcast is Rethinking Luxury Fashion.I had the pleasure of sitting with Thomaï Serdari, the director of the Fashion & Luxu...
#41 HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNICATION SIMPLY USING YOUR OWN VOICE
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest, Kelly Khan, is a professional soprano singer. She takes us through her daily singing exercises. Breathing & diction are core and benefi...
#40: WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO WIN THE BATTLE OF CONTENT?
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#39: Stop worrying about money. Financial Literacy with Michael Gilmore
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stop worrying about money. Financial Literacy with Michael GilmoreIn this episode of Lux and Friends, Michael Gilmore tells us why he has embarked o...
EP. #38: CLIENT RELATIONSHIP with author and psychotherapist Paul Cowan
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
EP. #37 GO LIVE AND SELL! With Jeffrey Gitomer
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
EP. #36: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION with author Markus Schmidt.
17 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
EP. #35 Business Transformation, with futurist and best-selling author Peter Fisk
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 le...
EP. #34 How to sell a business and get the most out of it. With John Warrillow
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
EP. #33 Virtual Sales Meetings with Mante Kvedare, Author "The Virtual Sales Handbook"
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of today’s podcast is Virtual Sales Meetings, as if our lives were not filled enough with virtual events…..and yet there is much to gain...
EP. #32: VISION & LEADERSHIP with Oleg Konovalov, Author, Leadership Coach
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of today’s podcast is VISION, which is that unique, special, rare, aspirational and yet tangible ingredient of leadership only the most im...
EP. #31: Financial Freedom. With the 7 Dollar Millionaire
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of today’s podcast is personal finance, and also financial education and also financial freedom.Yes, I am talking about freedom because th...
#30: Virtual Events with Ben Chodor, President Intrado Digital Media, Author
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of today’s podcast is Virtual Events.Yes, the kind of events many people wouldn’t even consider events before COVID came and changed our...
#29: Reimagining Businesses with AI with Sudhi Sinha, author, tech leader
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The focus of today’s podcast is Artificial Intelligence, and more specifically the transformation AI will cause to a variety of industries.I am extr...
#28: INNOVATION with Patrick van der Pijl, co-author of "Business Models Shifts"
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of this podcast is INNOVATION, the type of innovation that makes a company strive questioning first and foremost the way it does business; i...
#27: HOW TO SELL EXPERT SERVICES with Jacob Parks, co-author of "Never say sell"
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of today’s podcast is HOW TO SELL EXPERT SERVICES, and more specifically how recurring revenue is driven at expert firms like BCG, KPMG, E...
#26: THE CONTEXT MARKETING REVOLUTION with Mathew Sweezey, Bestselling Author, and Head of Market Strategy at Salesforce
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of today’s podcast is A MARKETING REVOLUTION, A CONTEXT MARKETING REVOLUTION, that is.Anyone thinking the rules of marketing haven’t c...
#25: CHINA with entrepreneur, consultant and cross-cultutal negotiation advisor Alberto Antinucci
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of today’s podcast is China, one of the largest markets in the world, formerly the largest factory of the world; the Country making the he...
#24:WORKING FROM HOME with Karen Mangia, author of "Working from Home: Making the New Normal Work for You" and VP of Customer and Market Insights at Salesforce,
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new episode of Lux & TechThe topic of today’s podcast is WORKING FROM HOME.To dig into this extremely relevant topic, I am delighte...
#23: NEGOTIATION with Joshua Weiss, Harvard's professor, negotiation and conflict resolution specialist and author of "The book of real world negotiations"
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
NEGOTIATION, the topic of today’s podcast, is the ultimate business skill, regardless of what industry you are in, regardless of your role, and even...
#22: LEAD GENERATION with content marketing expert Marcus Sheridan, author of "They ask, you answer"
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the age of transparency sounds like the title of a scifi movie, doesn’t it?But if you think about it, the internet, and its mainstream, m...
#21: LUXURY STRATEGY with Luxury MBA professor Michel Gutsatz, author of "Luxury Retail and Digital Management: Developing Customer Experience in a Digital World"
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is luxury?What makes it so desirable?Can anyone create it? Should anyone have access to it? Would anyone understand it or just the few? These an...
#20: INNOVATION TRENDS with Lars Tvede, investor and author of "Supertrends. 50 things you need to know about the future"
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
ARE YOU A THINKER OR A FEELER?I mean, do you draw your conclusions about the world, its future, and the future of humanity based on what you see aroun...
#19: SALES with Lisa McLeod, author of the bestselling book "Selling with Noble Purpose"
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The time to sell for the sake of selling, for the sake of making money, for the sake of scaling and gaining more power are over.No, I am not saying th...
#18: FINTECH with Susanne Chishti, CEO of the Fintech Circle and co-author of "The AI handbook for investors"
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re talking about money, banks, finance, technology and before you skip this episode thinking "oh this is Fintech, it’s not my busine...
#17: NEUROSCIENCE with Helena Boschi, author of "Why We Do What We Do: Understanding our brain to get the best out of ourselves and others"
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why do you do what you do?Have you ever asked yourself this very question?Have you ever investigated the neural and psychological mechanisms that gove...
#16: INNOVATION with Alec Ross, author of " The industries of the future" and former advisor for innovation to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Getting to know, and understand the industries of the future is not only a moral imperative for anyone willing to gain or keep their relevance in an e...
#15: CHINA with Laurie Underwood, MBA professor and co-author of "China CEO I & II"
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of today’s podcast is China and it’s quite an ambitious one you may think, for China is more than just a country or a market, but rather...
#14: PROBLEM SOLVING with Charles Conn, author of " Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything"
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you are like me, and probably many other people around you, you may get discouraged everytime you hear the word problem, or when you find yourself ...
#13: NEUROMARKETING with Patrick Renvoise,author of " The Persuasion Code: How Neuromarketing Can Help You Persuade Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime"
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of today’s podcast is….your brain.Yes, that part of your body that consumes 20% your energy, although it accounts for only 2% of its wei...
#12: CREATIVE THINKING with Professor Michael Roberto, author of " Unlocking Creativity: How to Solve Any Problem and Make the Best Decisions by Shifting Creative Mindsets"
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Creativity and innovation are two of the most spoken, dare I say, abused words in the corporate world today.Leaders of all industries reckon that the ...
##11: DECELERATION with Gib Bulloch, former head of Accenture Development Partnerships , and author of "The Intrapreneur: Confessions of a corporate insurgent"
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Should they choose the latter, they must know CSR, corporate social responsibility, is not the answer.The guest of today’s show, Gib Bulloch, the au...
#10: PSYCHOLOGY AND CHARISMA with Olivia Fox Cabane, author of the international bestseller "The Charisma Myth"
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The topic of today’s episode of the podcast is charisma and I cannot stress enough the importance of this subject.Charisma, contrary to popular beli...
INNOVATION with Alessandro Lanteri, MBA Professor and author of "CLEVER, the 6 strategic drivers for the fourth industrial revolution"
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The fourth industrial revolution, the one we are experiencing today, has come so fast you may not even noticed it was a revolution.Of course, you’ve...
CONSCIOUSNESS AND ATTRACTION with Ulrik Nerløe, author of "The bridge. Your journey from an unconscious to a conscious life"
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ulrik Nerløe, founder of Unified People, has been transforming international organisations and creating winning cultures that bring world-class resul...
VIRTUAL & AUGMENTED REALITY with Jean-Colas, special effects expert who has worked on blockbusters such as The Lord of the Ring, Life of Pi, Godzilla and many more
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing the fine line between reality and perception has kept humanity busy for thousands of years.Countless philosophers and scientists have spent th...
TRENDS FORECASTING with Paola De Luca, trends forecaster, creative director, luxury TOP creative voice
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’ll speak about tomorrow.The future, once said the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, influences the present as much as the past. The future ...
LUXURY WATCHES: With former Bulgari Watches G.M. Guido Terreni
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of people around the globe buy a watch every day, despite having their time measured by their smartphone, because they have either learned to...
CAREER With World Economic Forum HR Director, and best-selling author Paolo Gallo
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paolo Gallo is a best-selling author, coach, and former head of HR at the World Economic Forum.In his career he has interviewed over 9.000 candidates ...
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE: with Joseph Pine, author of "The Experience Economy", "Infinite possibility", "Mass customization" and world's CX expert
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It was 1999 when a book titled “The experience economy” made its appearance in the bookstores around the world.Many listeners will surely remember...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: with Calum Chace, AI expert and best-selling author of "AI and the two singularities"
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lux & Tech, Carlo Pignataro discusses the future of humanity with best-selling author and Artificial Intelligence expert Calum ...
SUPER INTELLIGENCE: with John Wood, author of "The Humachine", philosopher and attorney
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Carlo Pignataro interviews John Wood, co-author of the book "Humachine, humankind, machines and the future of enterprise".Ke...