E418: Disrupting The Commercial Furniture Space With Susan Pilato

Welcome to Life Well lived by Omobola Stephen where transformative mindshift conversations lives.
Join host Omobola Stephen alongside Susan Pilato as they converse on how we can begin to intentionally design inclusive spaces that can positively influence our wellbeing and how we show up in our world today.
Here is a ŵhat you may need to know about about Susan Pilato.
Susan Pilato is the CEO of MANTRA INSPIRED FURNITURE. She is a sustainability-driven entrepreneur whose company designs inclusive, American-made furniture using 95% U.S.-sourced hardwoods. She champions neurodiverse-friendly and accessible spaces that prioritize people and the planet equally.
As a sustainability-first entrepreneur and advocate for underserved communities, her company reflects her spiritual conviction that everyone deserves to be seen, supported, and empowered. Her story is one of impactful leadership and transformation, proof that when women embrace their full purpose, they can build businesses that change lives and rewrite cultural norms.
Susan talked on what "designing for belonging’' look like in practice, Why the materials we surround ourselves with influence our well-being and how we show up in the world.
Her brand had made equity, sustainability, and inclusion non-negotiable and Susan shared some advice for leaders who want to lead with values but are afraid it might limit their growth.
Having disrupted the commercial furniture space with a neurodiverse-friendly, women-owned manufacturing company, Susan shared with the audience on the mental barriers she had to overcome to do something so unconventional.
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