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A home is never just a backdrop. We’re joined by Mariana Santelli, a South Florida luxury real estate advisor with Douglas Elliman, to talk about how the spaces we choose can support the lives we’re trying to build. From moving from Brazil at 13 and learning English under pressure to developing a fierce sense of self-trust, Mariana shares what “intentional living” looks like when it’s real, practical, and tested.

We also go deep on wellness and routine: her multi-year functional medicine gut health journey, why she decided to share it publicly on social media, and how that evolved into a mission driven by service. Mariana explains the mindset behind consistency, her strength training approach for longevity, and the simple systems she uses to stop negotiating with excuses. If you care about mental health, discipline, and building better habits, this conversation connects the dots in a way that feels doable.

Then we shift into business and the South Florida real estate market. Mariana opens up about returning to real estate after years at home, closing zero deals at first, and then selling over $40 million in six months once momentum clicked. We talk new development condos, high-rise amenities, cash buyers, and why relationship-based selling and honest guidance win long term. Subscribe for more conversations at the intersection of design, lifestyle, and growth, and if this resonated, share it with a friend and leave a review.

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A boutique can be profitable and still refuse the “scale at all costs” playbook. We’re joined by Rebecca D'Emic, one of the women behind Elegant Child, to unpack how a Boca Raton children’s boutique becomes a 20-year success story built on curation, customer experience, and community trust.

Rebecca takes us back to the origin: a mom with an eye for fashion, weekends of garage-sale treasure hunting, and early storefront lessons that turn into a brand rooted in taste and presentation. From there, we get specific about what most listeners actually want to know, how buying works. Rebecca shares where they travel for market, how they decide fast, why they buy what they truly love, and how they plan categories so the store stays fresh without turning into a clone of everyone else’s racks.

We also talk modern retail realities: Instagram-driven trend cycles, reorders and seasonal “drops,” and how Elegant Child uses high-touch selling through social media without losing the magic of a brick-and-mortar shopping trip. Rebecca explains their approach to inventory, end-of-season clearing, and why protecting loyal customers matters more than constant promotions. Finally, we dig into what lasting success looks like, including her leadership with Place of Hope and the work-life balance choices that keep the business strong and the family whole.

Subscribe for more conversations on design, style, small business, and the people who build things that last, then share this episode and leave a review telling us what part you want to try in your own work.

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