Redefining Success Through Resilience and Radical Generosity with Ann Lopez

Ann Lopez, founder and creative director of Miami-based Studio Seven Ninety, shares how she rebuilt her life and business after a sudden COVID-era divorce and becoming a single mom just as she launched her firm.

She credits consistent habits, faith, and years of self-development for choosing a “victor” mindset, then scaling by leveraging strengths, hiring to fill skill gaps, and learning through saying yes early on. Ann explains how she guides clients with confident, transparent budget conversations while practicing “No Ego Amigo,” prioritizing client happiness over being right.

The conversation explores post-pandemic design’s emotional impact, hospitality-inspired touches, redefining success as time freedom and peace, and why she dona ...