Danielle Mastro

The power of connectedness through mentorship

As a way of honouring women around the world, we celebrate every 8th of March as International Women’s Day and certain parts of the globe regard the whole of March as Women’s Month. In time for this celebration, we feature two wonderful female entrepreneurs who have led their respective lives inspiring others.

It seems like a match made in heaven for mentor Cristina Re, Director at Cristina Re Designs, and mentee Danielle Mastro, Co-founder and Director of Lights, Lights, Lights when EO Melbourne brought them together through the chapter’s Mentorship Program. Cristina and Danielle shared how their connectedness, their roles as women in the family and society, and their entrepreneurial journeys have become instrumental to their mentorship experience like pieces of fabric that create a beautiful tapestry.

Overcoming self-doubt in the entrepreneurial journey

It is not at all times when business leaders are confident of themselves or of the decisions they make. The reality is that there are moments of self-doubt, which can often freeze you on your tracks. We wonder when such instances occur along the business journey, how do entrepreneurs overcome their weaknesses and move ahead towards their goals?

KHQ Lawyers Founder and Managing Director David Kelly and Lights Lights Lights Director Danielle Mastro reveal how they embraced the experience and used it to strengthen themselves.

The light in Danielle Mastro’s entrepreneurial path

Danielle Mastro, Founding Partner and Director of Lights Lights Lights, literally radiates whenever she talks about her passion towards her business. “We have a retail showroom, but we also do consultations for clients. We are nearly 12 years old. We work mostly with architects, designers and end-users to facilitate designing the lighting for their space. Our mission is to tell the story of the build with light. We help integrate lighting into homes, restaurants, cafes, retail stores, and apartments. We give clients an option to achieve an aesthetically pleasing result that's sustainable as well,” Danielle professed.