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Daniel Lubner adapted to staff ideas and energy to build $100M firm

"When you're starting a new venture, the definition of success is survival. That’s all you’re trying to do in those early years." –Daniel Lubner, Clive Daniel Home


Daniel Lubner co-founded Clive Daniel Home in 2011 with his father, Clive Lubner.
Daniel Lubner co-founded Clive Daniel Home in 2011 with his father, Clive Lubner.
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After years in the furniture and interior design industries at companies like Robb & Stucky, the father-son team of Clive Lubner and Daniel Lubner went out on their own and founded Clive Daniel Home in 2011. What began with a Naples store and showroom has grown into a regional interior design and furnishings company that includes locations in Boca Raton, Sarasota and Fort Myers.

The company also consolidated its logistical footprint last year, going from three separate warehouses to a single, 175,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art warehouse in Fort Myers that has improved efficiencies and includes room for continued growth. “We have the luxury of space for the first time in our history,” says Lubner, 49. 

 

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