Maneesh Goyal, founder of Pineapple Co—which includes marketing, design, and consulting businesses—says he’s a “natural born convener.” But he found a whole new way to bring people together after he and his husband visited Chile. “I did a dinner party, with Chilean foods and bottled water from the Andes,” says Goyal, 43. Attendees gushed, and he thought: Don’t such meals deserve elaborate decor? He began seeking out curiosities: blown-glass tumblers from an appointment-only salon in Paris; napkin rings made by members of Kenya’s Maasai tribe. (“They were doing beadwork that was meant for bracelets,” says Goyal. “I asked, ‘Can you make them baby-size?’”) Such tabletops open doors for his business. “People feel like they want to help you,” he says, “because you have helped them have a spectacular evening.”…
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Inc. (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2018