Hannah Florman’s job allows her to be part of some of the “happiest moments” of people’s lives, she tells CNBC Make It — and it’s “very different” from her previous career as a corporate lawyer.
Florman, a jewelry designer who specializes in engagement rings, is the owner and founder of Hannah Florman Fine Jewelry, a custom jewelry company based in Boston. The company brought in seven figures in sales in 2025, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.
Becoming a jewelry designer wasn’t always part of her plan, says Florman, 36, who is also a mother of two.
Florman graduated from Tulane University in 2011 with a degree in political science, and then earned her J.D. from Northeastern Law School in Boston in 2015. She began working at a corporate law firm upon graduation, but quickly found that she didn’t enjoy the “high-intensity, high-pressure” aspects of the job, she says.
“I think a lot of successful lawyers enjoy that stress — it gets them energized and keeps them going. For me, it sort of did the opposite,” she recalls.
