our story
Danielle Mainas founded a private consultation business in order to bring the expertise and passion of her experienced team to the consumer, with none of the pressure to sell one ring over another.

Danielle Mainas, Founder
Danielle, our Falcon, has the soul of a huntress. Her clear-sighted confidence within the jewelry industry comes from years and years of experience with every facet of jewelry production, start to finish. Danielle has helped over 3000 couples find the perfect ring. From center gem selection, metal choice, and ring design, each customer received start to finish guidance and attention. Her secret? Nothing is impossible. Dream big.
Efficient, clear, a straight shooter, bare your soul to her and she will hunt down the object of your dreams. She’s a no-nonsense business woman, but when it comes right down to it, Danielle's passion lies in the pursuit of harmony between beautiful jewelry and the people who will assign precious meaning to it.
Where She Comes From
Danielle began her official career in the jewelry industry right after graduating from UC Berkeley. Her first foray was sourcing gems from around the world and overseeing their production into creative and dynamic fashion designs. This process took her around the globe, and then landed her back in the Bay Area where she was snapped up by the global leader in ethical origin diamond jewelry. As one of the first employees of a major Canadian diamond startup, Danielle learned everything - no seriously, everything - about the world of conflict free diamonds and ethical origin fine jewelry. In 2013 she spotted a huge hole in the industry: unbiased guidance! Enter: Little Bird.
Random Fact of Passion
Danielle once designed a ring based on someone's spirit animal. It included champagne diamond and black diamond tiger stripes.
Danielle, our Falcon, has the soul of a huntress. Her clear-sighted confidence within the jewelry industry comes from years and years of experience with every facet of jewelry production, start to finish. Danielle has helped over 3000 couples find the perfect ring. From center gem selection, metal choice, and ring design, each customer received start to finish guidance and attention. Her secret? Nothing is impossible. Dream big.
Efficient, clear, a straight shooter, bare your soul to her and she will hunt down the object of your dreams. She’s a no-nonsense business woman, but when it comes right down to it, Danielle's passion lies in the pursuit of harmony between beautiful jewelry and the people who will assign precious meaning to it.
Where She Comes From
Danielle began her official career in the jewelry industry right after graduating from UC Berkeley. Her first foray was sourcing gems from around the world and overseeing their production into creative and dynamic fashion designs. This process took her around the globe, and then landed her back in the Bay Area where she was snapped up by the global leader in ethical origin diamond jewelry. As one of the first employees of a major Canadian diamond startup, Danielle learned everything - no seriously, everything - about the world of conflict free diamonds and ethical origin fine jewelry. In 2013 she spotted a huge hole in the industry: unbiased guidance! Enter: Little Bird.
Random Fact of Passion
Danielle once designed a ring based on someone's spirit animal. It included champagne diamond and black diamond tiger stripes.