Money Career change during COVID-19: How a former chef started a business making children’s furniture March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 Tanisha A. Sykes, Andrea Kramar Comments Off on Career change during COVID-19: How a former chef started a business making children’s furniture Former chef David Mawhinney started Franklin+Emily, a children's furniture line in 2018. His sales skyrocketed during the pandemic.