AVALON JEWELERS, MENTOR, OHÂ BY EILEEN MCCLELLAND | Published in the July 2014 issue Sally Hufnagle, a former city council member, got out of politics and...
BY EILEEN MCCLELLAND | Published in the May 2014 issue Jayne Hernandez, store manager of Hamilton Jewelers in Red Bank, NJ, where she has worked for...
Harmony Thomas found her calling while working in a jewelry store in her hometown of Sisters, OR, (population 2,071) when she was just 17. From the...
Smart Managers: Monique Shire  BY EILEEN MCCLELLAND Published in the September 2013 issue MANAGERSTORE NAME: Wilson & Son Jewelers LOCATION: Mt. Kisco, NY As an...
Smart Managers: Pam Cardone  BY EILEEN MCCLELLAND Published in the June 2013 issue ASSISTANT MANAGERSTORE NAME: Sami Fine Jewelry LOCATION: Fountain Hills, AZ As a...
Smart Managers: Natasha Digius-Mahdavi Eileen McClelland   Published in November2012 issue STORE NAME: The Diamond Boutique LOCATION: Two locations in San Diego, CAEMPLOYEES: 6 Natasha Digius-Mahdavi...
Smart Managers: Lara Bergset BY JOSH WIMMER Â Â Published in the October2012 issue STORE NAME: Idar LOCATION:Â Victoria, BCEMPLOYEES:Â 6 Lara Bergset began working for her father,...
Smart Managers: Nate Smith  BY EILEEN MCCLELLAND Published in the April 2012 issue STORE NAME: Delfineâs Fine Jewelry LOCATION: Charleston, WV At Christopher’s Fine Jewelry...
"You canât pull out answers and make things up. Thatâs kind of a rule here."
 DEBBIE LANG, a grandmother of eight, came to the jewelry business at age 50, after a career selling furniture. Brian Toone, CEO of the Jewelry...
MONTECA CONFER-BEISEL grew up in her familyâs business, Conferâs Jewelers. âMy mom said I made my first sale when I was 3 years old,â she says....
KENDRA LOGAN enjoys motivating staff as much as she loves selling and wearing diamonds. In 2010, she logged $1 million in personal sales in a store...
Snowdenâs Jewelers, Wilmington, NC Â [dropcap cap=P]atrick Giarelli, general manager of Snowdenâs Jewelers in Wilmington, NC, was suggested as a Smart Manager by owner Chris Snowden....
Benoldâs Jewelers, Austin, TX Â [dropcap cap=D]avid Runnels, 35-year-veteran store manager for Benoldâs Jewelers in Austin, TX, sold a 5.25-carat Lazare Kaplan diamond for $276,000 in...
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