From nursing to jewelry, a WI retailer’s career conversion
Registered nurse turned jeweler Matt “Monty” Montonati. The most basic motivators in life are always the...
Read morePaul Holewa has worked as a gem and jewelry industry trade journalist for more than 20 years. He learned about the gem and jewelry industry firsthand in Bangkok and Chantaburi, Thailand, global hubs for colored stones, diamond cutting, and jewelry production. Paul called Bangkok home for 11 years. He has travelled to remote gemstone mining sites throughout Southeast Asia, as well as major distribution and manufacturing centers in that region.
For most of his years as a trade journalist, Paul has specialized in writing small business management articles for retail jewelers. His specialty has been developing magazine news feature stories and online blog content to help jewelry store owners to manage their store more effectively and, more importantly, to sell more jewelry. Paul has written on a wide range of jewelry store management topics from sales training and staffing, to video marketing and social media campaigns.
Registered nurse turned jeweler Matt “Monty” Montonati. The most basic motivators in life are always the...
Read moreEvery family has that one person that can fix anything. Such skills keep households humming along nicely. But for Anthony...
Read moreStudio D in Woodstock, Illinois’s historic Woodstock Square. Famed comedian and actor W.C. Fields once said...
Read moreJamie Hollier, co-founder of Geeklery. Geeks. Nerds. For years these were pejorative terms for non-jocks and...
Read moreTom Cook, Sr. and Tom, Jr. outside Tom Cook Jeweler’s first Beach Street location in Daytona...
Read moreLecil Henderson1958-2020 When attending a trade show there’s always a list of industry colleagues people want...
Read moreA major store renovation takes a lot of careful planning. Doing two such projects requires even greater dexterity and preparation....
Read moreA jewelry store’s standing in its market is hard earned. Once established, it fosters sales growth, expansion and above all...
Read more(L-R): David N. Lewis, G.G. President-Owner, Jonathan Farnsworth, General Manager and Keith Largin, Assistant Manager and...
Read moreThe Minneapolis riots lasted three days, from May 27 to 30. But for Ryan Knox, owner of Minneapolis-based Knox Jewelers,...
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