1,200+ volunteering hours Increased chapter revenue by over 1000% 400%+ new contacts added 40+ conference calls 20 highly-curated and relevant events planned in Colorado 3 industry news mentions/ publications 6 sponsorship acquisitions   Building a jewelry community 1 designer/ jeweler professional at a time A few stats since I was elected as the President of Women’s Jewelry […]

T Minus 1 week!  Hard to believe that our third child will be arriving in less than 7 days!  The above picture was taken in September of 2017 when I was traveling through Hong Kong on business.  I was about 8 weeks pregnant at the time.  (I will spare you the picture of me now […]

So I did not win in the Merchandising and Product Development category at the 33rd annual WJA Award of Excellent Gala on July 24th.  It was my very first nomination and I can genuinely say that it was an incredible honor JUST to be nominated.  Here’s why… My very first AFE experience was 10 years […]

It was an absolute delight to be invited to Richard Kimball’s recent open house. Kimball has been creating highly individual and expressive fine jewelry pieces for over 45 years.  He is a designer and goldsmith with a studio and retail gallery in the affluent area of Cherry Creek in Denver.   The open house on […]

Call me “old fashioned” but I’m a sucker for manual and automatic watches.  In a digital age where your watch can track your sleep pattern to your heart rate, fine timepieces are sexier and more relevant than ever. On May 17th, I had an unique opportunity to learn the interworking of an automatic and manual […]