My First Business

A startup selling fine jewelry

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After two-and-a-half years in retail jewelry, I decided I’d had enough and began the blueprint for my own business. Unhappy and dissatisfied with the pay and toxic culture of the fine jewelry store.

A small staff in a high-end store in a stuffy, buttoned-up town. The owner prided himself on competing with the bigger stores in Manhattan. Tiffany’s, Cartier…