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What if the biggest thing holding your jewelry business back isn't your strategy, but your fear of taking action?

In this special HOT SEAT episode, we're flipping the script! Jewelry designer and Jewelry Business Academy member Lindsay, founder of The Earthereal Collective, takes over the mic to ask me some seriously good questions about entrepreneurship, confidence, and building a successful jewelry business.

I'm sharing the story of how I went from working in corporate marketing to launching my own jewelry brand, the biggest mistakes I made along the way, and some of my most unpopular business opinions.

We dive into why messy action beats endless market research, how to build confidence when you're terrified of being seen, and why waiting until you feel ready might be keeping your jewelry business stuck.

This conversation is a reminder that you don't need all the answers to build something incredible. You just need to be willing to start!

What You Will Learn in this Episode:

1. Why taking messy action is more valuable than having the perfect business plan and how to stop overthinking your next move.

2. How to build confidence as a jewelry business owner even when showing up, selling, and putting yourself out there feels terrifying.

3. The biggest mistakes I made when starting my jewelry business and what actually helped me generate sales and grow.

4. Why embracing discomfort and trusting yourself is essential to building a jewelry business that allows you to reach your full potential.

Topics Discussed:

• How Robyn went from corporate marketing to launching her jewelry business

• Unpopular business opinions and the truth about market research

• Why taking messy action creates clarity and confidence

• Overcoming the fear of visibility and becoming the face of your jewelry brand

• Building resilience, trusting yourself, and embracing discomfort

• The connection between creativity, authenticity, and entrepreneurship

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What if the version of your jewelry business that feels impossible right now is only a few years away?

In this episode, I'm welcoming Jenni G back to the podcast to talk about the incredible transformation she's experienced over the last three years — from running her jewelry business out of her car and sleeping on a friend's couch to building a $250K jewelry business with a team of seven.

Jenni shares what it really took to grow: taking messy action, learning to trust herself, building systems, investing in support and becoming more discerning about where she spends her time and energy.

We also talk about why hitting your first six figures can feel harder than scaling beyond it, the mindset shifts that happen as your jewelry business grows and why the strategies that got you started won't necessarily get you to your next level.

If you need proof that a LOT can change in just a few years, this conversation is for you.

What You Will Learn in this Episode:

1. Why the scrappy strategies that help you start your jewelry business eventually need to evolve as you grow
2. How Jenni went from running her business out of her car to $250K in annual revenue and a seven-person team
3. Why learning to trust yourself and make confident decisions is essential for scaling your jewelry business
4. How systems, delegation and the right support can help you move from doing everything yourself to thinking like a CEO

Topics Discussed:

• Growing from startup to a six-figure jewelry business
• Building confidence and trusting yourself as a business owner
• Taking messy action instead of waiting until you're ready
• Hiring, delegating and building a team
• Creating systems to support your next stage of growth
• Investing in coaching, community and business support

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Ready to grow + scale your jewelry business? Work with me → https://www.jewelrybusinessacademy.ca/

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Website | https://jennigjewelry.net/

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Are you spending so much time perfecting your jewelry brand that you're actually delaying its growth?

In this Hot Seat episode, I'm joined by Jewelry Business Academy member Dominic Mancini, a marketing and communications professional who's now building his own Mediterranean-inspired men's jewelry brand.

Dominic brings his biggest questions to the table as we dive into why even experienced marketers can struggle to promote their own jewelry, how too much research can become a form of procrastination, and why getting your products into the market can teach you more than months of planning.

We also talk about creating value through curation, marketing jewelry to men, building a distinctive brand identity, and why your content doesn't need to be perfectly polished to work.

If you've been waiting until everything feels ready before putting your jewelry business out there, this episode will help you focus less on perfection and more on taking action.

What You Will Learn in this Episode:

1. Why getting your jewelry into the market can give you more valuable information than endlessly researching and perfecting your brand
2. How to create perceived value around your jewelry even if you're curating, assembling, or reselling pieces rather than making everything from scratch
3. How to sell the identity and feeling behind your jewelry instead of relying only on materials, features, and product details
4. Why scrappier, more human content can build stronger connections with your customers than perfectly polished marketing

Topics Discussed:

• Taking action vs. over-researching your jewelry business
• Building and testing a minimum viable jewelry collection
• Creating value through curation, branding, and storytelling
• Marketing jewelry to men through identity and lifestyle
• Building a distinctive brand world without becoming overly literal
• Creating relatable, educational, and human social media content

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Ready to grow + scale your jewelry business? Work with me → https://www.jewelrybusinessacademy.ca/

If you loved today's episode, hit subscribe so you never miss a strategy drop.

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