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Before ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ, I was an undergraduate at Boston University studying advertising. While in New Zealand my junior year, I realized that a corporate career wasn’t what I was looking for in life. I needed to be more hands on and more independent.

I wanted a skilled-based career — one that presented a new challenge everyday and produced tangible results. The ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ jewelry program was the perfect match for me.

The most valuable aspect of the program was the intense, hands-on style of teaching. It taught me self discipline and hard work. I learned that if I didn’t put the effort in, I wasn’t going to get the results that I wanted. I needed strong technical skills in order to create the jewelry that I was proud to put my name on and ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ gave me those skills through its knowledgeable and supportive teachers.

While in school, I began selling my jewelry and doing simple custom jobs. When I graduated, it was natural to just keep the ball rolling. After a few years of craft fairs, trunk shows and art events, my home workshop became too small and I decided to open a store. The jewelry shop was opened in September 2010 and it is by far the best decision I’ve made.

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