Meet The Speakers

Eve Alfille
Eve Alfille

Owner

Eve J. Alfille Gallery & Studio
Leo Anglo
Leo Anglo

General Manager & Buyer

Vincent Jewelers
Jesse Balaity
Jesse Balaity

Owner

Balaity Property Enhancement
Daniela Balzano
Daniela Balzano

Owner

Water Street Jewelers
Barb Binkley
Barb Binkley

Owner

Cooper & Binkley Jewelers and Bink & Babs Boutique
Scot Caniglia
Scot Caniglia

Business Advisor

The Edge Retail Academy
Chae Carter
Chae Carter

Owner

Carter’s Collective | Petal, MS
John Carter
John Carter

President & CEO

Jack Lewis Jewelers | Bloomington, IL
Mark Clodius
Mark Clodius

President

Clodius & Co. Jewelers
Marcus Collins
Marcus Collins

Head of strategy for Wieden+Kennedy

Clinical Marketing Professor at the University of Michigan / Former Digital Marketing Director for Beyoncé
Shane Decker
Shane Decker

President

Ex-Sell-Ence for Shane Decker Sales Academy
Jimmy DeGroot
Jimmy DeGroot

Owner

Jewelry Store Training Academy
Charlie Dixon
Charlie Dixon

Owner

Schwanke-Kasten
Lyn Falk
Lyn Falk

President

Retailworks, Inc.
Jennifer Farnes
Jennifer Farnes

Owner

Revolution Jewelry Works, Colorado Springs, CO
John Fierst
John Fierst

Vice President

Global Risk Services and Analytics for Jewelers Mutual
Jennifer Gandia
Jennifer Gandia

Greenwich St. Jewelers
Robert Goodman
Robert Goodman

Editor-in-Chief

INSTORE
Peter Hannes
Peter Hannes

Sales Manager / Adjunct Professor

Craig Husar Designs / Concordia University Wisconsin
Andrea Hill
Andrea Hill

President & CEO

Hill Management Group
Karen Hollis
Karen Hollis

Owner

K. Hollis Jewelers
Craig Husar
Craig Husar

Owner

Craig Husar Fine Diamonds & Jewelry Designs
Ken Jacobs
Ken Jacobs

Owner

Wanna Buy a Watch
Alyssa Jones
Alyssa Jones

Owner

Alyssa & Anna
William Jones
William Jones

COO

Sissy’s Log Cabin
Becka Johnson Kibby
Becka Johnson Kibby

Vice President

The Edge Retail Academy
Andy Koehn
Andy Koehn

Owner

Koehn & Koehn Jewelers and "The Buy Like a Guy Podcast"
Jenn Koehn
Jenn Koehn

Owner

Koehn & Koehn Jewelers
Viviana Langhoff
Viviana Langhoff

Owner

Adornment + Theory
Mark Loren
Mark Loren

Owner

Mark Loren Designs
Meredith Lusk
Meredith Lusk

Founder & Designer

Moonrise Jewelry
Brad Marks
Brad Marks

Owner

IW Marks Jewelry | Houston, TX
Babs Noelle
Babs Noelle

Owner

Alara Jewelry
Shane O’Neill
Shane O’Neill

Vice-President

Fruchtman Marketing
Denise Oros
Denise Oros

Owner

Linnea Jewelers
Christina Baribault-Ortiz
Christina Baribault-Ortiz

Baribault Jewelers
Rhett Outten
Rhett Outten

Principal/Marketing

Croghan’s Jewel Box
Mark Pimental
Mark Pimental

Founder

MP Business Consultant
Evangeline Ross
Evangeline Ross

Chief Experience Creator

Zachary’s Jewelers
Anna Samsonova
Anna Samsonova

Owner

Samsonova Consulting
Cheryl Skenandore
Cheryl Skenandore

Owner

Linnea Jewelers
Peter Smith
Peter Smith

Founder

The Retail Smiths
Sherry Smith
Sherry Smith

Director of Business Development 

The EDGE Retail Academy
Rex Solomon
Rex Solomon

President

Houston Jewelry
Susan Wheeler
Susan Wheeler

Founder

The Responsible Jewelry Transformative
Ellie Thompson
Ellie Thompson

Owner

Ellie Thompson + Co.
Trace Shelton
Trace Shelton

Editor-in-Chief

INSTORE
Jim Tuttle
Jim Tuttle

Owner

Green Lake Jewelry Works
Allison Leitzel Williams
Allison Leitzel Williams

President

Leitzel’s Jewelry
Wendy Woldenberg
Wendy Woldenberg

Founder & CEO

WEND Jewelry