Podcast appearances and mentions of sterling jewelers

When David's Bridal, a New York City staple, filed for bankruptcy in 2018, Joan Hilson was at the helm as CFO. The experience was a crucible, teaching her invaluable lessons about crisis management and strategic pivoting. "Navigating the bankruptcy of David's Bridal forced me to re-evaluate our strategies and become more resilient," Hilson recalls. This challenging period honed her ability to steer a company through turbulent times, a skill that she would carry forward into her role at Signet Jewelers. Hilson's journey toward becoming a strategic leader was shaped by a series of diverse roles across the retail sector. Starting her career at Sterling Jewelers in the mid-1980s, she climbed through the ranks to become the company's first female vice president. Her subsequent tenures at Limited Brands and American Eagle Outfitters provided her with a broad perspective on retail operations and financial management​. At Signet, Hilson's strategic mindset has become evident in her emphasis on innovation and digital transformation. Along the way, she has helped the company to navigate the pandemic and championed significant investments in digital capabilities, ensuring that the company remains competitive in an increasingly online world. "Our goal is to offer connected commerce, allowing customers to interact with us whenever and wherever they choose," she explains​. Hilson's focus on team development has proved to be another cornerstone of her leadership philosophy. She believes in nurturing talent and creating opportunities for growth, both professionally and personally. "Growing my team and helping them to evolve is as important as achieving our financial targets," she is quick to observe.​ Joan Hilson's journey reflects a blend of resilience, strategic foresight, and commitment to innovation—qualities that continue to drive Signet Jewelers forward in a very competitive market.

Owner of Hupp Jewelers, Angela Peterson, spills the beans on her competition. Dropping some knowledge on the big box stores. According to their LinkedIn profile, "Akron, Ohio-based Sterling Jewelers is one of the U.S. operations of Signet Jewelers, making it part of the largest specialty retail jewelry company in the world. Signet is the largest specialty retail jeweler in the US, UK and Canada. Signet’s results derive from the retailing of jewelry, watches and associated services. The business is managed as three operating divisions: the Sterling division in the US, the Signet UK division, and the Zale division, which operates in the US and Canada. Sterling has more than 1,500 stores across the United States. Sterling Jeweler's mall stores are known nationwide as Kay® Jewelers ("Kay®"​), and regionally under a number of well-established and recognized names, such as JB Robinson Jewelers. Sterling's destination superstores are known as Jared®, The Galleria of Jewelry ("Jared®"​). Every Jared® location has an on-site design and service center where many repairs can be completed within one hour. The facility also mounts loose diamonds in settings and provides a custom design service." "In the U.K., Signet is the largest specialty retailer of fine jewelry with more than 500 stores. Primarily situated in main shopping thoroughfares with high pedestrian traffic or shopping malls, the stores are known as "H.Samuel"​ and "Ernest Jones"​. Support your local jewelry stores! (like Hupp!) Check us out on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/huppjewelers Instagram: @hupp_jewelers or online at our new website: huppjewelers.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jim-peterson/support

This month, Jimmy DeGroot welcomes a guest he knows quite well. In fact, they know each other so well that they can complete each other’s … “… sandwiches?” suggests Jason Druxman, co-owner of Avenue Jewelers in Appleton, WI. Druxman has been in the jewelry business for over 30 years — “which is impossible,” he jokes, “because I’m only 36.” Before taking over Avenue Jewelers (where he worked with DeGroot), the fourth-generation jeweler spent much of his early career in corporate settings — working for Sterling Jewelers’ sub-brands. In the podcast (11:50), he discusses pros and cons of working in a corporate jewelry environment versus an independent one.  Druxman describes the corporate business as “very cutthroat, very push-push” but admits he enjoyed it, especially as a young man with an instinct for competitiveness. “It was awesome for me,” says the jeweler, “because I could measure myself against these other thousand stores.” How does independent life compare? As his current business title on his LinkedIn profile and business card (“The Diamond Stud”) indicates, Druxman’s working life is definitely not as stiff and regimented as it use to be. Hear more pros and cons in the latest JimmyCast.

This week, Taffy Brodesser-Akner comes on the show to talk about her New York Times Magazine piece on the arbitration against Sterling Jewelers, the parent company that owns brands like Kay, Jared and Zales. Plus, Taffy weighs in on the celebrity industrial complex -- a topic she knows a lot about after spending 8 months with Gwyneth Paltrow for a story. And in the Slate Plus segment: Chip and Joanna Gaines’ new network. Email: slatemoney@slate.com Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Taffy Brodesser-Akner comes on the show to talk about her New York Times Magazine piece on the arbitration against Sterling Jewelers, the parent company that owns brands like Kay, Jarod and Zales. Plus, Taffy weighs in on the celebrity industrial complex -- a topic she knows a lot about after spending 8 months with Gwyneth Paltrow for a story. And in the Slate Plus segment: Chip and Joanna Gaines’ new network. Email: slatemoney@slate.com Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. This episode is brought to you by Proper Cloth.  Save $20 on your first custom shirt at propercloth.com/money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Looking for a career in the jewelry industry? If so then listen up, because we’ve got an opportunity you don’t want to miss! And if that business isn’t for you, don’t worry! We’ve got a bunch of other potential jobs for you too. FOX Business Network’s Cheryl Casone reports in this week’s “Hired!”: Getting you Hired! I’m Cheryl Casone with the FOX Business Network. The GIA Jewelry Career Fair is the industry’s largest and it’s happening in New York City Monday July 28th. Bloomingdale’s, Tiffany, David Yurman, Sterling Jewelers and Zale Corporation are going to be there. 8am to 1pm at the Javitz Center. Esurance has 350 openings nationwide, with 75 just in San Francisco where the company is based. Some jobs pay up to $100,000 a year, and they are opening a new office in Greenville, South Carolina. KidsPeace is a non-profit group that provides mental and behavioral health services to children and families. Nurses, clinicians and more are needed. From Washington to Georgia and Nevada, they are hiring. Benjamin Franklin Plumbing has 126 locations across North America, and they need about 100 jobs filled. Licensed plumbers can make $40-80,000 a year. Woodhouse Day Spa is a franchise that offers massages and manicures. 900 jobs over the next ten months. They are hiring in 15 states. For more on these opportunities, go to casoneexchange.com. I’m Cheryl Casone with the FOX Business Network for FOX News Radio. Follow Cheryl on Twitter: @cherylcasone Click HERE for more “Hired!”