I liked the seminars located on the sales floor so that you could easily go to a seminar and then return to buying. I also liked the layout. It was easy to find what we needed. Jim Sickinger, Sickinger's Jewelry, Lowell, IN

Speaker list

Speaker Name	Job Title	Company Name
Malcolm Alderdon	President	ARMS, USA

Lynn Baldwin	Director of Operations	The Edge Retail Academy

Beth Bernstein	Senior Editor	INSTORE and INDESIGN

David Brown	President	The Edge Retail Academy

Terry Chandler	President	Diamond Council of America

Maarten de Witte	Diamantaire	American Diamond Works

Shane Decker	President	Ex-sell-ence Academy

Nick Failla	President	Premier Consulting Innovations

Suzan Flamm	Assistant General Counsel	Jewelers Vigilance Committee

Ellen Fruchtman	President	Fruchtman

Ken Gassman	President and Founder	Jewelry Industry Research Institute

David Geller	Owner	JewelerProfit

Scott Ginsberg	The Nametag Guy

Adam and Nicole Gorman		I. Gorman Jewelers

Adam Graham	Marketing Manager	American Gem Trade Association

Sarah Graham	Vice President	American Jewelry Design Council

Todd Reed	President	American Jewelry Design Council

Don Hoffman	Owner	Airport Jewelers and Leg Up Marketing

Brad Huisken	President	IAS Training

Donna Jolly	President	Donny Jolly and Associates

Dan Kisch	Publisher, INSTORE and INDESIGN	SmartWork Media

Regina Leadem	Vice President for Luxury Markets, GE Money

Edward Lewand, GG, ASA, AAA	Owner	Consultant Appraisal Services

Mark Loren	President	Mark Loren Designs

Janice Mack Talcott	President	Janice Mack and Associates

Harout Markanian	Manager Website Graphics and Software	Logic Mate

Joel McFadden	Owner	Joel McFadden Designs

Megan Meinerding	Vice President Client Services	Fruchtman Marketing

Ruth Mellergaard	Principal	Grid3

Jeff Mills	Vice President, Commercial Lines Operations	Jewelers Mutual

Kate Peterson	President	Performance Concepts

Venita Peterson	Manager	I. Gorman

David Ramirez	Executive Director of Brand Development	Dangler Studios

Kevin Reilly	Manager Industry Relations	Platinum Guild International

Steve Robinson	Regional Development Director

Ron Samuelson	CEO	Samuelson's Diamonds

Rick Segel	Author, The Retail Sales Bible and Retail Sales Kit for Dummies

Abraham Stern	CEO	IDEX Online

Greg Stopka	Owner	JewelSmiths

Matt Stuller	CEO & Founder	Stuller Inc.

Jim Tuttle	Owner, Green Lake Jewelry Works	Green Lake Jewelry Works

Tom and Priscilla Van Gundy	Owners	Van Gundy Jewelers

Wayne Wall	Founder and Executive Director	Flimp Media

Bobby Wilkerson	Owner	Wilkerson and Assocciates

Zoltan David		Zoltan David

Susan Chandler	Vice President of Merchandising & Product Development	Frederick Goldman, Inc.

Cindy Edlestein	Founder and President	Jewelers Resource Bureau

Brett Edmondson	Owner	Bestco Jewelers

Kristy Ford	Owner	Design Alliance

Elichai Fowler	Owner	Paradise Ring Works

Beth Bond	Marketing Director	Crown Diamond

Tony Baldwin	Owner and Certified Master Bench Jeweler	A. A. Baldwin's Jewelry by Design

Kathy Grenier	Marketing and Public Relations Manager	Cultured Pearl Association of America

Michael O'Connor	Jewelry & Style Expert, TV Commentator	Style and Substance, Inc.

Laurie Owen		Lauren Owen, LLC

Marc Williams	Owner	MarcCo Jewelers

Mark Grosser	Owner and Certified Master Bench Jeweler	M. Grosser Design

Howard Gurock	President	Econo-Lite

David Holloway		Holloway Designs

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