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   Number 1: 331. Scared to Show Your Face? How Lauren Gunning Grew to Nearly 30,000 Instagram Followers

   Scared to show your face on Instagram? Jewellery designer Lauren Gunning knows the feeling. In this episode, Jess speaks to Lauren about how sharing her personality helped her grow to nearly 30,000 followers, having originally set herself a goal of just 1,500. They explore finding confidence on camera, building connections through honest, imperfect content and the pricing mistake that almost made Lauren give up her jewellery career. Lauren also shares how she transforms found sea glass into gems and builds her business around family life. An encouraging conversation about being yourself, valuing your work and giving your jewellery business a chance to grow. In this episode, we discuss: Lauren's journey from her grandmother's bead collection to starting a jewellery business. How she turns found sea glass into handcrafted jewellery. Moving beyond product photographs and showing the maker behind the jewellery. Overcoming the discomfort of seeing and hearing yourself on camera. Growing an Instagram community through humour and honesty. Learning to price handmade jewellery to support a sustainable business. Returning to jewellery making after having children. Discover Lauren's jewellery and connect with her on Instagram through her website: Lauren Gunning Jewellery Explore jewellery courses, free tutorials and business support: Jewellers Academy

   September 14, 2026·41min
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   Number 2: 330: How to Find the Story in Your Jewellery Business: What Journalists Actually Want to Hear

   What makes a jewellery business newsworthy and why would a journalist want to write about yours? In this episode, Anna Campbell is joined by PR and visibility expert Amanda FitzGerald, also known as Major Visibility, to explore how jewellers can uncover the compelling stories already hiding inside their businesses. Amanda explains why announcing a new collection is not always enough to attract media attention. Instead, journalists are looking for engaging human stories, unusual details and ideas that matter to their readers right now. In this episode, you'll learn: Why press coverage remains valuable in the age of social media and AI How to turn your personal journey into a compelling PR story Why your materials, provenance and creative process matter How meaningful commissions and customer stories can attract attention Ways to use local heritage, specialist niches and collaborations How to connect your story to a trend, event or awareness day How to identify the right publication and journalist What to include in a short and effective press pitch When and how to follow up with journalists Why local, niche and online coverage can be so valuable Amanda also shares the remarkable story of her mother Janet Coles, whose bead business grew from a hand-drawn A4 mail-order sheet into a million-pound company, with press coverage playing a major part in its success. If you have ever wondered, "Why would anyone be interested in my business?", this episode will help you recognise the stories that make your jewellery brand distinctive—and give you the confidence to share them. About Amanda FitzGerald Amanda FitzGerald is a PR and visibility expert who helps business owners get seen, heard and recognised through press coverage, podcasts and speaking opportunities. She is passionate about helping women become more confident about self-promotion and turn their expertise into meaningful visibility. Find Amanda online: Website: https://amandapr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandaprexpert

   September 07, 2026·38min
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   Number 3: 329: Back to the Bench: How to Ease Back Into Your Jewellery Business After Summer

   If you're getting back to your jewellery business after the summer, you might already have a long list of things you think you should be doing. But going from zero to overwhelmed isn't the way to build momentum, especially when you're heading towards one of the busiest times of the year for jewellery businesses. In this episode, Jessica Rose shares her favourite ways to ease back into work, jewellery making and business after a summer break. She talks about: why starting small can make it easier to get back into the flow simple rituals for resetting your jewellery bench and workspace what to do when your motivation has disappeared the power of choosing just one thing to move your business forward each day how to decide what really matters between September and Christmas choosing three key goals for your jewellery business focusing on high-impact tasks rather than trying to do everything preparing your jewellery, website, commissions and marketing for Christmas creating start-of-day and end-of-day rituals that make running your business more sustainable how to keep making progress when you only have a small amount of time available If you've had a proper summer break, been juggling work around school holidays or simply found yourself out of your usual routine, this episode will help you get back to the bench without piling on the pressure. Remember: you don't have to do everything today. Start with one thing and build from there. Follow Jewellers Academy on Instagram to join our September challenge, where we'll be sharing one manageable prompt each week to help you reconnect with your audience and build towards the Christmas sales season. https://www.instagram.com/jewellersacademy

   August 31, 2026·39min
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   Number 4: 328: What NOT to Spend Money on in Your Jewellery Business (and What to Invest in Instead)

   There are so many things you could spend money on when you're starting or growing a jewellery business. New tools, packaging, paid ads, magazine features, more stock, a fancy website... it's very easy for your money to disappear before you've worked out what is actually going to help your business grow. In this episode, Jessica Rose is joined by Anna Campbell to talk about some of the common places jewellers spend money that may not give them the return they're hoping for. We talk about paid magazine features, paying for social media exposure, making too much stock, buying packaging in huge quantities, investing in every tool you want, paid advertising, expensive websites and awards. We also share some of our own experiences of spending money on things that, looking back, probably weren't the best investment at that stage of the business. More importantly, we look at where your money can make a real difference, including investing in your skills, increasing your capacity and building useful business assets such as great photography, your website and your email list. If you're wondering where to invest your next £500, £1,000 or £2,000 in your jewellery business, this episode will help you make that decision much more consciously. In this episode, we cover: What to ask yourself before making a big business purchase Why paid magazine features may not deliver the sales you expect Why more followers doesn't necessarily mean more customers How much jewellery stock you really need when you're starting out Why buying packaging in bulk can be a false economy How to decide whether an expensive jewellery tool is worth the investment Why paid advertising may not be the best place to start How simple your first jewellery website can be What to look for when entering business and jewellery awards The three areas we believe are worth investing in: skills, capacity and assets Jewellery Business Academy If you're serious about growing a sustainable and profitable jewellery business, enrolment for the next Jewellery Business Academy will be opening soon. https://www.jewellersacademy.com/the-jewellery-business-academy The Academy is our year-long programme supporting jewellers with the business side of growing their jewellery brand, with training, mentoring and support throughout the year. Sign up to be informed when Jewellery Business Academy enrolment opens: LET ME KNOW!

   August 24, 2026·50min
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   Number 5: 325: How Kathryn Reid Built a Jewellery Brand People Remember

   Award-winning jewellery designer Kathryn Reid joins Kelly to share how she turned inspiration from her family farm into a distinctive jewellery business with customers around the world. Kathryn talks about finding her way into jewellery making after initially planning to study photography, beginning university without any previous jewellery experience and nearly dropping out when she felt behind the rest of her class. She explains how the freedom of her final year helped her find her creative direction, discover her love of wax carving and develop work inspired by the animals, landscapes and memories of her Northern Irish home. After returning from travelling in 2020, Kathryn decided to give her jewellery business a proper go. Her first TikTok video, showing the making of her cow ear tag earrings, reached around 1.3 million views. As her audience grew, orders began arriving from around the world, and redundancy from her retail job gave her the push to take the business full-time. Kathryn also shares the personal stories behind her sculptural animal nose rings, including the childhood dog who inspired the first design. She talks honestly about managing demand when collections began selling out, the pressure of limited restocks and how tariffs and changing customer behaviour led her to create a steadier and more sustainable way of selling. In this episode, you will learn: • How Kathryn found her way into jewellery making and developed her own creative style • Why wax carving became the central technique in her jewellery practice • How personal memories and life on the family farm inspire her designs • What happened when her first TikTok video reached 1.3 million views • How she managed growing demand and international jewellery orders • Why she moved away from limited restocks towards a more sustainable business model • What Kathryn learned from trying to outsource parts of her production • Why she continues to finish every piece of jewellery herself • How she has adapted to Brexit, US tariffs and rising precious metal prices • Why growing a successful jewellery business does not have to mean building a large team • Kathryn's advice for anyone considering training as a jeweller • The importance of recognising challenges, learning from them and celebrating the small wins Kathryn and Kelly also discuss product photography, creating social media content, winning awards at the Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship and Design Awards and Kathryn's ambition to take her jewellery to an international pop-up or exhibition. Find Kathryn and her work https://kathrynreidjewellery.com/ @kathrynreidjewellery on Instagram and TikTok Learn jewellery making and grow your jewellery business with expert online courses, diplomas and support from Jewellers Academy at jewellersacademy.com.

   August 03, 2026·43min
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