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Rough Cut episodes

October 10, 2022 Learn It!
In this episode of Rough Cut, join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - to talk about learning new skills for your business! You may be wondering, why is this episode so short? Well, because it's been three months since JB and I recorded something last and we were utter disasters. Fret not, we will be releasing the cutting room floor as a fun bonus soon. Meanwhile, enjoy one of our sloppiest episodes yet!
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For Alain's work @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com
For JB Jones @j_b_j_o_n_e_s
36 min
October 03, 2022 Does She Even Go here?
In this episode of Rough Cut, join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - to talk 100% opinion and 0% facts about all things jewelry on the red carpet. We talk red carpet placements, PR, celebrity stylists, and if anyone truly gives a damn! Do you enjoy listening to shows with one host complaining endlessly about the heat and screaming like a banshee at the sound engineer while the other tries desperately to keep us on topic? Well, you're in luck this week!
Learn more about everything WE do at http://nycjewelryweek.com
Follow us on IG @nycjewelryweek + www.nycjewelryweek.com
For Alain's work @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com
For JB Jones @j_b_j_o_n_e_s
51 min
September 26, 2022 B***h Stole my Look! Feat., Emili Vesilind
In this episode of Rough Cut, join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - to talk about one of the biggest issues facing designers in the industry, copying! We are joined by the extraordinary Emili Vesilind, of the Zing Report and writer for publications like JCK Magazine, Vogue Australia, New York Magazine, The Daily Beast, and the L.A. Times... So you know she knows what's up! We probably had a little too much fun during this one... Don't miss out!
Learn more about everything WE do at http://nycjewelryweek.com
Follow us on IG @nycjewelryweek + www.nycjewelryweek.com
For Alain's work @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com
For JB Jones @j_b_j_o_n_e_s
1 hr 11 min
September 12, 2022 Burnout in the Time of Cholera
In this episode of Rough Cut, join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - to talk candidly about burnout! We discuss small business woes, the demands placed upon all of us our clientele, and all the ways in which we pressure ourselves to do more. If we sound a bit burned out, it's because we were really feeling it!
Learn more about everything WE do at http://nycjewelryweek.com
Follow us on IG @nycjewelryweek + www.nycjewelryweek.com
For Alain's work @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com
For JB Jones @j_b_j_o_n_e_s
47 min
August 29, 2022 Wunderkind Feat., Emmanuel Tarpin
In this episode of Rough Cut, join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - to talk with an incredibly rare talent, Emmanuel Tarpin, who at a young age has made quite the name for himself in the industry through his extraordinary and imaginative designs.
Follow Emmanuel on IG. and check out his website.
Learn more about Alain's NYC Workshop.
Check out this week's sponsor, SUKA Jewelry.

Learn more about everything WE do at http://nycjewelryweek.com
Follow us on IG @nycjewelryweek + www.nycjewelryweek.com
For Alain's work @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com
For JB Jones @j_b_j_o_n_e_s
58 min
August 15, 2022 Boys! Boys! Boys!
In this episode of Rough Cut, join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - to talk as men! Or rather about them... well, their jewelry at least and why men are an integral part of your jewelry business, even if it doesn't seem so apparent.
Learn more about everything WE do at http://nycjewelryweek.com
Follow us on IG @nycjewelryweek + www.nycjewelryweek.com
Follow Bella Neyman on the socials.
For Alain's work @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com
For JB Jones @j_b_j_o_n_e_s
40 min
August 06, 2022 Now with Extra Kink! Feat., BOND Hardware
A little something extra for all of our fans! Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a quickie with the incredibly talented and award winning duo behind BOND Hardware! Dana Hurwitz and Mariah Pershasingh talk queer media in this bonus short cut from our original episode featuring these two young visionaries.
BOND Hardware in Vogue.
Learn more about everything WE do at http://nycjewelryweek.com
Follow us on IG @nycjewelryweek + www.nycjewelryweek.com
Follow Bella Neyman on the socials.
For Alain's work @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com
For JB Jones @j_b_j_o_n_e_s
11 min
August 01, 2022 What's your Kink? Feat., BOND Hardware
We are getting kinky in this episode of Rough Cut! Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with the incredibly talented and award winning duo behind BOND Hardware! Dana Hurwitz and Mariah Pershasingh talk representation, community and sustainable design. We are so excited about this episode, and are thrilled to finally bring it to you!
BOND Hardware in Vogue.
Learn more about everything WE do at http://nycjewelryweek.com
Follow us on IG @nycjewelryweek + www.nycjewelryweek.com
Follow Bella Neyman on the socials.
For Alain's work @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com
For JB Jones @j_b_j_o_n_e_s
1 hr 1 min
July 18, 2022 Do the Damned Thing! Feat., Bella Neyman
We are doing all the things in this episode of Rough Cut! Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with NYC Jewelry Week Co-Founder, Bella Neyman, all about Jewelry Week, the how, the why and what you can do to get into it!
Learn more about everything WE do at http://nycjewelryweek.com
Follow us on IG @nycjewelryweek + www.nycjewelryweek.com
Follow Bella Neyman on the socials.
For Alain's work @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com
For JB Jones @j_b_j_o_n_e_s
1 hr
July 04, 2022 Failing Our Way to the Top!
We are feeling like utter failures in this episode of Rough Cut! Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat about how we failed to release this episode in a timely manner, as it was meant to be episode 3, and then we forgot..., and how failure shapes all of our, and your, successes!
Learn more about everything WE do at http://nycjewelryweek.com
Follow us on IG @nycjewelryweek + www.nycjewelryweek.com
For Alain's work @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com
For JB Jones @j_b_j_o_n_e_s
34 min

About Rough Cut

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Rough Cut is a podcast for jewelers and small business owners in the business of jewelry. Join us for straight talk, honest advice, business insights, trends you should be aware of, special guests, a touch of humor, and a whole lot of unsolicited opinions about the jewelry industry, everyone, and everything in it. Hosted by jewelry aficionado JB Jones photographer Alain Simic, and esteemed journalist Emili Vesilind.