Episode 11: Guests Hayley Henning and Erik Jens

The Jewelry District

JCK

Fashion & Beauty, Business News, Business, Arts, News

9.9 • 25 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In this Episode In this edition of “The Jewelry District,” you’ll hear JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky (https://www.jckonline.com/writer/victoria-gomelsky/) and news director Rob Bates (https://www.jckonline.com/writer/rob-bates/) interview a couple for the first time. Hayley Henning, who is an expert in colored gems and is also vice president of sales and marketing at Greenland Ruby, and husband Erik Jens, an expert in diamond industry financing and a strategic partner for companies in the luxury industry, talk about their respective companies, climate change, and JCK Tucson. Show Notes00:31 Rob and Victoria introduce Hayley Henning and Erik Jens11:20 Henning discusses Greenland Ruby15:04 Jens compares the colored gem industry to the diamond industry17:38 Rob and Victoria ask Henning about Greenland and climate change24:56 All things JCK Tucson26:23 Rob asks Jens about his background at ABN AMRO31:13 Rob asks Jens what he sees as the biggest problems in the industry Episode CreditsHosts: Rob Bates and Victoria GomelskyEditor: Levi SharpeProducer and engineer: Natalie ChometPlugs: jckonline.com (https://www.jckonline.com), @jckmagazine (https://www.instagram.com/jckmagazine/) Show Recap Introducing the Power DuoRob and Victoria introduce their guests Hayley Henning and Erik Jens, a couple in the jewelry industry who have been married for three years. You’ll hear the story of how they met at a conference in Moscow and became industry friends, which soon turned to more. Since they met at a conference, they also discuss conferences in general. They question whether conferences really add value and make a difference at all in the face of things such as sustainability. Colored Gemstones Are a Diamond’s Best FriendHenning talks about her experience in the colored stone world. You’ll hear all about Greenland Ruby, where she is the vice president of sales and marketing. She’s fascinated by the originality of the location of gemstones and the process by which these stones go from Greenland to the market. She makes sure to not leave her diamond-industry expert husband out of the mix, as she notes how colored gemstones really are a diamond’s best friend. Jens expands on this. Climate Change and Greenland, the Untapped ResourceRob asks Henning about the independent and autonomous country of Greenland. What Henning finds so interesting about Greenland is the fact that it sits atop one of the world's biggest and richest mineral deposits. It’s an untapped resource that has been under ice and snow for millions, if not billions, of years. Rob also asks about climate change and what that means for the Arctic region. The Pink Polar Bear Piñata PartyVictoria is excited for JCK Tucson and asks the couple if they’ll be making an appearance. Henning and Jens say yes—as they will be hosting the Pink Polar Bear Piñata Party (say that three times fast!). The Pink Polar Bear is a foundation, not for polar bear research, as the title may suggest, but for international polar research, to help all species affected by climate change. Erik Jens: Finance Extraordinaire Jens talks about his background in, and passion for, the world of finance. Jens has experience in banking,

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Jewelry District, a podcast by JCP Magazine and JCP online.
0:16.2	Today, JCP's Rob Bates and Victoria Gamalski will interview Haley Henning, an executive at Greenland Ruby, and Eric Yenz, an expert on industry financing.
0:32.0	Welcome to the jewelry district. This is Victoria Gamelski, editor-in-chief of J-C-K and J-C-K Online. And this is Rob Bates, news director of J-CK and J-CK Online.
0:37.8	And this is Rob Bates, news director of J-C-K and J-C-K Online.
0:42.3	We're super excited.
0:43.2	We've got for the first time here in our podcast studio a duo, and in fact, they're a married couple.
0:50.0	It's our first duo and our first married couple, Haley Henning, VP of Sales and Marketing
0:54.9	and Greenland Ruby, and a veteran of the colored stone trade, and her husband, Eric Yens,
1:01.6	a strategic partner for companies in the luxury industry, including jewelry and art companies,
1:06.3	and also a longtime expert in diamond financing. So we're thrilled to have you. Thank you very much for being here.
1:13.2	Thank you. And thanks for having us in the studio. This has been a long time coming. I know we've set up a
1:18.8	couple of dates. Finally, we made it in. So thank you very, very much for having us. It's really
1:24.7	thrilling to be here with you. And of course, working with JCPK is
1:28.7	always so much fun as far as, you know, our industry is concerned, you guys being the authority.
1:34.5	It's really fun of you to have us in. And we're absolutely honored to be part of your team today.
1:41.1	As you can may or may not be able to tell from the accent, I'm originally
1:45.6	from South Africa. I was born there and lived most of my life, actually, in Johannesburg,
1:51.4	in the southern part of Africa. But I've lived in New York for 20 years. So actually, this is my 20th
1:56.6	year. So I do consider myself a New Yorker. And funny with accent, because I consider myself still to have a very South African accent.
2:04.5	But when I go back to South Africa, people are like, Haley, you know, now you're home.
2:08.9	You can drop your American accent.
2:10.6	So it's really funny.
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