Episode 99: Guest Jeffery Bolling

The Jewelry District

JCK

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

9.9 • 25 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates sit down with Jeffery Bolling of Colorado-based Jeffery B. Jewelers about his journey from serving in the U.S. Army to selling diamonds to becoming Colorado’s only African American–owned fine diamond, full-service jeweler. Jeffery plays a vital role in the diamonds-do-good story through his commitment to sourcing diamonds responsibly from companies owned by Black Africans, selling stones cut by Black African cutters, and leveraging his position and expertise to encourage greater diversity in the jewelry industry.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Jewelry District, a podcast by J.C.K. brought to you by the De Beers Institute of Diamonds.
0:16.6	Today, Rob Bates and Victoria Gamalski talk with Jeffrey Bowling, founder and owner of Kukala
0:21.7	Diamonds and owner of Jeffrey B. Jewelers.
0:29.5	Hey, everyone.
0:30.8	Welcome to the jewelry district.
0:32.6	This is Victoria Gamelski, editor-in-chief of JCP and-K Online.com, calling in from Los Angeles, and I'm with
0:40.0	Rob Bates, news director of J-CK and J-C-Online.com, calling in from New York City.
0:46.4	Hey, Rob. How are you?
0:48.1	I'm okay. Hanging in. It's a first day of summer camp, or my little one, so.
0:53.8	Well, that's exciting.
0:54.9	Is it all day?
0:56.0	Yes, all day.
0:56.9	But it's a weird summer camp because I think they just give the kids' iPads and that's all they do.
1:01.7	So, of course, he loves it, but not a traditional camp.
1:04.7	You kind of want them to get exhausted.
1:06.7	So they just fall asleep the minute they get back in the door, right?
1:09.3	Exactly.
1:09.6	Yes, yes. Well, we should probably cut to the chase because we've had a guest waiting.
1:14.2	And I'm thrilled to talk to him.
1:15.7	I've seen his name pop up here and there because we've covered him on JCPA a little bit in his role as a retail jeweler in Denver, Colorado.
1:22.8	And our guest today is Jeffrey Bowling. The reason we're talking to him and we'll get into this, of course, is because he's founder of a new company called Kuala Diamonds. We will ask him to explain
1:31.3	the origins of that name and its specialty is African cut diamonds. So we're thrilled to have
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