The first thing you have got to have is an absolute passion. Without that, it's always just going to be a job. And it can be a job. There's nothing wrong with it being a job. It's nothing wrong with it being an enjoyable and a good job. But to really want to do it at the exclusion of everything else has to be the most

important thing.

Welcome to If Jewels Could Talk.

I'm Carol Walton, the voice of jewellery, an author, broadcaster, and the woman who initiated

the role of Jewelry editor at magazines like Taffler and British Vogue.

This is a podcast for everyone.

For people who do like jewellery, for people who don't realise they like jewellery,

and anyone intrigued by fascinating facts, new ideas and forgotten histories.

So please join me as I tell sparkly tales meeting all sorts of people

delving into four centuries of jewellery culture and investigate what's happening now.

Hello, today's talk is called My Brilliant Career. I want to know why people choose a career in the jewellery industry

when so many other professions beckon. When is that Damascene moment that you know

jewellery is right for you? And there's no one better to talk about this with than Britain's best

known celebrity jeweller, the designer Theo Fanel,

who dabbled very early in many careers and then decided that jewelry was the one for him.

And I want to know what it was that led him down that path.

And I want to know what tips he has for other young people thinking about going into jewelry.

I'm also going to ask her daughters Coco for now, the fashion designer who has her own

women's wear label, Anne Emerald, the actress, filmmaker and writer, and recent winner of

two BAFTAs and an Oscar for her film, promising young woman.

I want to know if they think that their father chose the right career.

Can a work ethic be passed down through your DNA?

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