Southern Jewelry News and Jewelry Store Marketer talk to a master custom jeweler and jewelry mentor Joel McFadden of JMD Jewelry. Joel is a 3rd generation American jeweler.  Joel’s family has been in the jewelry business since the 17th century in Scotland. His family came to America in the late 1600s and settled in Charleston. At 12 years old Joel’s grandfather gave him a set of tools and got him started doing jewelry repairs. He then moved forward to set stones.  Joel has risen to become one of the top custom jewelers winning tons of awards for design and superior craftsmanship. Joel grew up in a community of jewelers who share their knowledge. He has been a jeweler for 50 years and wants to share his knowledge and expertise.  In this podcast, Joel talks about the complexities of producing custom jewelry with an emphasis on craftsmanship. Learn how he embraces new technology with the art of custom jewelry design and manufacturing.  Joel McFadden has a YouTube channel where he shares his work and techniques on custom jewelry design and manufacturing as a master jeweler and jewelry mentor.  “Not everyone who walks into your store is a customer, but a customer is always right!” Take it from the master jeweler and jewelry mentor himself – Joel McFadden.    Brought to you by: Southern Jewelry News: https://southernjewelrynews.com/ Jewelry Store Marketers: https://jewelrystoremarketers.com/ Learn more about the Pearls of Wisdom Jewelry Podcast https://southernjewelrynews.com/podcast Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcast = https://podcastsconnect.apple.com/my.-.. Amazon Music/Audible = https://www.audible.com/pd/Pearls-of.-.. iHeartRadio = https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-pe... Spotify = https://open.spotify.com/show/6IU1OHw... Google Podcast = https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0...