One of our goals with the podcast this year is to focus on career paths. Up next, is an interview providing another perspective in opportunities within the jewelry industry--journalism. We sit down with Brecken Branstrator, with National Jeweler, to learn a little more about her role as an editor and of course, talk about the name “Brecken.”
00:00:00 I’m so bossy
01:32:00 “Oh, you’re the other Brecken?
02:22:00 Brecken Branstrator for National Jeweler
03:25:00 How did you get your name?
04:48:00 What do you think the name Brecken means?
06:38:00 How did you get into the gemstone/jewelry world?
08:06:00 Take us through your average day?
09:03:00 What are your favorite things you’ve learned and/or wrote about?
10:04:00 Back to the name Brecken
11:15:00 Anything exciting coming up with National Jewelers
11:48:00 What does your day look like while at Tucson?
15:38:00 If I was going to do something else in the industry . . .
18:03:00 How did you feel growing up with that name?
20:20:00 What is your favorite gemstone?
21:35:00 What is your first memory of a gemstone or a piece of jewelry?
23:22:00 Where are you based?
26:16:00 Let’s talk about National Jeweler. How did it start?
Website: https://www.nationaljeweler.com/
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