In the Loupe
Wrapping Up 2025 - The Best Bits
AI Summary
The episode recaps ten pivotal moments from the past year, covering AI-driven pricing tools and the push for fair markups, the scaling role of JewelCraft as a jeweler’s jeweler, and Google Workspace’s importance for collaboration. It also examines gold price drivers—from interest rates to geopolitics—alongside insights on fancy‑color diamonds, the realities of pearl farming, and leadership shifts at IJO and RJO focused on systems and learning. Additional highlights include responsible crime reporting, the impact of JCK Las Vegas, and the broader vision for the industry’s future.
Episode Description
We close the season by revisiting ten standout moments that shaped a year of change, from AI pricing and buying group leadership to gold’s surge, fancy color diamonds, and how Tahitian pearls really form.
• AI pricing tools and the case for fair markup
• JewelCraft as the jeweler’s jeweler for scale
• Google Workspace as a collaboration backbone
• IJO ownership shift and long-term vision
• Gold price drivers from rates to geopolitics
• Reporting crime with care, not hype
• Fancy color diamonds and profit logic
• JCK Las Vegas
• RJO's leadership focus on systems and learning
• Pearl farming truth beyond the sand myth
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Show Notes
We close the season by revisiting ten standout moments that shaped a year of change, from AI pricing and buying group leadership to gold’s surge, fancy color diamonds, and how Tahitian pearls really form.
• AI pricing tools and the case for fair markup
• JewelCraft as the jeweler’s jeweler for scale
• Google Workspace as a collaboration backbone
• IJO ownership shift and long-term vision
• Gold price drivers from rates to geopolitics
• Reporting crime with care, not hype
• Fancy color diamonds and profit logic
• JCK Las Vegas
• RJO's leadership focus on systems and learning
• Pearl farming truth beyond the sand myth
Send feedback or learn more about the podcast: punchmark.com/loupe
Learn about Punchmark's website platform: punchmark.com
Inquire about sponsoring In the Loupe and showcase your business on our next episode: podcast@punchmark.com
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