Miami

Jewelry Night Out
Join us for the Women's Jewelry Association's tenth annual Jewelry Night Out! For one night, WJA brings together industry professionals for an inspiring evening of community, connection, collaboration, and celebration!

Tickets 
Members: $25.50 early bird | $30 after 8/25
Non-Members: $38.25 early bird | $45 after 8/25
To order, click on the buttons to the right.

Location:
Bulla Gastrobar
2500 Ponce de Leon
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Join us for cocktails and bites (included with price of ticket) and an educational presentation on Platinum hosted by our friends at PGI (Platinum Guild International)! Network with Miami jewelry professionals on this special night! 



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WJA Miami and ASBA Pearl and Fine Jewelry Present:
Pearls 101
Hosted by Jae's Fine Jewelers 



Refresh your Pearl knowledge or learn something new!

Thursday August 18th
6:30- 8:00 pm

Light bites and refreshments included!

Jae's Fine Jewelers
237 Miracle Mile
Coral Gables, FL
33134

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Kick off Summer with WJA Miami on Thursday, July 14th at No. 3 Social!
 

Join us at No. 3 Social in Wynwood for a Kickoff to Summer Happy Hour!  Enjoy happy hour pricing while connecting and networking with industry professionals.


 

This event is FREE!

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Register Here!

*WJA is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all event participants. As a preventative measure to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19 at our in-person events, all attendees are required to acknowledge and abide by the WJA Duty of Care policy when they register online.
 

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Learn how to pitch your brand with Cherell Gordon of Black Girl Ventures
Wednesday January 12, 2022
7:00 pm EST

Register Here:
https://www.womensjewelryassociation.com/ev_calendar_day.asp?date=1%2F12%2F22&eventid=984
 

 

 

WJA Norcal + WJA Miami Present Conversations on Diversity:
Deconstructing Gender in Jewelry

 

In honor of Pride month, WJA NorCal and WJA Miami are coming together for an important conversation focusing on how gender impacts the jewelry industry. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising which was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States.

Join us on June 17th at 7pm EST / 4pm PT, as we welcome Sol Diaz (they/them) of Soelia, Mando Bee (they/them), and Vanessa Miller (she/they) of Black Queer Magic to our panel! Hear about the challenges and opportunities directly from queer designers and jewelers as they share their perspective and experiences in how they design, produce, and market their work. The panel will also explore barriers to entering the jewelry industry and discuss necessary changes that will foster genuine inclusivity and diversity for the LGBTQIA+ community within the jewelry industry.  
 

This event is open to members and non-members. Tickets are FREE! 

Zoom link will be sent via email upon registration.
 

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WJA Miami Presents: Ethical Sourcing of Colored Gemstones!
 

Have you ever wondered where your gemstones come from? What was the pathway they took from the ground to your jewelry? Let's get some of those questions answered... We are excited to welcome the President of Ethical Metalsmiths + founder of Anza Gems Monica Stephenson, the founder of Columbia Gem House Eric Braunwart, and co-founder of Ethical in Action and designer + owner of jewelry brand Dally+Toil , Sabrina Hoffman!

Join us on May 20th at 7pm EST, as the panelists share their experience on sourcing ethical gemstones and ways to determine if your gemstones were mined ethically. There will be a Q+A, so bring your questions!

This event is open to members and non-members. Tickets are FREE!

Zoom link will be sent via email upon registration.
Register Here


About the Panelists:

Monica Stephenson, Founder ANZA Gems

Monica Stephenson founded jewelry blog idazzle.com in 2008, and the responsible gemstone company ANZA Gems in 2015. ANZA Gems fuels development in Kenya and Tanzania through responsible gemstone purchasing and supports education initiatives in mining communities. She recently collaborated with NGO Pact, the Tanzania Women Miners Association, and Everledger on Moyo Gems, a traceable model to bring gems from women miners of Tanga, Tanzania to the international market. Monica is on the international Board of Directors of the Women's Jewelry Association and current President of the Board of Ethical Metalsmiths. 

You can follow her adventures on Instagram: @idazzle @anzagems @moyogems


Eric Braunwart, Founder Columbia Gem House
 

Sabrina Hoffman, Co-founder Ethical in Action
 

WJA Miami Presents: Mix + Mingle Trivia Night!

We are excited to invite our community to a Mix + Mingle Trivia Night! Come share your knowledge on a variety of topics including some local Miami fun facts! All participants will be randomly assigned to teams to get to know each other and answer the trivia questions.
Join your fellow WJA Miami members, friends, coworkers, and other industry professionals in this online version of trivia. Prizes will be given to the winning team, so make sure you come ready to play!

Hosted by WJA Seattle’s very own Anna Samsonova, a trivia buff and hostess with the mostess!

 

This event is open to members and non members. Tickets are Free!

 

Zoom link will be sent via email upon registration.

Anna Samsonova of Samsonova Consulting

 

Anna Samsonova is a Seattle, WA-based jewelry consultant with 16 years of luxury experience working with retail and wholesale companies in sales, merchandising, buying, branding, event marketing, upscaling and operations. She loves giving back to the industry and is a Seattle WJA, AGS & GIA past president and is currently the New Chapter Development Chair for WJA, as well as active mentor in the WJA Mentor Match Program. She started hosting trivia for the AGS Young Title Holders and to this day loves hosting for different chapters and organizations, while attending a local Trivia Tuesday to keep up!
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WJA Miami Presents:
March Wellness: Yoga for Makers with Denisse Monge

 

This month we want YOU to celebrate yourself! Many of us work exceptionally hard in our respective careers with little time for a break. This month we invite you to stop for a moment and take one with us.
 

Join us virtually at 1 p.m. on March 10th as we celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day with artist and certified Yoga teacher Denisse Monge. Denisse will share yoga poses for makers and discuss ways to incorporate movement into our daily lives. She will also lead us in a short yoga session to recharge us for the rest of our day. 

Take a few minutes for yourself and join us on March 10th, your body and mind will thank you!

 

Denisse Monge, Certified Yoga Teacher + Artist 
 

Denisse Monge is originally from Miami, Florida, and attained a bachelor's degree from the New World School of Arts in conjunction with the University of Florida. During this time, she laid the foundation for her artistic base that is embodied in every piece of art she creates. Until about 5 years ago Denisse earned her yoga teacher certification from what was then Bala Vinyasa Yoga. She decided to take a leap of faith and moved to New York City equipped with a body movement practice through yoga combined with her art background.
In her practice, photography is the tangible agent used to reach the physical person; while yoga is the medium to harness the intangible aspects of the human soul beyond that of a physical lens. It is here where she came to self-reflect and pursue her passion for teaching/mysticism. Denisse envisions imprinting her mark on her spiritual and creative movement practice through photography/yoga and hopes you can join her on this journey of a lifetime.

She is currently based in Miami, Florida, and teaching at The Art of Movement Miami, HealHaus, and The Vilij.

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WJA Miami Presents:
Marketing Trends in the Industry with Rebecca Foerster!

 

Access to information and educational resources greatly improves the odds of success for those getting started in their business. This is why we are excited to speak with President of Alrosa USA, Rebecca Foerster.  Foerster has years of experience in marketing, diamond supply chains, and luxury goods make her a wealth of knowledge on these subjects. 

  

Join us for a virtual conversation at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16th, where Foerster will discuss a variety of topics related to diamonds. She’ll get into the impact both COVID-19 and lab-grown diamonds have had on the market, tips for those wanting to start working with diamonds, and how to market them to grow your business. 

Don’t miss what will be an informative conversation on marketing within our industry as the world goes through many changes.

Rebecca Foerster, President ALROSA USA Inc.

Rebecca Foerster was appointed as President ALROSA USA Inc in 2019. In 2014-2018, Ms. Foerster served as Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Marketing at New York’s Leo Schachter Diamonds, one of the largest diamond suppliers in the United States. Prior to that (since 2007), Rebecca Foerster held the position of Vice President at the US Representative office of Rio Tinto, one of the three largest diamond mining companies in the world. In 1998-2007, she served as Vice President of marketing for Frederick Goldman Inc. (New York), a jewelry manufacturer, specializing in the bridal market and brand development. Prior to that, she worked at large advertising agencies and corporations such as Revlon, Unilever and Benckiser in strategic marketing and branding positions for over 15 years. In 2021, Rebecca Foerster became a president of Diamonds Do Good organization, which supports programs that develop and empower people in natural diamond communities and share these stories of positive impact.  

 

In ALROSA, Rebecca Foerster is in charge of all the US office’s activities, such as auctions for rough and polished diamonds, marketing initiatives specific for the US market, communications with local retailers and manufacturers, as well as media outreach to inform the community about natural diamonds and protect the demand for them.

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