It's Still Pride month, baby! Today, JB, Emili and Alain talk about all the styles, all the fashions. It's the style issue, and nobody should care what we have to say on this, but here we are. Subscribe to the Substack, and you will get a 15% discount code for the Rough Cut candle, an easy and delicious way to support the show. Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/rough_cut_podcast/ Substack: https://roughcutpodcast.substack.com/ Buy a Candle: https://www.roughcut.show/...
Jun 26, 2025•51 min•Season 4Ep. 7
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! Today, JB and Alain talk about Lies, Liars, Lying, and letting sleeping dogs lie. We all love this business, but it's also deeply riddled with bullshit, and we will mention it all! Subscribe to the Substack, and you will get a 15% discount code for the Rough Cut candle, an easy and delicious way to support the show. Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/rough_cut_podcast/ Substack: https://roughcutpodcast.substack.com/ Buy a Candle: https://www.roughcut.show/...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 6
We are joined by the talented, verbose, and horny dinophile, Joseph Ramsay! Yes, I said what I said. Also, if you subscribe to the substack, you will get a 15% discount code for the Rough Cut candle, an easy and delicious way to support the show. Follow us: IG: https://www.instagram.com/rough_cut_podcast/ Substack: https://roughcutpodcast.substack.com/ Buy a Candle: https://www.roughcut.show/ Follow Joseph: https://www.instagram.com/jwramsay20/ Or https://www.instagram.com/wallyjewels/...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Shame! Feel it!
May 15, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 4
We summon the stars; we conjure the moon and commune with the eldest and wisest celestials... to give you a few random thoughts and predictions. This is still a jewelry show, right?
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Yes, we did that.
Mar 18, 2025•46 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Spoiler alert, we don't.
Mar 04, 2025•54 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Chasing trade... shows. You pervert. We're talking about trade shows!
Dec 10, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Contrary to the industry rumors swirling about, Emili has NOT been fired! This is also an episode about pricing... Or whatever.
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Well, last week sure did happen. If you're feeling despair, we can't help much with that, but we can invite you to join our chat with the talented wise, and beautiful Tess Sholom. She drops some real wisdom in this one and gives us the strength to hope and carry on.
Nov 11, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Here we are... yet again.
Oct 29, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Join us - Alain Simic, and Amy Elliott - as we are joined by one of our favorite humans in jewelry, Gabriella Harvey ! We sit with Gabbi to chat about her incredible career ( Gemfields, Muzo, etc... ) starting something new, and building something all your own later in life. Enjoy! Follow us @rough_cut_podcast For more Amy: @aelliott718 + www.amyelliottcreative.com For more Alain: @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Join us, well, just me! - Alain Simic - for a chat with the talented, highly skilled, and, according to some, controversial Michael Robinson of David Michael Jewels! In this episode, we spend some time introducing Michael and his process to the audience during the first 20 minutes of the episode and then find ourselves debating what kinds of jewelry does or does not constitute art. We talk about CAD, mass production, synthetic gemstones, storytelling, and the need for human connection in all thi...
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Join us—Amy Elliott and Emili Vesilind—for a chat about gametes, mainly mispronunciations of the word, but also the DC Natural History Museum and its Gem Hall, the Hope Diamond, and red carpet jewelry shenanigans! Follow us @rough_cut_podcast For more Emili: @emilivesilind + www.emilivesilind.com For more Amy: @aelliott718 + www.amyelliottcreative.com...
Jul 10, 2024•45 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Join us - Emili Vesilind and Alain Simic - for a chat with the talented, gorgeous, chic, and frankly... genuinely fun and interesting Christina Caruso! Christina, can we be friends? Can we do things together in public? Can we be beautiful together in Cafes and mock others? This is a very useful episode description. Enjoy! German Bold Italic Follow us @rough_cut_podcast For more Christina: Her iconic IG + Her Amazing Site. For more Emili: @emilivesilind + www.emilivesilind.com For more Alain: @al...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Slavoj Žižek thinks we are living in the end times; this podcast is proof he's right. Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with no guests, just us, talking shit. You're welcome! Follow us @rough_cut_podcast For more JB: @j_b_j_o_n_e_s For more Alain: @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com...
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Join us - Amy Elliott and Alain Simic - for a chat with the talented, brilliant, lovely, and way out of our league, Tanya Dukes! Did I mention she won a Gem Award? That too. Why she sowed up to this dog and pony show is anyone's guess, but we are glad she did! Enjoy! Follow us @rough_cut_podcast For more Tanya: @tanyadukes + www.tanyadukes.com For more Amy: @aelliott718 + www.amyelliottcreative.com For more Alain: @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Join us - Emili Vesilind and Alain Simic - for a chat with the one and only Katerina Perez, editor, jewelry influencer extraordinaire, lover of all things sparkly, and hair icon. We talk about Dostoyevsky, of course. Follow us @rough_cut_podcast For more Katerina: Her iconic IG + Her Amazing Site. For more Emili: @emilivesilind + www.emilivesilind.com For more Alain: @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com...
May 07, 2024•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 5
What happens in Vegas will definitely be re-told for an audience by Alain on Rough Cut! Join us - JB Jones, Alain Simic, Amy Elliott, and Emili Vesilind - for a chat... about I'm not sure exactly what. I do know we said we'd link so many things for you and If JB is feeling generous, they'll appear below. Spoiler alert, she's rarely feeling generous. Follow us @rough_cut_podcast For more Amy: @aelliott718 + www.amyelliottcreative.com For more Emili: @emilivesilind + www.emilivesilind.com For more...
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 4
But is it camp? Susan Sontag may beg to differ. Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with Alison Chemla of Alison Lou. We talk Kitsch, miniatures, and, of course, Emratas's viral divorce rings. Enjoy! Follow us @rough_cut_podcast For more Alison: @alisonlou + www.alisonlou.com For more JB: @j_b_j_o_n_e_s For more Alain: @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com...
Apr 09, 2024•47 min•Season 3Ep. 3
But is it penis envy? A question best left to pappa Freud. Join us - Emili Vesilind and Alain Simic - for a chat with Gem Award Nominated designer Marie Lichtenberg! She's not just talented, funny, charming, beautiful, and self-possessed... she's also on our show. Enjoy! Follow us @rough_cut_podcast For more Marie: @marie.lichtenberg + https://marielichtenberg.com/ For more Emili: @emilivesilind + www.emilivesilind.com For more Alain: @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 2
What fresh hell is this? Oh, it's just Rough Cut back and bigger than ever! Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with our brand new and esteemed Co-Hosts and Co-Producers, Amy Elliott and Emili Vesilind! That's right, we are changing the format with help from these two incredibly talented, respected, and brilliant journalists who probably have better things to do, and who are most certainly not coerced into working on this dog and pony show with us! Follow us @rough_cut_podcast For mo...
Mar 12, 2024•57 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with the talented and lovely Lisette Scott of Jam + Rico ! We talk about how Lisette launched her business, how she manages success, how she plans and scales her growth and how she's taking over the world via mega-stores Target and Claire's ... You know, no big deal! Shop Jam+Rico Here ! Shop the Claire's Collab Here ! Follow Jam + Rico on the Socials Here ! Please support us on Patreon and unlock exclusive content and episodes: patreon.com Follow ...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with the incredibly sharp, witty, and delightful Tiffany Stevens, ESQ. CEO and General Counsel of Jewelers Vigilance Committee aka JVC! Oh, she is major and has a degree... or several! We talk rules and regulations, Russian diamond sanctions, and how you, as jewelers, need to take time to do the right thing... Or go to prison like JB! Jk. For all resources mentioned on this episode, check out https://jvclegal.org . Please support us on Patreon and ...
Aug 14, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with jeweler, artist, object maker, and all-around creative Everett Hoffman. We chat about contemporary jewelry, academia, the art world, and more on this episode of Rough Cut! Follow Everett on IG and see more of his work here ! Please support us on Patreon and unlock exclusive content and episodes: patreon.com Follow us @rough_cut_podcast Also @nycjewelryweek + www.nycjewelryweek.com For more Alain: @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com For more JB: @...
Aug 02, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with Nicole Kopelman of Nicole Rose Jewelry! We talk the Real Housewives who are obsessed with her jewelry, building a successful online business, family business, utilizing social media and, of course, we talk natural and lab grown diamonds yet again. Nicole is a tremendous talent and we are in awe of what she's built, so don't miss out! Follow Nicole Rose Jewelry on IG and shop it online here ! Please support us on Patreon and unlock exclusive co...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with Nicholas Hyatt, Editor of the NYC Jewelry Week blog Future Heirloom and Founder of Ping Pong Ring , about everything we think is HOT or NOT! Only wrong opinions are welcome on this one. Please support us on Patreon and unlock exclusive content and episodes: patreon.com Follow us @rough_cut_podcast Also @nycjewelryweek + www.nycjewelryweek.com For more Alain: @alainsimic + www.alainsimic.com For more JB: @j_b_j_o_n_e_s...
Jun 28, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with the breathtakingly beautiful and talented Ukrainian-born Alyona Kiperman of Nomis Jewelry . We spend time talking business during wartime, success, and innovation in design, all while enjoying her wickedly dry sense of humor. Listen to this one, kittens; she's the next big thing in jewelry. We encourage you to donate to Alyona's favorite charity that helps provide limbs for the people of Ukraine: Superhumans Center Check out everything Alyona ...
Jun 13, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat with Viviana Langhoff , Jewelry designer, owner of Chicago-based Adornment + Theory , and all-around wonder woman! We talk about representation, the importance of community, and getting on with success. Check out everything Viviana on the gram: @adornmentandtheory + @vivianalanghoffdesigns Please support us on Patreon and unlock exclusive content and episodes: patreon.com Follow us @rough_cut_podcast Also @nycjewelryweek + www.nycjewelryweek.com Fo...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 6
You better get into it today, kittens, because we are joined by Phillips Nazro of Fixer Advisory , who will guide us as we delve deep into the cool waters of all things legal that you, as designers, NEED to know! Join us - JB Jones and Alain Simic - for a chat about copyright law, filing for trademarks, the joys of suing and getting sued and much more! You should never take our advice, but do listen to our guest who in addition to being the Head of Legal & Client Services at Fixer Advisory G...
May 15, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 5
