Gold standard: Jeweler dishes hiring advice

All that glistens isn't necessarily gold when it comes to finding the best staff, says a prominent area jewelry executive.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 6:00 a.m. April 27, 2018
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Mark Wemple. Steve and Julie Weintraub have learned a lot of lessons about hiring and firing since founding Gold & Diamond Source in 1984.
Mark Wemple. Steve and Julie Weintraub have learned a lot of lessons about hiring and firing since founding Gold & Diamond Source in 1984.
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Founded in 1984 by Steve Weintraub, Clearwater-based Gold & Diamond Source has become the largest jewelry retailer, by volume, in the Southeast despite having just one location.

Julie Weintraub, Steve’s wife and the company’s president, says downsizing in 2007 from nine locations to one was the right strategic move.

 

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