Failing Our Way to the Top!

Alain, Emili, and JB talk about a whole load of nothing for close to two hours in this, our final episode of 2025. Good riddance! Are we coming back next year for an all-new season of Rough Cut? We'll never tell. 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/

Alain and JB talk with absolute industry gem, Laura Inghirami, founder of Donna Jewel, educator, speaker, and all-around brilliant marketer. Here is a bit more about Laura in her own words...Laura Inghirami is one of the most brilliant and influential minds in the global jewellery world – a visionary whose deep expertise and creative insight make her a driving force in the industry. With a unique talent for leading innovative projects and a natural passion guided by wonder, she blends culture, imagination, and strategy to shape the future of jewellery, bringing the young generations closer to the industry. After studying Business Administration and International Business, she deepened her knowledge in Jewellery Design and founded @donna.jewel, opening the doors of artisans’ workshops and speaking about artists and designers at a time when social media were not yet used for this purpose. She teaches at IED (European Institute of Design) in Milan and Turin, and gives conferences and lectures around the world to celebrate the beauty of jewellery and inspire and guide young people toward the world of precious arts.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/

Alain and JB talk kind of about jewelry but get, of course, completely derailed and start spilling all of their own private dirty laundry. JB cries in one bit, so if that’s your idea of fun, you can listen to this mess. Listen, at least we're back! 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/

Alain talks with friend to the pod, Linda Hoj! Linda is one of his favorite independent designers/jewelers of all time, a dear friend, and an endless source of admiration. We talk about creativity in the time of A.I., the pressure to produce, and mastering your craft for the sake of... mastering your craft. This is actually about jewelry, believe it or not! 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/

Alain talks with friend to the pod, Jennifer Gandia of Greenwich St. Jewelers, about jewelry? Maybe... we definitely cover TikTok, misinformation, antique jewelry, theories of revolution, and the inevitable fall of capitalism. This is a jewelry podcast, I promise!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/

Emili, and Alain talk to the one and only Dana Bronfman about many things, none of which are coherent or consistent... that sounds familiar. I think this episode is about Jewelry. 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/

Today, JB, Emili, and Alain talk about many things, none of which are coherent or consistent. I think this episode is about burnout, or general malaise, or living in the end times while producing luxury goods... let's find out! 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/

Today, JB, Emili, and Alain talk about retail. Yes, you heard us! The West is collapsing into a fascist dystopia, but we thought we should talk about jewelry retail instead. 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/

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/

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/