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The She Leads Podcast, with Adrienne Garland

The She Leads Podcast, with Adrienne Garland

The She Leads Podcast, hosted by Adrienne Garland, is the podcast for women leaders and women entrepreneurs who are sick of sugar coating what they say and how they say it. Each week, Adrienne explores entrepreneurial stories, businesses, and challenges that women entrepreneurs face with a wide range of guests who are open to sharing their authentic stories in a refreshing and real way. For far too long, women have been sugar coating our voices, thoughts, and opinions, but that stops here and now! The She Leads Podcast, formerly Sugar Coated, is the place where women leaders can express their brilliance without sugar-coating anything. This podcast offers a platform for super-practical, actionable advice for women to overcome challenges and to make a significant impact on our families, our communities, and our world. Adrienne Garland, CEO of She Leads Media - entrepreneur, media producer, and adjunct professor rejects the notion that women must be deferential to those currently in power and pull back our opinions. Join Adrienne as she dives into raw conversations with brilliant women leaders and entrepreneurs - sans Sugar Coating!

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May 27, 2022

39. Artistry & Storytelling Through Jewelry Design with Ashita Shah-Bohra

Ashita Shah-Bohra is a mom of two and President at Arunashi Inc. She and her husband, Arun, both have jewelry designing in their DNA - both descending from several generations of jewelry designers. Arunashi is a high-end luxury jewelry company that is a

Ashita Shah-Bohra is a mom of two and President at Arunashi Inc. She and her husband, Arun, both have jewelry designing in their DNA - both descending from several generations of jewelry designers. Arunashi is a high-end luxury jewelry company that is a

👩‍🎨 Ashita and Arun created Arunashi as a reflection of their relationship: generational background in jewelry designing. 02:19

🎓 Ashita and Adriene both finished the Goldman Sachs 10KSB program. 03:28

🎯 Creating of Arunashi: Focused on quality, precision, and artistry storytelling through each piece of jewelry. 05:14

Working with Bergdorf “We have to have your pieces in our stores”. 06:58

💍 No mass manufacturing, unique pieces are offered to specific high-end retailers with deep dive into the story behind each item. 08:09

👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Ashita and Arun moved to LA to be close to her family. 11:24

👩🏽‍💼 Self-proclaimed workaholic: returned back to work after being a stay at home mom to her kids. 13:02

🤹 Spending quality time with children: parenting while children are younger is different than when they’re emotional teenagers. 15:53

📈 Post COVID work has exploded and surprised Ashita: many new events and galas. 18:11

🤯 Celebrities don’t have time for shopping: business relationships with stylists. 19:35

😎 The learning curve in working with celebrities: specific placement of products. 20:45

😇 Emotional connection behind each jewelry collector: where secrets are going to be discovered, and open up slowly instead of just being presented. 23:25

🇮🇳 India’s deep jewelry history: family jewelers, heritage, and stories that stay in families. 25:08

🐌 Arun’s creative trajectories from the things that surround him: the snail whisperer. 28:03

💎 Jewelry that becomes part of you: time and effort needed to create one. 30:45

👉 Many business advice can’t be applied to Arunashi. 32:27

👠 Business models that match women's intuition: lead by your inner voice. 35:22

▶️ Courses and books are just the starting point in business: things to do when creating your business. 37:56

👂 Listening to the customers vs finding the solutions and products you want. 39:12

Connect with Ashita: www.shoparunashi.com

👉 Connect with Adrienne: www.sheleadsmedia.com