The Rapaport Diamond Podcast

Dec 24 2024 136 ep. 34 mins 39
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Rapaport’s Sonia Esther Soltani, Leah Meirovich and Joshua Freedman host this show with deep analysis and hard-hitting interviews. The Rapaport Diamond Podcast is your gateway to the diamond industry.

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Episode 128: Not Europe’s Blue Nile

Dec 24 2024 35 mins  
Tobias Kormind, CEO of UK-based online retailer 77 Diamonds, explains the company’s low-inventory business model and why he believes Blue Nile’s price-focused approach was a mistake.

Episode 127: Facets and the Future of Antwerp

Dec 09 2024 40 mins  
The Antwerp World Diamond Centre’s Karen Rentmeesters and Ravi Bhansali discuss the themes, conclusions and atmosphere of the recent Facets 2024 conference in the Belgian city.

Episode 126: Le Vian’s Taste for Chocolate Diamonds

Nov 27 2024 53 mins  
On the latest episode of the Rapaport Diamond Podcast, jeweler Eddie LeVian shares his family business’s sweet tooth for chocolate diamonds and how it’s trying to redirect customers toward higher-value stones.  

Episode 125: Digging into Colored Stones

Nov 16 2024 40 mins  
Nathan Renfro, senior manager of colored stones at the GIA, discusses treatments, synthetics, gemstone origin, and what attracts consumers to rubies, sapphires and emeralds. Plus: How the cookie monster appeared in an agate.

Episode 124: A Fresh Perspective on Synthetics

Oct 28 2024 37 mins  
David Sherwood, CEO of Daniel’s Jewelers, describes the development of his family’s business into a 100-store retailer and why it offers both natural and synthetic diamonds. 

Episode 123: Sustainability in Jewelry

Oct 14 2024 38 mins  
Sustainability consultant Danielle Keller talks about the circular economy, the benefits of repairing old jewelry, and the challenges of tracking a supply chain.

Episode 122: The Diamond Buyer’s View

Sep 30 2024 37 mins  
Scott Berg, president of US retailer Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry, explains how the industry downturn has affected his company’s diamond-sourcing strategy. Plus: Changes in the Indian market and his visit to a mine in South Africa.

Episode 121: A Natural Future

Sep 17 2024 20 mins  
Podcast title: A Natural FutureBlurb: Josh Arazi, vice president and creative director at Arazi Diamonds, discusses the New York-based wholesaler’s decision to restrict the services it offers customers that promote synthetics. 

Episode 120: The Giant Diamond

Sep 03 2024 37 mins  
William Lamb, CEO of Lucara Diamond Corp., relates how the company discovered a 2,492-carat rough at its mine in Botswana.

Episode 119: The Need for Diamond Marketing

Aug 25 2024 34 mins  
Antwerp trader Shashin Choksi explains why he believes the diamond industry must put more effort into promoting the product. Plus: How India’s recent celebrity wedding boosted the sector.