Pearls Of Wisdom From An Entrepreneur Who Built A Pearl Empire
About this episode
Jeremy Shepherd shares his entrepreneurial journey from a flight attendant to a leading expert in the pearl industry.
Jeremy Shepherd is rich with pearls of wisdom — both literally and figuratively. Starting with a single strand of pearls that the former flight attendant purchased for his girlfriend on a layover in Beijing, Jeremy has become one of America's largest sellers of pearls and pearl jewelry. Along the way, he accumulated a treasure trove of entrepreneurial insights, drawn from both his successes and his mistakes. Jeremy, along with his wife, Hisano, are the power duo behind Pearl Paradise and a large and devoted community of pearl collectors around the world. Jeremy is president of the Pearl Association of America . Jeremy recognized a business opportunity and then had the determination to transform himself from someone who knew virtually nothing about the pearl business into one of the industry's leading experts If you're searching for profit-making advice with real luster, Jeremy's insights are genuine gems. Monday Morning Radio is hosted by the father-son duo of Dean and Maxwell Rotbart . Photo: Jeremy Shepherd, Pearl Paradise Posted: June 22, 2026 Monday Morning Run Time: 59:25 Episode : 15.1
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