The Jeweler Who Closed Her Store to Find Her Joy: Anne Sisteron on Sobriety, Scaling Back, and Going Viral Over a Quiche

About this episode

Anne Sisteron shares her journey from a successful jewelry business to finding joy in sobriety and social media engagement.

In this episode of Stacy Phillips & Friends, Stacy sits down with co-host Abbe Feder — fertility advocate and host of Women's Wellness with Abbe Feder — to welcome Anne Sisteron, the GIA-trained gemologist, fine jewelry designer, and accidental Instagram sensation whose pieces have graced the pages of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Forbes, and Elle. But this isn't just a jewelry story. Anne was born in Paris to Danish diplomat parents, discovered on a beach at 15, shot a worldwide Maybelline campaign, married a man she met in a Parisian nightclub at 17 (yes, same husband — yes, still going strong), and built a Beverly Hills fine jewelry brand and a flagship store that could double as a museum. Then she walked away from all of it. Because none of it was making her happy. What followed was a pivot so unexpected it almost sounds made up: a goodbye sale, a scaled-back collection, one Instagram live about a White Lotus-inspired beaded necklace — and suddenly 300,000 highly-engaged followers, sold-out drops, and a new store opening three doors down from the old one. Oh, and somewhere in all of this, she got sober. Three and a half years in, and she'll tell you it's the best thing she's…

People in this episode

Host: Stacy Phillips

Guests: Abbe Feder, Anne Sisteron

Topics covered

• sobriety
• entrepreneurship
• personal growth
• social media
• fine jewelry

Keywords

• Anne Sisteron
• sobriety
• fine jewelry
• Instagram
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Forbes, Elle

Products: White Lotus-inspired beaded necklace

Places: Paris, Beverly Hills

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