Outsourcing In Your Jewellery Business - Using a Remote Bench Assistant (podcast episode)
Have you ever wondered about how to go about employing a jeweller to work in your business? If so you will find this weeks episode of the podcast very interesting as I am joined by Sarah Stanford to talk about outsourcing in your jewellery business - specifically using a remote bench assistant. Sarah has an incredible business and also supports jewellers by being an external bench jeweller. As our businesses grow we can’t do everything and this is a great opportunity for a growing business!
Ep048. Outsourcing In Your Jewellery Business - Using a Remote Bench Assistant
With Sarah Stanford
Have you ever wondered about how to go about employing a jeweller to work in your business? If so you will find this weeks episode of the podcast very interesting as I am joined by Sarah Stanford to talk about outsourcing in your jewellery business - specifically using a remote bench assistant. Sarah has an incredible business and also supports jewellers by being an external bench jeweller. As our businesses grow we can’t do everything and this is a great opportunity for a growing business!
EPISODE RECAP
Can you tell us about your journey to becoming a jeweller? (1:49)
Talk about outsourcing and becoming a remote bench assistant. How did that come about for you? (4:00)
How did you start offering this service? (5:48)
What kind of work do you do for jewellers? (7:34)
What if someone thinks this sounds amazing but they don’t know how they can trust someone else with their jewellery? (10:01)
How do you manage your workload? (12:16)
If a jeweller is listening and wants a bench assistant, what is their first step? (13:44)
What has your experience as a bench assistant been like? (15:39)
Has anyone ever asked you to work on something you couldn’t or didn’t want to? (16:33)
How do you fit being a bench assistant around your own business? (17:39)
Do you have any tips for someone who may want to be a bench assistant? (19:11)
Anything else you want to share? (21:19)
How do you have the conversation about pricing? (22:27)
ABOUT SARAH
Sarah designs and makes contemporary jewellery in gold, silver and gemstones, from her studio in Nottinghamshire, UK. Her jewellery often has a quiet, minimalist style, but with a soft, expressive, intuitive feel. Always focussed on careful craftsmanship and quality over quantity, her small collections appeal to those looking to invest in personal, meaningful jewellery for beautifully understated adornment. She graduated with a degree in Jewellery and Silversmithing from Edinburgh College of Art in 2012 and sells online and in galleries across the UK. Alongside her own design practice, Sarah takes on freelance remote benchwork from jewellers who need to outsource tasks or who need an extra pair of hands at the bench.
Rings photographed copyright Sarah Ruth Stanford
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