WEBVTT 00:00:05.219 --> 00:00:08.619 Welcome to the gilt trips podcast. I'm your 00:00:08.619 --> 00:00:12.039 host Kendra Lockhart as a goldsmith and gemologist 00:00:12.039 --> 00:00:15.080 I'll be speaking 24 karat on all things jewelry 00:00:15.080 --> 00:00:19.480 metals and gems Join me plus a few friends to 00:00:19.480 --> 00:00:22.559 demystify both materials and designs as your 00:00:22.559 --> 00:00:25.160 private jeweler. Let's tune in on these topics 00:00:25.160 --> 00:00:36.600 and get golden And that's a wrap We got golden 00:00:36.600 --> 00:00:42.619 for 12 months, recorded in two cities and listened 00:00:42.619 --> 00:00:48.500 in 30 countries. So now what? What's next for 00:00:48.500 --> 00:00:54.340 me is to dive into my new role. One of the reasons 00:00:54.340 --> 00:00:58.179 that I was out in New York was going through 00:00:58.179 --> 00:01:02.159 a boot camp of sorts and executive training. 00:01:02.490 --> 00:01:04.609 for a position that I've taken with the company 00:01:04.609 --> 00:01:08.609 I'm currently working for. And the beauty of 00:01:08.609 --> 00:01:13.209 it is that it solved the problem of not being 00:01:13.209 --> 00:01:17.590 in the middle when it comes to knowledge and 00:01:17.590 --> 00:01:22.129 giving and teaching and collaborating. Those 00:01:22.129 --> 00:01:25.849 are tough things to do when you're the most experienced 00:01:25.849 --> 00:01:29.510 one in the room. And I can't say how happy I 00:01:29.510 --> 00:01:32.840 am to start off a brand new year knowing that 00:01:32.840 --> 00:01:38.019 I've locked arms with incredible talent and knowledge 00:01:38.019 --> 00:01:58.260 and passion and adventure. What's also on my 00:01:58.260 --> 00:02:02.519 horizon is to expand educating others. This has 00:02:02.519 --> 00:02:04.420 really brought me back in touch with one of my 00:02:04.420 --> 00:02:08.139 great passions, which is growing myself while 00:02:08.139 --> 00:02:11.639 growing others. And I do have an open invitation 00:02:11.639 --> 00:02:17.580 from a colleague to format workshops and courses 00:02:17.580 --> 00:02:21.099 within the jewelry industry for the next generation 00:02:21.099 --> 00:02:25.439 of talent. You don't get to be good or even great 00:02:25.439 --> 00:02:28.400 overnight. And with the world moving as quickly 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:31.560 as it does now, It can be incredibly challenging 00:02:31.560 --> 00:02:36.780 to play the long game and develop yourself year 00:02:36.780 --> 00:02:40.639 after year into a craft like this. As you've 00:02:40.639 --> 00:02:43.979 heard for almost a year, these stories don't 00:02:43.979 --> 00:02:49.219 come from an overnight process. And lastly, one 00:02:49.219 --> 00:02:52.219 of the reasons that the podcast is coming to 00:02:52.219 --> 00:02:56.259 a conclusion is that I've been invited to fulfill 00:02:56.259 --> 00:03:00.330 an idea of going on to bigger media. And I will 00:03:00.330 --> 00:03:05.650 be working with a new team, stretching old skills 00:03:05.650 --> 00:03:09.310 in a completely different format and exercising 00:03:09.310 --> 00:03:29.370 my second passion. As for guilt trips. The 2025 00:03:29.370 --> 00:03:32.870 projects that I have on deck, now that I've completed 00:03:32.870 --> 00:03:36.310 40 episodes here, will be the fact and folklore 00:03:36.310 --> 00:03:39.189 gem deck that I've been working on for a number 00:03:39.189 --> 00:03:42.870 of months with a brilliant graphic designer from 00:03:42.870 --> 00:03:46.610 Scotland. And I look forward to taking all of 00:03:46.610 --> 00:03:51.770 my gemology education and repackaging it into 00:03:51.770 --> 00:03:56.449 the duality of science and the magic of gems 00:03:56.449 --> 00:04:00.550 and jewels. Speaking of the number 40, later 00:04:00.550 --> 00:04:04.490 this year there'll be a book. Guilt Trips is 00:04:04.490 --> 00:04:09.210 set to become a memoir of commissions and I'll 00:04:09.210 --> 00:04:13.349 be explaining the behind the scenes on 40 of 00:04:13.349 --> 00:04:15.889 my favorite projects and perhaps you'll even 00:04:15.889 --> 00:04:19.410 get to meet the clients that found me and made 00:04:19.410 --> 00:04:38.240 me their jeweler in their words. I've got some 00:04:38.240 --> 00:04:41.420 special thanks to share, and I can hardly contain 00:04:41.420 --> 00:04:44.959 that I have so many to give. Of course I want 00:04:44.959 --> 00:04:49.319 to thank my industry for decades of choosing 00:04:49.319 --> 00:04:53.560 me. As I've said, this was not the adventure 00:04:53.560 --> 00:04:57.860 that was my plan A, but what a brilliant alternative 00:04:57.860 --> 00:05:00.819 it's become, not just for where my art skills 00:05:00.819 --> 00:05:04.980 needed to go, but where my soul needed to run 00:05:04.980 --> 00:05:10.019 free and The space that allowed me to meet so 00:05:10.019 --> 00:05:14.160 many beautiful people within my trade and out 00:05:14.160 --> 00:05:17.319 in the world finding love and choosing one another 00:05:17.319 --> 00:05:27.060 every day. Nothing can replace that. My deepest 00:05:27.060 --> 00:05:31.139 gratitude to the international web and to the 00:05:31.139 --> 00:05:34.389 technology that made me aware. of just where 00:05:34.389 --> 00:05:37.009 this is being heard and enjoyed around the world. 00:05:37.569 --> 00:05:39.949 I'd love to thank all of the listeners in the 00:05:39.949 --> 00:05:45.069 following countries Russia Saudi Arabia Spain 00:05:45.069 --> 00:05:53.829 England Norway Sweden Netherlands France Czech 00:05:53.829 --> 00:06:00.949 Republic Germany Italy Switzerland South Africa 00:06:00.949 --> 00:06:10.519 Colombia Mexico, Canada, Japan, China, Philippines, 00:06:11.759 --> 00:06:19.160 Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Hungary, Denmark, 00:06:20.439 --> 00:06:25.160 Finland, Puerto Rico, and the United States. 00:06:25.920 --> 00:06:29.540 I'm sure there will be more even after this episode. 00:06:30.699 --> 00:06:35.019 And lastly, the wonderful souls who have really 00:06:35.019 --> 00:06:39.300 poured into me so that I can give myself. Thank 00:06:39.300 --> 00:06:43.759 you, Devesh, my colleague, who applied what he 00:06:43.759 --> 00:06:46.839 learned from here into the role that we've both 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:51.139 held. William Staffey, for guidance on equipment. 00:06:53.060 --> 00:06:56.120 Portia Booker, you've been such a wonderful mentor. 00:06:57.319 --> 00:07:00.240 And thank you, Heather Goucher, for the introduction. 00:07:01.779 --> 00:07:05.139 Katie Skinner for showing me the big picture 00:07:05.139 --> 00:07:09.519 around my wisdom, my voice, and calling me a 00:07:09.519 --> 00:07:14.579 thought leader. Kristin Kubik, I appreciate the 00:07:14.579 --> 00:07:17.860 short time we've worked together as far as your 00:07:17.860 --> 00:07:21.540 growth guidance and helping me vet my strategies. 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:27.639 Kaz Taylor, you are one of the most gifted art 00:07:27.639 --> 00:07:30.670 directors I've had the pleasure of meeting. and 00:07:30.670 --> 00:07:33.370 I can't wait until our collaboration is complete. 00:07:34.089 --> 00:07:36.990 Merrick Kent, for being a wonderful cheerleader 00:07:36.990 --> 00:07:40.509 and sharing this with your son. To Melissa and 00:07:40.509 --> 00:07:44.550 Alondra, who never cease letting me know that 00:07:44.550 --> 00:07:48.470 I'm their favorite artist. And to Snoop Dogg, 00:07:48.589 --> 00:07:51.649 for the inspiration of thanking yourself when 00:07:51.649 --> 00:07:54.250 you've accomplished something. To Demetri in 00:07:54.250 --> 00:07:56.889 New York, when I was recording from the Big Apple. 00:07:57.680 --> 00:08:00.639 Thanks for keeping the conversations deep as 00:08:00.639 --> 00:08:03.379 I wrote my chapters and episodes at a late night 00:08:03.379 --> 00:08:10.459 spot. And last but not least, my list wouldn't 00:08:10.459 --> 00:08:14.279 be complete if I didn't say thanks to a unique 00:08:14.279 --> 00:08:18.259 kind of opponent who was secretly my fan in denial 00:08:18.259 --> 00:08:22.139 and was the whole reason this project came to 00:08:22.139 --> 00:08:29.629 be. It's been entertaining. enlightening, amusing, 00:08:31.050 --> 00:08:35.730 and endearing to have this be the solution to 00:08:35.730 --> 00:08:55.009 an unreasonable request. With that, I wish you 00:08:55.009 --> 00:09:01.070 all a spirited year. May it be filled with lessons 00:09:01.070 --> 00:09:06.629 learned, wisdom gained, adventures being had, 00:09:07.250 --> 00:09:15.610 and more of what your heart desires. Thank you 00:09:15.610 --> 00:09:18.009 for listening and learning with me. I would love 00:09:18.009 --> 00:09:20.009 you to share this project with people finding 00:09:20.009 --> 00:09:22.330 rare beauty in today's world and throughout our 00:09:22.330 --> 00:09:25.340 times. Until the next episode, keep your own 00:09:25.340 --> 00:09:25.940 story sparkling.