Over the Counter

Podcast: A One of a Kind Family Heirloom is ‘Vaporized’ … and a Jeweler Goes Above and Beyond to Replace It

The 5-carat natural, non-heat-treated sapphire was extremely rare.

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4 years ago

March 15, 2019

Kyle Bullock

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THIS MONTH’S EPISODE of Over the Counter is about taking responsibility for one’s mistakes and, as host Kyle Bullock puts it, “going above and beyond … even when it comes at a great personal cost.”

Says Bullock, “This is exactly the kind of story that I love to share on this show.”

It’s the story of one of the toughest, and yet most rewarding times, in the career of Bill Brundage of Bill Brundage Jewelers in Louisville, KY.

Brundage is a veteran jeweler who stopped advertising in 1993 and, since then, has relied entirely on the power of word of mouth. “And we’ve done very well that way,” he says. So when one of his bench staff vaporized a customer’s prize family heirloom — a five-carat, natural, non-heat-treated sapphire — Bill knew right away what he was going to have to do.

Learn how it all turned out in the latest episode of Over the Counter.

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Kyle Bullock

Kyle Bullock is a fourth-generation jeweler who manages Bullock's Jewelry in Roswell, NM. He is also a best selling author, speaker and performer, and small business coach. To contact him, email him at KyleRBullock@gmail.com.

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