Wilson Diamonds

Sep 8

In their own words

“We look for people that don’t have jewelry sales experience. We hire personalities and work ethic. We want a higher education. Once we hire them, they go through a significant training process, and we usually don’t allow them to help customers for six months. That results in outstanding salespeople. For most of my staff, it’s a college job, but they’re here four to six years after getting a degree, and they’ll work here the whole time they’re in school.”

-Shane Corrigan

Jason’s Interview with Shane

Jason

We're back on Meet the Jewelers and today we're talking to Shane from Wilson Diamonds. How did you get into the jewelry industry?

Shane

I actually got into it through marriage, nepotism at its finest. I had grown up in the area here in Utah County. I went to high school here and had a great experience growing up. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I went on a two-year mission to Italy and taught English. I had dated a girl before I left and got very serious about trying to start a family. I was just starting school at Brigham Young University. I needed a job and interviewed here seventeen years ago. The girl that ended up marrying me was actually the owner's daughter. We ended up getting married about eight months later and the rest is history.