Yvette Parker

Empowerment Mineral Designs - Creative Director / Principal

Mineral, Virginia

http://www.empowermentmineraldesigns.com

Empowerment Mineral Designs (EMD) is a fine jewelry company that launched in 2003 as a designer jewelry company. EMD was conceived as a Fair Trade company and remains so. EMD offers well-designed, contemporary fine and designer jewelry and men's couture cuff links. EMD jewelry continues to receive high praise for design, pricing and construction from jewelry and fashion industry experts, retailers and consumers. Empowerment Mineral Designs have been featured in several red carpet gift bags and celebrity recipients include - Hilary Swank, Emily Blunt, Christina Ricci, Helen Mirren, John Cusack, Terrence Howard, Aaron Eckhart, Claire Danes, Halle Berry, etc.

My activities, interests, and hobbies

EMD jewelry design - manufacture - marketing, writing, knitwear design, friends, cooking & baking, non-profit & for-profit development consulting

What am I working on? view all

Preliminary talks to become the exclusive cuff links for a new men's shirt maker brand. The brand designer is very enthusiastic about our cuff link designs and price point.

updated: March 4, 2010 - 11:50pm

Top Connections view all

Latest blog entries view blog

Piracy - When Your BEST Ideas Are Stolen
December 3, 2009
Why A Down Economy Is A Perk for Small Businesses
November 26, 2009
Looking For Sales Consultants in All the WRONG Places
November 24, 2009

Services / Products view all

Fine Jewelry [more]
Jewelry Designer/Manufacturer [more]

Industry Categories

Apparel & Fashion
Design
Eco-Friendly Products & Services
Jewelry
Luxury Goods
Philanthropy
Retail

In order to reach my goals, I need...

Great STS member collaborations and strategic alliances, sales professionals, key retail partnerships and clients, broadcast & print media opportunities, social media - fans for the Empowerment Mineral Designs' Facebook page, maximizing LinkedIn relationships.