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Avi Krawitz is the Senior Analyst & News Editor of the Rapaport Group.
As a keynote speaker and global jewelry journalist, Avi brings the jewelry trade into focus like few others.
Avi’s insights into the diamond industry are highly regarded by jewelry manufacturers and vendors alike.
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Question #1 – I’m always fascinated with how people make their way through life to where they are now. You grew up in Johannesburg, made your way through university in South Africa, where you earned an economics degree. With that background, how did you find yourself making a career as a journalist in the diamond industry? Timestamp: [4:21]
Question #2 – In your previous life as a journalist, you covered the tech and aviation industries. Are there any comparisons between those industries and the diamond and jewelry trade? Timestamp: [6:13]
Question #3 – Avi, from your perspective, what sets the jewelry industry apart from those industries you’ve covered in the past? Timestamp: [9:21]
Question #4 – Honestly, I’d be remiss if I didn’t ask how it’s been to work with a personality such as Martin Rapaport? Any stories you could share? Timestamp: [10:36]
Question #5 – You started out in the industry writing news for Rapaport, but your role has evolved since then. How do you define your role today in the industry? Timestamp: [12:49]
Question #6 – Having just gone through this personal and professional metamorphosis, looking back, how has the industry changed in the decade since you began in the jewelry industry? Timestamp: [14:47]
Question #7 – So much has changed recently in the jewelry industry. What do you see as the next significant changes that we can expect to undergo? Taking it a step further, from your unique vantage point, what do you think needs to happen? Timestamp: [17:02]
Question #8 – This month you published a report in the Rapaport Research Report noting some significant changes at De Beers. Can you share some of your findings with us? Timestamp: [18:30]
Question #9 – Avi, you cover the jewelry trade across the planet. What’s exciting about the diamond and jewelry industry today? Timestamp: [21:07]
Question #10 – Let’s flip that last question, if you don’t mind. Instead of asking you what’s exciting you about the jewelry trade, let’s get your thoughts about what’s causing you concern in the jewelry industry going forward? Timestamp: [21:43]
Question #11 – We’ve covered a lot of ground today, but is there one question that I should have asked you, but didn’t? Timestamp: [23:33]
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