How Branding (Not Trends) Built a Multimillion-Dollar Jewelry Empire ft. Lisa Valenzuela

She turned $1,000 and a table at a local market into a multimillion-dollar jewelry empire. What started as a creative outlet for Lisa Valenzuela nearly 20 years ago has grown into Truly Blessed Jewels, a brand known for its timeless designs and bold identity.  From her earliest days selling jewelry in farmers' markets, Lisa understood that people weren’t just buying a product. They were buying into how the brand made them feel. That mindset, combined with her relentless work ethic and faith, created loyalty that no trend could ever replicate.  Today, Truly Blessed Jewels has grown beyond jewelry pieces into signature services like permanent jewelry and customized experiences that keep customers coming back. At its core, the brand remains what it has always been: a vision rooted in service, a business grounded in faith, and proof that branding built on authenticity will always outlive every trend. What You’ll Learn: Why authenticity and consistency are more powerful than following trends The service model that makes customers fall in love with a brand The lessons Lisa learned while scaling her business and culture Why copying trends is a recipe for failure How faith anchored Lisa through rejection, setbacks, and growth Timestamps: (03:00) - From $1,000 to a multimillion-dollar jewelry brand (09:35) - Why details matter: the branding lesson hidden in a market stall (13:05) - Opening the first Truly Blessed storefront (18:21) - When bad press could sometimes be good press (21:46) - Building a business rooted in faith and service (24:52) - Strategies for building culture and onboarding a team (30:07) - Sobriety, confidence, and finding identity in Christ (36:48) - What most entrepreneurs get wrong about scaling a business (40:43) - Why customer experience is part of your brand (45:29) - The content playbook that sets Truly Blessed Jewels apart (51:00) - Standing firm against pressure to compromise (53:10) - Tunnel vision, creativity, and brand originality (54:57) - Why most entrepreneurs fail before they start Discover Truly Blessed Jewels: Shop now at trulyblessedjewels.com. Use code EMILY25 for 25% off your order. Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/trulyblessedjewels  Tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@trulyblessedjewels  Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/TrulyBlessedJewels  Pinterest | https://www.pinterest.com/trulyblessedjewels/  Connect with Lisa: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/lisa_marie_valenzuela_az LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-valenzuela-801071264/   More from Emily & FORDIVINE: Website |  https://meetemilyford.com   Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily         Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod    YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD  Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/  FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/ 

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