Aaron’s Jewelry
Women in Business
Mitzi Fluckiger
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GRADUATION
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PROBLEM You can still buy your son, daughter, nephew, or niece something special for graduation. Come in and see our large selection of bracelets, pendants, watches, and rings. We also have lightning-fast service on all repairs and custom works.
Birthstone of the Month May Emerald
40% off all Emerald Jewelry
5718 S. 1900 W. Roy, UT
801-775-8343 aaronsjewelry.com
Mitzi Fluckiger is the woman behind each precious stone they sell at Aaron’s Jewelry, and her childhood experiences really shaped her into who she is today. “I had to be a scrappy little thing because life was hard early on.” Her mother passed away when she was a year old, and her dad tried his best to raise them as a single parent for a time. For years, he was paying off medical bills, and going to college was not an option for them. Her dad taught her how to work hard, and she knew really early in life if she set her mind to something, she could figure out a way to accomplish it. Life became more challenging when her father remarried a woman that didn’t get along well with Mitzi and her siblings. They all left home early, and Mitzi tested out of high school so she could work full time. She worked an entry-level bookkeeping job during the day and waited tables at night. She learned how to do things like job costing, invoicing, and payroll, and she continues to use those skills today!
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see a woman in charge of the spending. She explained that their dynamics as a couple are perfect. Jay is brilliant at making jewelry, and she is great at supplying him with what he needs to create. In the jewelry business, it’s common for high-dollar deals to not involve contracts, and Mitzi’s integrity towards the deals with her vendors has paid off. “Half of our vendors come see us in our store and let us shop through what they have and compare it against what we already have.” Mitzi raved about how much she loves each person who is a part of their business, whether they are vendors, employees, or customers.
By far, the scariest transition in her life was when they decided to move out of their Mitzi and her husband, Jay, bought into the locations in the malls. family business of They didn’t know if their Aaron's Jewelry 6 customers would follow months after they them to their new location. married. 5 years Their customers were loyal later, they bought out Mitzi raves about and, as Mitzi said, “It was the others and were how much she loves the best thing we’ve ever running the business each person who is a done.” At Aaron's Jewelry, from that point. part of their business, they repair jewelry and Mitzi dove in and was whether they are glasses, make custom trained in diamond pieces, and are famous grading and obtained vendors, employees, for their elk ivory pieces. her Gemological or customers. Mitzi is passionate about Institute of America what she does, she is brave certification. Mitzi enough to take risks, and said a lot of vendors she knows when to say no. were surprised to
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