Over the past year I've been working on a project for the Cultured Pearl Association of America. It's related to something I've been passionate about for nearly two decades, and I proposed it to the organization in September of last year.
With the help of avid pearl researcher Caitlin Williams from Pearl-Guide.com, we've created something designed to educate anyone and everyone who would like to learn more about pearls.
Today we launched www.PearlsAsOne.org, with the support of the CPAA, Jewelmer, Paspaley, Atlas, J. Hunter Pearls Fiji and the Hong Kong Pearl Association. It's the first of its kind; an online pearl school, offering a CPAA Certified Pearl Specialist certification course.
I would like to sponsor all our friends who follow this blog. Anyone who would like to become a certified pearl specialist (yes, you'll actually receive a certificate) can join Pearls As One (for FREE) using the coupon code PEARL10951PARADISE.
About the Author
Jeremy Shepherd
Founder, Pearl Paradise | President, The Pearl Association of America
I founded Pearl Paradise in 1996 and Pearl-Guide.com in 2004. I serve as president of The Pearl Association of America and authored Pearls As One, the pearl industry's leading certification course, now translated into 10 languages.
Over 30 years in the pearl trade, I've sourced pearls from farms across Japan, French Polynesia, Australia, China, Fiji, Mexico, and the Philippines, and produced three pearl industry documentaries: Pearls the Documentary, The Tahitian Pearl, and Power of Pearl. I have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, Newsweek, Entrepreneur Magazine, Freakonomics Radio, Inc. Magazine, and many trade publications.
