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President/CEO
Jeremy Shepherd is a leader, innovator, and a disruptor.
From an early age he struck out on his own to satisfy his fierce independence, need for adventure, and a more satisfying way of life.
As a teenager, he traveled to Japan alone and stayed to attend high school. He is self-taught and fluent in Japanese, Spanish and Micronesian.
Through college, Jeremy worked for Passport to Languages as an interpreter of all three languages.
To continue his world travels, became a flight attendant in 1996 and began to import pearls during his runs to Asia.
In a sector dominated by generations old family businesses, Jeremy endeavored to become a first generation, self-taught pearl importer, dealer, and internet reseller.
Over the past 20 years, he has traveled to pearl producing areas all over the world creating relationships with pearl producers, exporters, and people dedicated to support the pearl industry.
Here are some milestones of Jeremy’s innovative efforts:
Jeremy is married to Hisano Shepherd, an international award winning pearl jewelry designer and lives on the beach in Marina del Rey with their corgis Happy and Lucky. Hisano and Jeremy continue to travel the world, diving and sailing whenever they can.
Chief Creative Officer
Artist and Jewelry Designer Hisano Shepherd has been fascinated by the art of jewelry making since early childhood. In pursuit of this passion, Hisano graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from California State University of Long Beach and then followed this with a Masters of Fine Arts in Jewelry at State University New York at New Paltz.
After graduation, Hisano put her passion and education to work in the jewelry industry as a designer and educator, finding a part time position PearlParadise.com, Inc, and teaching metalsmithing and jewelry design at two separate colleges.
Today, Hisano is a permanent, full time member of the team and has since become the Chief Creative Officer overseeing all design, production and purchasing. Hisano also launched her personal line, little h, in 2012. Her pieces have won tremendous acclaim and have found fans from the First Lady of the United States to superstar Taylor Swift and many others.
Lead Designer
John Dwight (Jr.) was born in Cleveland Ohio, and later moved to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, where he attended high school and college. Starting at the early age four, he spent his summers taking art lessons at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and always found himself particularly drawn to the ancient jewelry exhibits. By the age of 18, he was making his own jewelry and selling in art galleries and high-end boutiques across the country. In his early 20’s, he collaborated with renowned bridal designer Tomasina, and a line was created which was adorned with John’s handmade jewelry and sold nationally at Saks Fifth Avenue. John moved to Los Angeles over ten years ago and has worked with jewelry companies specializing in high-end diamonds and cultured pearls.
John is also an accomplished DJ, and has performed in such prestigious venues as the world famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem, The House of Blues in Los Angeles, and the Allenby 58 in Tel Aviv Israel.
At Pearl Paradise, John manages the in-house production of new jewelry designs to add to the site, as well as developing and managing new marketplaces for Pearl Paradise’s pearl jewelry to be sold.
