As time goes by

Valerie Fletcher

Vice president of design and product development

Original Designs Inc. (ODI)
In 1979, I bought a mother’s ring at my local mall. It was a big deal at 14 to spend all my money on a ring. I was hooked. In the ’80s and ’90s, I worked on Jewelers’ Row in Philadelphia. There was plenty of business to go around, and the competition was fair. Everyone sold diamonds by discount...