Gili Mor

One thing that we offer that no other jewelry store really offers is a jewelry consignment program. Every day people visit Diamond Exchange Houston to sell diamonds and engagement rings. For whatever reason, our customer’s relationships did not work out and now they are wanting to sell their unwanted diamond jewelry. We are very aggressive diamond buyers, however, people come to us initially thinking that their engagement rings are worth a lot more than they really are. Fortunately and unfortunately, we are normally people’s first phone call when they want to sell their jewelry and we have to be the first ones to tell them the true value of their items. Read more>>

Amelia Briske

21 years ago the thought of turning a 1930 dairy barn into a Wedding Venue was not heard of. I remember telling friends and family about the idea….they had less then excited feelings about it. Once we had the barn renovated and tours schedule we found Mothers crying in the parking lot and refusing to come in to view the barn with their engaged daughters. Now in 2022 we have Mothers asking us to please place them on our waiting list. Read more>>

Brian Martin

Beginning in the 1970s, I became involved in the movement against nuclear power and then the peace movement, and later started studying what makes people upset about injustice. In the early 2000s, I was studying what happens when police or troops assault peaceful protesters, for example when in 1991 East Timorese protesters were shot by Indonesian troops. Read more>>

Nicole (Nikki) Stokes

I believe the most innovative thing I have done was using my life experiences with my son to create a product to help other families and design a sensory room in our home. This room saved our lives. The pandemic isolated us from help and community. Many autistic children especially during puberty engage in self injurious and aggressive behaviors. Read more>>