Gem Junkies

Getting to know you, getting to know all about Parle. We sit town with another Parle team member, Marty Burns, who is one of our traveling sales consultants. As a child panning for gold in the Merced River, Marty was destined to be involved in the jewelry industry. We sit down and learning about his early beginnings in the jewelry industry and even tornadoes. 00:00:00 Story-time 01:01:50 Puzzles 02:22:00 Parle Team Member – Marty Burns 03:08:00 Tell us about your start in the jewelry industry 08:41:00 How did you get to Oklahoma? 11:59:00 So what you do for us is sales 12:30:00 What was the most interesting thing you’ve appraised? 14:14:50 How do you determine the value of a piece? 15:25:00 Did you ever have to go to court? 16:11:00 Insurance replacement value vs. cost/actual value 18:25:00 What does your day look like? 20:39:00 What is your earliest memory of a gemstone or piece of jewelry? 21:33:00 What’s your favorite gemstone? 23:19:00 (Down a rabbit hole) Let’s talk about tornadoes 30:59:00