Steven Ginsberg joined the business in 1993, after a career at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in New York as a diamond grader and supervisor of client relations at GIA’s Gem Trade Laboratory Inc. Like his father, Steven grew up in the business, but added a more formal background in gemological training and practice to the business.

Herman Ginsberg’s journey as a person, a business owner and a professional in the jewelry industry is evidenced by his ability to carry on and contribute to his family’s business and to his fellow jewelers in Iowa and the Midwest since 1948. Herman graduated from the State University of Iowa on a rainy Saturday morning in June 1948. The family store at the time, Ginsberg’s Jewel Box, was left to one employee on this particular day. After the ceremony, Herman, his parents and an aunt drove back the 30 miles to Cedar Rapids and found that the store was locked, all lights on and a note inside, “I Quit.” So Herman started working right then in the store, and he has never left... not even in his "retirement."

Robert (Bob) Brown, bookkeeper, has gotten the lead out with us since 2001. Bob is an amazing combination of old school double entry bookkeeping and 21st Century Quickbooks. He has worked with renowned family- owned companies in the area as a trusted keeper of the books. Bob doesn’t miss anything, and we’re lucky to have him in our ranks.