48. Outsourcing In Your Jewellery Business - Using a Remote Bench Assistant with Sarah Stanford

I’m excited to be joined by Sarah Stanford to talk about outsourcing in your jewellery business - specifically using a remote bench assistant. Sarah has an incredible business and also supports jewellers by being an external bench jeweller. As our businesses grow we can’t do everything and this is a great opportunity for a growing business!   EPISODE RECAP   Can you tell us about your journey to becoming a jeweller? (1:49) Talk about outsourcing and becoming a remote bench assistant. How did that come about for you? (4:00) How did you start offering this service? (5:48) What kind of work do you do for jewellers? (7:34) What if someone thinks this sounds amazing but they don’t know how they can trust someone else with their jewellery? (10:01) How do you manage your workload? (12:16) If a jeweller is listening and wants a bench assistant, what is their first step? (13:44) What has your experience as a bench assistant been like? (15:39) Has anyone ever asked you to work on something you couldn’t or didn’t want to? (16:33) How do you fit being a bench assistant around your own business? (17:39) Do you have any tips for someone who may want to be a bench assistant? (19:11) Anything else you want to share? (21:19) How do you have the conversation about pricing with a new person? (22:27)   RESOURCES Sarah Ruth Stanford Website Sarah Ruth Stanford Instagram     Find Jewellers Academy on Instagram and Facebook!