Believe. That’s the advice of David Tishbi, one of the world’s premier handcrafted jewelry designers whose work has been featured in numerous style and glamour magazines, from InStyle to MAXIM to Los Angeles Confidential. “Believe in what you do, believe in yourself, and, most of all, believe in your product.” His dream began while he was working as a sales person for a jewelry company; there, he discovered that he had a talent for coming up with innovative new designs. “After a short while, I started making suggestions to them about new design ideas. It was fascinating to be able to create and have endless possibilities with the ideas that I had. Once I realized that people liked the designs I created, I decided that I can build a successful business around it.” So motivated was he that David decided to take a six-month vacation to plan his next steps, which included sourcing materials, arranging meetings with artisans, and creating a business plan, with a view to putting together his own collection.