In-Depth Interview With Nelson Karun, Star Diamond’s Diamond Specialist

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I'm so pleased today to be joined by Nelson Karun, Star Diamonds recently minted full-time diamond specialist. How are you today, Nelson? Very good. Thank you. Nice to meet you. Yeah, nice to meet you. I've got a few questions today for Nelson, but then we'd love if the audience had any questions as well. So in that bottom right hand part of your screen, there's a little chat box. Please do feel free to ask any questions of Nelson that you'd like. And we'll try and cover it once we're done the formal Q&A part of this event. I'm really hoping today to cover Nelson's role in the company, his history, and what he's excited about working at Star Diamond. Any other questions, I'm happy to get you in touch with the Star Diamond exec team, and they'll get in touch with you as soon as possible. But let's get started. So, Nelson, I got a good number of questions for you today. Oh, good. I'm curious first, you know, because I work with people all across the mining sector. I'm curious what initially drew you to the world of diamonds and how has your kind of passion for the industry evolved over the course of years? Yeah, good. Let's say, you know, I was in the right place at the right time, and I found myself within the industry. The diamond industry is glamorous and fascinating. And I quickly became fascinated about it. Similar to any snowflakes, every single diamond is different and has a uniqueness. Every single diamond is very unique. And when I start with the Arbor Diamond, which is initially 20 years back, it was a small company. But over the time, it grew into Harry Winston, Dominion Diamond, which enabled my career to advance very quickly. I was exposed to every level within the industry and had an opportunity to learn and gain knowledge about entire pipeline, which is ...