

He established Stuller’s corporate headquarters in his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana in 1970. There’s a constant process of improvement, listening to the customer, improving the quality, knowing what they like, and importantly, what they don’t like.” Certified GIA Diamonds for jewelers by Stuller We just grew the business according to what our customers were asking us for, what they needed. “I always had a strong belief that I had to WOW the customer!” says Stuller. Matt Stuller developed a reputation for excellence with whatever he touched! Customers let Matt leave the goods locked up in the safe overnight He got to know the families personally, which solidified a long term commitment to each other that benefitted everyone. Since Matt would travel the road, a mutual trust and respect developed…customers let Matt leave the goods in the safe overnight, and often asked him over to their homes for dinner. Matt’s relationship with his customers strengthened as his love for the business deepened. MATT STULLER DEVELOPED AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION He would find the need, and then work hard to fill it! This gave jewelers a tremendous comfort level knowing that Matt Stuller was going to, under-promise and over-deliver! Loose Diamonds were always in demand by jewelers They loved his work ethic, and gave him the business! Soon Matt had built a great route for himself, manufacturing and selling to jewelers…and since they met face to face, he would always ask what they needed. His positive spirit and personality opened the door wide open to just about every client he met and shook hands with. Matt prepared his own castingsīy age 19, Matt had set up his own jewelry shop, casting and setting rings and bracelets at his Dad’s Orthodontist office! His father was less than thrilled but Matt was determined to fulfill his dreams, so after he handcrafted the jewelry, he loaded up the trunk of his car and set out to meet every jeweler in the state of Louisiana, door by door, to show and sell his Bling! Matt hit the road to make Jewelry Sales He also noticed the improvements that were desperately needed to give better customer service and faster turn around for orders. Matt soaked up all he could from the jeweler by watching him work, and learned the inner makings and workings of hand made jewelry. The jeweler was also talented in creating custom pieces in the shop, from scratch, and that amazed the young entrepreneur-to-be! Matt’s polite nature and friendly charm helped him develop relationships with all of the employees…especially the bench jeweler, who took care of all the jewelry cleaning and repairs. Matt didn’t have the money to buy the gold ring, but stumbled on a jeweler with a good heart, who took him in as part time help, sweeping floors and taking out the garbage, to pay it off on account. Matt’s story in the jewelry business began in the 1960’s as a young 16 year old in love in Lafayette, Louisiana, searching for a sweetheart ring at a downtown jewelry store to buy his girlfriend. Jewelry, diamonds, mountings, color stones, supplies and tools, like Amazon for Jewelers, everything and anything a jeweler needs, shipped immediately overnight, direct from the source, at competitive prices. Matt has an amazing story to tell…but has stayed a man behind the scenes of the jewelry business, giving his 50,000 exclusive retailers the limelight, and special access to over 200,000 products DIRECT from the source, with next day delivery! Stuller Bridal Overnight When you search Behind the Bling, you discover that man is Matt Stuller. Behind The Bling Seriesįrom the trunk of his car, to a workshop in the 70’s, to the biggest jewelry supplier in the country? How did he do it? Who is this extraordinary person and what is his story? Matt’s Workshop His company is the powerhouse supplier and backbone to 50,000 jewelry businesses in the USA, yet he remains invisible and secret to consumers that buy $100’s of Millions in Jewelry a year. It’s seems too unbelievable to be true…a young man in Lafayette Louisiana, selling jewelry out of the trunk of his car, grows the business to become the LARGEST jewelry supplier in the US!įrom Trunk of his car to Largest Supplier in the Country! Sounds like a Hollywood movie…but this story is REAL! And unlike Amazon founder and mega billionaire Jeff Bezos, many people have never ever heard his name. One of the most inspirational stories in the jewelry business, is a story most people have never heard.
