Team

Every woman-owned business starts somewhere, and ours began with four little girls who had no idea they’d someday build, design, make, photograph, market and ship jewelry together across three states. For International Women’s Day, we’re looking back at the girls we were, the women we’ve become [...]

Ever wondered who’s behind the jewelry you wear every day? At CMD, we believe that how something is made is just as important as what is made — and our team of four women is the heartbeat of that process. We collaborate daily across three states to bring CMD jewelry to life. From design sketches to final [...]

If you know CMD today, you probably know that I design everything from my shop and studio in Asbury Park, New Jersey, while every piece of CMD jewelry is handmade by my small production team in Trumansburg, New York. What you might not know is how we ended up with a production studio in a tiny Finger Lakes village in the first place.  Like a lot [...]

The story of CMD starts long before the first piece of jewelry I ever made. I’m looking back at the women who shaped my work ethic, creativity, independence and approach to business, from my mom and Gram to the strong female leaders I worked for along the way. Their influence is woven into the way I design [...]

I’ve spent more than two decades building CMD, but one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that I was never meant to build it alone. I’m sharing what running a very small team has taught me about hiring for values, recognizing people’s strengths, letting go of control and becoming a better leader myself. Because when [...]

Aryana first joined CMD fresh out of art school in 2012. More than a decade, two coasts and a few unexpected chapters later, she’s still an essential part of how every CMD piece gets made. For those of you who don't remember, "Ary" started in San Francisco as my production assistant after graduating [...]

New to CMD? Here's a little more about who we are. We're a small, women-owned jewelry business designing modern jewelry in Asbury Park, NJ and handmaking every piece with our team in Upstate New York. Everything we make starts with thoughtful design, skilled hands and a love of creating jewelry that [...]

Sam plays an essential role in CMD's production and product development, working closely with me to turn sketches, experiments and half-formed ideas into finished jewelry. From tiny design decisions to the problem-solving that happens at the bench, Sam is one of the hands, hearts and minds behind [...]

Back in 2018, one of our production gals was spending nearly an hour and a half commuting every day to make jewelry with us. We knew there had to be a better way. A little brainstorming later, Sam had her own home jewelry studio in Cortland, New York, and CMD Outpost #3 was born. Looking back, it became one [...]

CMD has always run on woman power, and we're all the stronger for it. This post began as a celebration of our bi-coastal team and Aryana's five-year anniversary, but the story didn't end there. From San Francisco to Upstate New York to Asbury Park, here's a look at the women, places and relationships that have [...]