About the Author

Jennifer Derrig

Jennifer Derrig is a jewelry designer trained at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, and the founder and creative director of The Irish Jewelry Company (est. 2006) and The Italian Jewelry Company. She began her career designing for major jewelry brands before building her own companies from the ground up.

She also ran a brick-and-mortar Irish gift shop for eleven years. It closed during COVID, and customers still tell her they miss it. That loss taught her the lesson at the center of The Heritage Brand: people don’t buy products. They buy belonging.

Jennifer has been named Small Business Person of the Year and Businessperson of the Year by the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, and serves as Executive Vice President of her local Chamber of Commerce. She is also the author of the novel The Red Thread and the children’s picture book Kiera Biera Loves Her Mouth, which she also illustrated.

The brands behind the book

Every framework in The Heritage Brand was tested on these two businesses first. See the ideas at work:

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Media, speaking and bulk orders

Press materials, headshots and the full press release are in the media kit. For interviews, speaking or bulk copies for your group, email theirishjewelrycompany@gmail.com.