I became a national television host for The Shop At Home Network in 1996. Suddenly I was being seen by over 50 million people a day.

My first day on air, I knew that I had found my dream job. It was the perfect fit for me. It combined my gift of gab, my love of people, it was live television and shopping - all in one. I didn’t know a great deal about jewelry at the time, but I studied and researched the history of gems and read everything I could find on the subject.

In my 10 years at Shop At Home, I sold more jewelry than any other host in their history. All of my hard work had paid off. But the network was only number 4 in the pecking order of shopping channels and I wanted to move higher up the ladder.

I was ready for another challenge. But, with a non-compete, I had a year to kill.

So, I flew to Canada and represented a sapphire line on The Shopping Channel and spent eight months as a host in Los Angeles at the Ultimate Shopping Network. I lived in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills and spent my mornings sipping coffee at the local Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.

It was great being back in L.A. and spending time with old friends and working in television. But I knew it was temporary and I really wanted to be a host at ShopNBC. They were the most upscale network in the business. I knew Minnesota was cold but ShopNBC was hot.

In 2005 my wish came true and I am now a primetime host for ShopNBC, seen by over 70 million people a day. I host jewelry, health and beauty and home shows.

In 12 years, I have logged over 15,000 hours of live TV and have sold over 400 million dollars worth of jewelry. I also became an official GIA Accredited Jewelry professional in Colored Stones, Diamond and Jewelry Essentials.

Over the years, I have worked with many celebrities such as Jennifer O’Neill, Naomi Judd, Pat Boone, Mark Spitz, Emma Samms, Paul Burrell and many more. I love the rush of live TV and of course, I love my customers.