Yashika is the designer / founder of Jewels Emporio and has overall 7 years of experience in designing, production, quality control and commercial areas of jewelry business. After doing bachelors in commerce, her deep interest towards colored gems stones and jewelry led her to do an advance course in jewelry designing from Institute of Gems and Jewelry (IIGJ), Mumbai. She has worked for 2 years as a designer in two Jaipur based companies, Sambhav Gems and Vaibhav Gems (both 100% export oriented units) to apply her knowledge in practice and enhance her designing skills. Post that she started her own venture of handmade jewelry under the brand name “Advaita” where she managed all parts of the business from sourcing to selling including designing and production. She also exhibited her work in India’s most prestigious India International Jewelry Show in Mumbai. She has won different awards at national and international level in various designing competition. After moving to the United States, she is managing her own venture under the name of Jewels Emporio and is also a co-designer for Ankit Malpani.