Vitality Haus, LLC Welcomes Karen Leonardo as Artisan Jewelry Times Editor

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Vitality Haus, LLC, named Karen Leonardo Editor to identify and secure for publication extraordinary jewelry projects, maintain the high the Publisher’s standards for content, and to stay abreast of leading edge trends in Artisan Jewelry design worldwide on behalf of the magazine’s readers.


Author of numerous books, articles and courses on bead and jewelry making, entrepreneur, founder and owner of Leonardo Lampwork Tools and Beads, and co-founder and now Editor of Artisan Jewelry Times, Karen Leonardo has over 25 year’s experience in Art Jewelry design, business management, Internet marketing, Lampwork bead making, and publishing in multiple media.


Leonardo received her Bachelor of Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1988, where she was named to the Outstanding College Students of America for that year. She also has been recognized by the International Who’s Who™ of Entrepreneurs, nominated for Artist of the Year in Pennsylvania, and served as a Regional Director for the International Society of Glass Beadmakers. Leonardo now takes her new position as Editor for the Artisan Jewelry Times, a Vitality Haus publication. Full details about the magazine can be found at http://www.artisanjewelrytimes.com.


“Vitality Haus, LLC Publisher, Diane Woodall, expressed confidence that Karen Leonardo is ready to handle the job, saying: “Karen Leonardo is the perfect person to be Editor of the magazine. She not only has decades of experience as a world class artisan jewelry maker, she also literally wrote the book on how to make handmade jewelry.


“Karen has been a contributor to our Lampwork magazine, Soda Lime Times, for several years, and has a large following among jewelry designers and artisan jewelry makers (many of whom she met at art jewelry shows and fairs over the years), and she has a broad range of contacts in the jewelry making world.


“Finally, as a detail oriented business woman who successfully built multiple business concepts from scratch, Karen was a no-brainer as far as we were concerned, to be our Editor when we decided to launch Artisan Jewelry Times.”


Among the new responsibilities Karen Leonardo can expect to handle, the main challenges are:


Identifying and securing for publication extraordinary jewelry projects, maintaining the high standards set by the Publisher for content each month, and keeping abreast of leading edge trends in Artisan Jewelry design worldwide, on behalf of the magazine’s readers.


She will also help develop a broad subscriber base, build a substantial following within the Art Jewelry community, and retain subscribers by delivering an outstanding product month after month.


Also, while the look and feel of the magazine is primarily the responsibility of the Publisher, Leonardo’s responsibility for high quality content is of paramount importance to the long term success of the publication. Her sense of style, and nose for identifying trends are necessary to keep the magazine interesting, fresh and relevant for subscribers worldwide.


Customers and current employees are invited to send their messages of congratulations and welcome to the new Editor via the website: http://www.artisanjewelrytimes.com, or her email karen@artisanjewelrytimes.com.


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