Cheryl Kremkow has more than 25 years experience telling compelling jewelry stories to consumers, retailers and manufacturers. The former editor-in-chief of Modern Jeweler, Lustre, and Jewellery News Asia magazines, she has also been the vice-president of content for three jewelry e-commerce start-ups. Her popular jewelry blog GemObsessed.com attracts an international audience of jewelry collectors, designers, and retailers. Kremkow’s marketing firm Citrine Media helps brands use emerging technologies to have authentic consumer conversations.

She is a contributor to the annual Trendvision J+F Trendbook and is one of the independent forecasting agency's cool hunters that tracks consumer trends around the world.