Richard Kaufman was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. When he was fifteen he made his way to California to attend his sister’s wedding only to realize that California was where he wanted to live.
After finishing his studies in 1979 at Brooklyn College he arrived in California to start a new life.
On arriving on the West Coast in 1979, he decided to start his own business and opened up in the San Fernando Valley at the Encino Jewelry Mart . He grew his business and expanded quickly selling fine jewelry & watches.                                                               After making many connections both retail and wholesale, he left the Encino Jewelry Mart after 3 years and....