Kesslers Diamonds Wins ‘Future 50’ Business Growth Award

Kesslers Diamonds’ continued strong growth has earned it a sport on the Future 50 business awards program for the third consecutive year.

The annual Future 50 program recognizes companies in the seven-county Milwaukee region that have been experiencing significant growth in both revenue and employment. It is presented by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce and its Council of Small Business Executives (COSBE).

“It’s a great honor to be recognized again,” said company CEO Richard Kessler. “Our entire staff works hard every day to give our customers the best experience possible every time they walk into one of our diamond centers. That’s paid off in business growth.”

Kesslers Diamonds is the only jewelry retailer in North America that is 100 percent employee owned.

“All of our employees are owners who have a vested interest in the success of the business,” Kessler said. “In any business, customers are treated better by the owner than by the staff. At our diamond centers, every employee is an owner, thus creating a superior customer experience.”

Kessler noted that the employee-owned status also helps in hiring and staff retention.

Future 50 companies will be honored at a September 21 awards luncheon. As a third-year winner of the award, Kesslers Diamonds joins an elite rank of companies designated as “Master Mettle” winners.

Kesslers Diamonds has corporate offices in Germantown, and Wisconsin stores in Appleton, Brookfield, Germantown, Greenfield, Madison and Milwaukee, and a Michigan store in the Grand Rapids suburb of Grandville. Pleasant Prairie, Wis., and Grand Rapids, Mich., stores are planned for openings in 2019 and 2020.