The Jeweler Who Closed Her Store to Find Her Joy: Anne Sisteron on Sobriety, Scaling Back, and Going Viral Over a Quiche

In this episode of Stacy Phillips & Friends, Stacy sits down with co-host Abbe Feder — fertility advocate and host of Women's Wellness with Abbe Feder — to welcome Anne Sisteron, the GIA-trained gemologist, fine jewelry designer, and accidental Instagram sensation whose pieces have graced the pages of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Forbes, and Elle.But this isn't just a jewelry story. Anne was born in Paris to Danish diplomat parents, discovered on a beach at 15, shot a worldwide Maybelline campaign, married a man she met in a Parisian nightclub at 17 (yes, same husband — yes, still going strong), and built a Beverly Hills fine jewelry brand and a flagship store that could double as a museum. Then she walked away from all of it.Because none of it was making her happy.What followed was a pivot so unexpected it almost sounds made up: a goodbye sale, a scaled-back collection, one Instagram live about a White Lotus-inspired beaded necklace — and suddenly 300,000 highly-engaged followers, sold-out drops, and a new store opening three doors down from the old one. Oh, and somewhere in all of this, she got sober. Three and a half years in, and she'll tell you it's the best thing she's ever done.✨ EPISODE HIGHLIGHTSFrom Paris to Beverly Hills — Anne's extraordinary journey from diplomat's daughter to supermodel to GIA gemologist to fine jewelry founderWhy she walked away from a multimillion-dollar business with 20-plus employees (and why it was the right call)The goodbye sale, the pivot, and how one Instagram live about beaded necklaces reached Kuwait, Qatar, and beyondFrom 100K to 300K+ followers in three months — and what changed when Anne started showing up as herselfThe frittata debate that broke the internet (or at least her comments section)Her sobriety story — hidden for years, life-changing when finally addressed, and the conversation with her son that made it all worth itManifesting from age 10 — and why feeling worthy is the whole pointHer husband: the man who founded LA's top venture capital firm, Upfront Ventures, and the one she'd choose all over againWhy closing her store opened everything🔗 FOLLOWStacy Phillips Website: stacydphillipsesq.com/my-podcasts Instagram: @stacydphillipsesqAbbe Feder Podcast: Women's Wellness with Abbe Feder Instagram: @abbefederAnne Sisteron Website: annesisteron.com Instagram: @annesisteron🕒 TIMESTAMPS01:13 — Anne's "forever collection" and the earring origin story (spoiler: Stacy bought both colors)02:33 — Born in Paris, raised everywhere — life as a Danish diplomat's daughter03:09 — Tea with Diana, the Oval Office, and a childhood that reads like a novel03:32 — Discovered on a beach at 15 — and why she almost said no to the photographer05:03 — Eileen Ford comes to dinner in Copenhagen to recruit Anne (her parents said no)07:33 — When a roadblock is actually a door opening: becoming a GIA gemologist11:18 — The accidental influencer: why she closed the big store and went back to her roots13:37 — One Instagram live, sold-out koi necklaces, and reaching Kuwait14:12 — From 100K to 338K followers in three months — and the moment Brené Brown started following her17:28 — The crustless quiche that went viral (and the frittata police who came for her)19:17 — Anne reveals she's sober — three and a half years in, and why it changed everything26:09 — The conversation with her son that made sobriety worth every hard day27:22 — Why sobriety made her scrutinize her life — and gave her permission to choose joy30:29 — Manifestation, worthiness, and the 10-year-old girl who knew she'd lunch at Hotel d'Angleterre one day