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VOL 21 ISSUE 12
December 2014
BROKEN ARROW NE Oklahoma’s Leading Consumer Newspaper
20 Years of Excellence J. David celebrates 20th anniversary in the jewelry business. By Duane Blankenship
Twenty years ago, Joel David Wiland and his wife, Kendra, started a jewelry business in their home. “We started our business with three rings, $500 cash and a lot of faith,” says Joel. “The first year we did $6,000 in gross sales. Yes, it was a ‘gross’ year and we ate a lot of macaroni and cheese!” Today the couple has two J. David Jewelry stores located in Broken Arrow and Tulsa and a Pandora store at Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa. The business is family owned and operated; their son Landon is the company’s marketing director. “Although we started with little,” says Joel, “God has blessed us and grown our business. Our
faith has never faltered, and God has provided the lamp to light our pathway as we have taken each new step.” Joel believes that many people fail because they stand still and do nothing. “You can’t change direction if you’re not moving, and the real key to success is the ability to stay focused on that which you do best.” He and Kendra have never stood still and, consequently, have grown a highly success ful business. The Wilands have built their business on service. They own the only jewelry stores in the state with full imaging capabilities at each location. With their computer-aided cad-cam, (continued on page 24)
Owner Joel Wiland and his wife, Kendra, opened J. David Jewelry 20 years ago.
Giving the Gift of Home Martial Arts Builds Confidence Choices for Life Foster Care spreads the love of the season to therapeutic foster children during the holidays and year-round.
Behavioral scientists agree that self-confidence is one of the main drivers for success in all areas of life, and Martial Arts Academy focuses on building this trait in children and adults.
By Deanna Rebro
By Deanna Rebro
Many area children will not feel the love of a family this
Christmas morning. They (continued on page 24)
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Choices for Life staff members (front row) Phyllis Bowen, Suzanne Cunningham, Beverly Litterell, (back row) Cynthia Stubblefield, Lisa Bohbrink, Keith Griffin and Kimberly Cardwell help children in therapeutic foster care become successful adults.
It’s tough. It’s highly regimented, with no tolerance for nonsense. It requires absolute focus and perseverance. So why do so many kids do martial arts? Because it is one of the best venues to develop self-confidence and lifelong leadership skills. Chris Velez, Martial Arts Academy chief instructor and owner, knows from his own experience what martial arts can do for a child. Having started at the tender age of six, Chris now owns two studios and has earned his fifth degree black belt. (continued on page 24)
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