If you asked our founder and CEO, Pravina Mody, about her life ambitions when she was in her early 20’s, we don’t think that living in the US and leading a successful, trusted diamond dealership was what she had in mind. After earning a degree in Gujarati in India, Pravina married Shankar Mody, a bright civil and structural engineer, and started a career as a Gujarati language teacher in India’s rural schools. Not too long afterwards, in the mid 1970’s, Shankar moved to the US to start a Master’s in Civil Engineering at the University of Houston in the hopes of pursuing the American Dream. After receiving a job offer in Houston’s Oil and Gas Industry, Pravina and their three children joined Shankar in immigrating to the United States.

After leaving everything she knew and her seven brothers and sisters, Pravina was faced with the struggles of immigrating to a country so far away. In spite of this, Pravina decided to overcome this barrier by immersing herself in American culture, learning the English language, and getting a job to help support her family. With a son, Premal, who was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy, Pravina realized that she had to plan for a future where she could better support Premal’s life. It did not take long for her to realize that she had a fruitful opportunity at hand: she had the opportunity to bring over 4 generations of jewelry and diamond experience to Houston’s then small diamond market.