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Amanda Coleman Phelps, CEO, Nelson Coleman Jewelers

August 17, 2026  ·  2 sections  ·  1 min read

Summary of Amanda Coleman Phelps’s leadership interview

Amanda Coleman Phelps owns Nelson Coleman Companies — including Nelson Coleman Jewelers, Jewelry by Designs, and Mayflower Estate Buyers & Consulting — and has been in Vistage nearly 10 years, since 2016. She joined young, having just bought the company from her parents and become their boss, and credits Ed and the group with helping her navigate that transition and grow sustainably. Her greatest words of wisdom: nothing is constant but change; lead by example; lean into the discomfort of growth; it’s okay to fail and to ask for help; and always ask questions, because we never know as much as we think.

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