Mr. Habiby The Jeweler
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Ayman Bishay, Mr. Habiby the Jeweler, came to New York from Egypt in 1999. He had been an accountant back home, and that is what got him in the door here—a jewelry store on 47th Street needed someone who could handle the books, and it turned out he could handle the customers too. He spent three years there doing both, learning the business from the inside while selling. In 2002, he opened his own store on the same block, and he has been there ever since.
These days, he deals in luxury watches, diamonds, gold, and custom pieces, both wholesale and retail. Watches are what he loves most—the engineering inside them, the history behind the names, and the way a good one gets handed down instead of thrown away. But after more than 20 years on 47th Street, the real pleasure is the people. He has sold engagement rings to men who came back years later with their sons. That is not something he planned on when he arrived with an accounting degree. It is simply what happened.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- How to turn an immigrant journey into a thriving business built through consistency, resilience, and long-term vision.
- That starting with one useful skill can open doors to entirely new business opportunities and career paths.
- How learning both operations and customer service can accelerate success when entering a competitive industry.
- Why loving what you do creates the energy needed to grow through challenges and uncertainty.
- That honesty and a positive attitude can become powerful advantages in building trust with customers.
- How to build a jewelry business by mastering relationships, reputation, and repeat clients over time.
- Why believing in yourself is essential before others can believe in your vision or business.
- That hard work and daily learning are still foundational for lasting success in any entrepreneurial journey.
- How specializing in luxury watches, diamonds, gold, and custom pieces can create multiple revenue opportunities.
- That serving people well can turn one-time buyers into multi-generational customers who return for years.
about the show
Made It In America is an entrepreneur TV series featuring foreign-born founders, immigrant entrepreneurs, business leaders, and visionaries who came to America and built something meaningful through resilience, ambition, and hard work.
Each episode takes viewers inside the founder story behind the business, showing the challenges, sacrifices, decisions, and breakthroughs that shaped each guest’s journey. From arriving with limited resources to building companies, creating jobs, entering competitive markets, and earning credibility, these stories reveal what it takes to succeed in America.
The series highlights entrepreneurs across industries who turned their background, culture, work ethic, and lived experience into a competitive advantage.
Made It In America celebrates the builders who brought their dreams, skills, and determination to the American market and used them to create business success, personal freedom, and lasting impact.
For featured guests, the series provides a platform to share their journey, build authority, and inspire others through the story of what they built in America.
