“I created benchie to bring quality & peace of mind to jewelry store owners & operators. You can always reach me directly via call or txt 816-656-7747, or email [email protected]
Relax, we got this”
-Josh Kroman
Owner
Owner
Lead Jeweler
Jeweler
Office Manager
With decades of experience in fine custom jewelry, high volume repair shops, and traditional neighborhood stores, our Lead Jeweler Vince Martini has seen it all. Skilled at custom manufacturing, fine setting techniques and antique repairs, Vince is entrusted with our most important jobs.
Josh Kroman started in the luxury industry as a watchmaker and after nearly a decade running a luxury watch service center, he earned his gemological credentials and expanded into custom jewelry design. Josh has been operating Kroman Custom Jewelry in Kansas City for 5 years and established Benchie in 2023 after recognizing a need for competent, reliable, high quality B2B jewelry trade services.
Olivia is a Kansas City native and life long artist. Being a jeweler is her dream career and she is passionate about helping create, repair, and refurbish peoples treasures. She is excited to work with a wonderful team that shares her passion and to learn as much as she can from them. She lives in River Market with her delightful partner Ben, and their sweet and very lazy dog Kaiser. In her free time she loves to explore KC with her partner, and her hobbies include baking, reading, and sewing amongst many, many other activities.
A recent college graduate, Kaylie, finds the jewelry industry both fulfilling and exciting. She enjoys the challenge of keeping a thriving business organized. Kaylie is an artist and author, so being able to work in a creative space has been a wonderful opportunity for her. Growing up working construction and many other hands-on jobs, Kaylie enjoys working alongside the jewelers as the projects come to life. In her free time, Kaylie likes to dog sit, sword fight, read and sew.