Talitha Cummins, an Australian news presenter, has stated her intention to leave television to start her own business.
After working as a weather presenter on Seven News Brisbane and a newsreader on Triple M Sydney, the 43-year-old former Weekend Sunrise reporter rushed to Instagram to share the exciting news.
‘It’s a huge day for me today,’ Talitha said with shots of her new business and some old photos of her TV reporting stints.
‘I’m officially cutting ties with a 20 year career in journalism/television + media consulting and launching my business in diamond and jewellery creating.
‘It’s a big shift, but the move to launching my own business has given me an energy and drive like never before.’
She went on to explain how she founded the company with her uncle and cousin, since her family has been making diamond jewellery for over a half-century.
Talitha said: ‘Craig and Kara have been incredible mentors to me over the past year as I’ve studied diamonds and set up the business.
‘Countless daily phone calls, messages, emails, annoying questions – they have been selfless in passing on their knowledge and it has been one of the best experiences of my life. I will never forget their kindness.
‘Uncle Craig’s like an oracle – 5 decades in an industry and he has all of the answers, has made everything you could imagine and experienced and seen so much in the changing industry.
‘He’s a stickler for exceptional quality and has a no BS policy, always telling it like it is which makes this whole experience very entertaining too!’
Talitha previously studied diamond grading in London, which led her to specialise on lab created diamonds rather than mined gems.
‘They sparkle in the same way as they’re made of the same substance. Pure carbon. I was fascinated.
‘Exactly the same product, much lower price point.’
She went on to say that her company was founded the day she learned the distinction at the Gemological Institute of America in London.
Talitha concluded: ‘I’m excited to be a part of what’s proving to be the biggest disruptor to the jewellery industry.’
Between June 2007 and July 2008, she worked as a news presenter on Weekend Sunrise, and she returned in January 2014 until September 2016.
She was most recently a newsreader on Triple M Sydney.
Talitha made waves in 2018 after giving a Tedx Talk regarding her battle with drinking and being diagnosed with severe depression throughout her journalism career.
