Our Story

Hello!

My name is Nicole Penner and I am the CEO and founder of Olive Branch Jewelry INC. I also have the help of my husband, Cameron Penner. We love being small business owners here in Lethbridge, AB!

We launched our business January 1st 2021, and ever since then, we have grown, expanded, and changed in so many ways. 

Our company started with a dream I had; one night I asked God to give me a dream. I then dreamt that I would open a storefront in downtown Lethbridge and name it Olive Branch. I ended up completely forgetting about this dream, and 6 months later, Cameron and I were talking about side hustles we could start while we were in University. Cam said "candles?", I laughed and said "well, how about jewelry?". We made a small investment, settled on the name "Olive Branch Jewelry", started an instagram page and began this journey! Who knew this was Gods plan all along?

Although I went to school for social work, my love for jewelry and marketing/business grew and grew, and so did our business. Once I graduated from school, Cameron encouraged me to open a storefront. And we did! 

What I did not expect was to fall in love with engagement rings, wedding bands, and designing custom pieces for clients. This is now EVERYTHING to me. This portion of our business has grown greatly over 2024. I have had the privileged of customizing hundreds of engagement rings, wedding bands, and sentimental pieces. Now, I am furthering my education. I plan to take classes through the GIA and I am headed to Louisiana in spring 25' to take stone-setting courses to offer more in-house services. 

I feel as though I am only getting started on this journey, I have so much learning to do ahead, but I am feeling as though Olive Branch is headed towards so many new adventures. Thank you for supporting my dreams, there is not possibly enough words I could muster up to express the deep gratitude that I feel. But truly, I am so thankful. 

Nicole & Cam