Before ELITE, Sarah Melinda Jenkins co-founded and scaled LINKED, one of the largest permanent jewelry training platforms in the industry. After training and auditing thousands of artists worldwide and consulting with high-growth founders building multi-six-figure businesses, LINKED was successfully sold.

 

ELITE was built on a simple truth: welding is the easy part, but building a business that lasts is where most artists struggle. 

The patterns were consistent.

 

Unclear pricing. Inconsistent sales. Supply confusion. Missing legal and operational structure.

 

Talent was never the issue. Infrastructure was.

ELITE was created as the evolution of that work.

 

This academy delivers the full foundation of a sustainable permanent jewelry business.

 

From materials and welding integrity to pricing, sales psychology, and business structure, ELITE provides real systems, not surface-level instruction.

 

Today, over 3,000 artists worldwide have trained through these methods, building businesses that operate with clarity, professionalism, and confidence.

 

ELITE exists so you do not have to piece this industry together on your own.

It exists to help you build something intentional, profitable, and built to last.

 

-Sarah Melinda Jenkins