SUSAN LISOVICZ, CNNfn ANCHOR, BUSINESS UNUSUAL: You could say Ayton is a worldly man. Back in the ’80s, when John Aton met his future wife at an ex-patriots ball in Hong Kong, he was a frustrated young law clerk. Today, nearly two decades (20:21:10) later, he and his wife sit atop a global high-end Links of London Jewellery brand based in the UK. So how did Ayton get from A to B? Well, it all started with a pair of (20:21:20) silver salmon cufflinks. Joining me now to explain, John Ayton, chairman and co-founder of Links of London. Welcome.
JOHN AYTON, CHAIRMAN, Links of London Rings: Good evening.
LISOVICZ: We hear a lot of great stories about people who have a brilliant idea for a new (20:21:30) business. But you were in what my British friends would describe, you were fishmongers in Links of London Bracelets. You ran a fish store. You supplied fish to restaurants and it all started with a holiday present (20:21:40) that your wife designed.
AYTON: We, every Christmas, we had to give the chefs a present and Anushka (ph) my wife, had the idea of designing a fish pair of Links of London Earrings because (20:21:50) most of the chefs were men at that point in time. And it was a great success.