...has a rather peculiar origin story—one that begins with a nine-year-old boy, a yard sale and a rather unexpected collection of essential oils.
 His relationship with fragrance began at an age when most children were busy with entirely different interests, after he purchased a fully stocked retail display of essential oils from a former shop owner at a yard sale. What may have seemed like an unusual childhood preoccupation at the time quickly became something much more enduring: a fascination with the art of perfumery, the blending of scents and the undeniably transportive quality of fragrance—the way it can stir emotion, awaken memory and make you feel something before you even realize why. He had no idea then where it would lead. That curiosity simply never left him. Nearly three decades later, fragrance has become just one part of a career that has moved through some rather unexpected places. Suyama’s journey has included music, entertainment, high fashion, fine jewelry and luxury retail, with a song that reached #88 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the early 2010s, choreography for some of music’s most iconic mainstream recording artists, as well as work as a creative director across the independent and feature film industries, and a career as one of Hollywood’s most prestigious fragrance and diamond experts, working alongside some of high fashion’s most distinguished names, including Tom Ford, Louis Vuitton, Van Cleef & Arpels and celebrity jeweler Jason Arasheben. Somehow, all of those worlds have always made sense together. They each revolve around the same things Jomi “Josh” Suyama has been drawn to since childhood: beauty, expression, identity, craftsmanship and the feeling something leaves behind. With a good eye for beauty, a discerning nose for scent, a natural sense of style and a deep appreciation for authenticity and individuality, Jomi has spent years studying not only what makes something beautiful, but what makes it feel right, true and unforgettable. Today, the essence of those experiences comes together through his work as an entrepreneur, brand and product developer and artistic visionary. His work moves fluidly between fragrance, image, fashion, jewelry and the art of personal expression, often finding inspiration in places where one wouldn’t necessarily think to look. And perhaps that is what makes his work so distinctly different—and difficult to place into just one category. Jomi Suyama has always danced along the lines of the industries he has passionately worked within, finding his own place somewhere between them. His career has always followed curiosity and passion first—and curiosity has a tendency to lead somewhere interesting, while passion ignites the fire that continually nurtures creative expansion and entrepreneurial pursuit.