Patsy Wesson and Family
The Aggie Diamonds Team
Founder and CEO, DesigNova Studios
Patsy Wesson is a private jewelry concierge and designer who creates brilliantly crafted jewelry lines and custom pieces for couples and individuals all over the world.
Patsy Wesson Jewelry started in an unexpected place with an unexpected piece. When Patsy was a young student, she connected with a recently divorced friend who wanted to make a long-desired purchase to celebrate self-love a 2 carat marquise diamond. Patsy helped her friend find that diamond.
42 years later, she’s still sourcing and designing jewelry for her best friend, and now, for many others. In the early years, Patsy didn’t make money off curating – she did it for the love of the hunt. Word quickly spread across her community in Oklahoma and Texas, and soon people began reaching out to her for custom pieces.
Patsy realized that in order to really serve her clients, she needed more knowledge. She met with countless diamond vendors to learn the tricks of the trade, and after eight years of selling jewelry, she obtained her Graduate Gemologist degree at GIA. This formal training allows her to grade diamonds, understand the stone market, and to identify various properties of metal and how these best work for manufacturing fine jewelry.
After receiving her degree, Patsy tried to do things the old school way – opening a brick-and-mortar jewelry store. It quickly became clear that this type of shopping experience prevented her from connecting with clients in a tailored and tangible way, and after pivoting to an entirely online experience, Patsy finally had the opportunity to forge a personal relationship with her clients.
Though she didn’t originally set out to design her own jewelry collections, Patsy was asked over and over again by clients for design advice, and soon, to design a whole collection. Within 24 hours, the idea for three full collections came to her, so she took it as a sign to pursue her creativity through design, and her life as a jewelry designer began.
From the very beginning, it’s been Patsy Wesson’s mission to develop rare heirloom pieces that couples and individuals can cherish for a lifetime, and she’ll continue to do so for many years to come.
Patsy started at Texas A&M in 1980, but had to complete her degree after her marriage to David from the location of his first job. Patsy is still an Aggie at heart!
David graduated from Texas A&M University in 1982. He is a serial entrepreneur, seasoned executive and investor with numerous successful startups and exits to his credit.
David’s oil and gas industry focus has been on completion technologies and products with over 40 years in the space. The past 12 years has been almost exclusively focused on unconventional completion products and technologies in the USA. David also has extensive international business experience in Europe / North Sea, Middle East, Mexico & Latin America, China and the Far East having successfully led significant business growth in all those regions.
David is the inventor or co-inventor of over 100 US patents and has broad patent licensing and technology commercialization experience. He is a registered professional engineer and holds a BS degree in Engineering from Texas A&M University (1982), did graduate work in Petroleum Engineering at OU and Uof H and received his MBA degree from Southern Methodist University (EMBA 2004). He is also a graduate of the Mahler Executive Leadership program (1999-2001) and completed the NACD Director Professionalism Course in 2012.
David has been an active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) for 40 years and has served in numerous roles and received awards for innovation and service. David enjoys investing in new technology and mentoring the leaders of these startup companies. He is the founding Chairman (2010) of the Aggie Angel Network based in College Station, TX. He also has served as an advisor to McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship at Mays Business School, Texas A&M University.
Most recently, David joined Tupper Lake Partners based in Houston which focuses on venture capital investing in Energy Transition. Over the past few years, David has helped launch many new ventures, all which have a focus on disputing the space where they operate.
David helped his wife launch DesigNova Studios 2023 to solve a problem that she had in the design to delivery of fine custom jewelry. During that process, David helped created the Aggie Shield™ Diamond.
David and his wife Patsy (GG & Fine Jewelry Entrepreneur) live in Fort Worth, TX, Poolville, TX and Woody Creek, CO. David and Patsy have two adult daughters, both founders and leaders of their own successful Companies.
Additional information about David can be found at www.linkedin.com/in/dswesson and www.petrovations.com.
Advisor, DesigNova Studios
Advisor and Founder & Luxury travel advisor
Founder of luxury travel agency The Shameless Tourist and Texas A&M University alum, Kaleigh Kirkpatrick has transformed her passion for travel and business acumen into a leading all-female agency with seven travel advisors; each with several areas of expertise including Disney, family travel, multi-gen groups, couples, and more. She was recognized as a top producer in 2022 for Avenue Two Travel, a prestigious Virtuoso agency, and named Woman of the Month by Fort Worth Woman.
Kaleigh’s love of travel began when she took her first solo International flight at age twelve but it wasn’t until after she took her three-year-old daughter on their first mother-daughter trip that it became a lifelong passion and career. Kaleigh was always the planner of all events, leaving nothing up to chance, and their travel was no exception. When she is not planning travel, being a mom and wife, or traveling herself, she enjoys long-distance running, skiing, surfing, trying new foods, live music, and playing with her dog Elton.
Kaleigh loves helping individuals, couples, and families plan their travel. Her clients seek her out for her meticulous attention to detail, travel tips, and reviews of destinations around the world. Her insights on travel trends and expert tips have been featured in online and print publications such as Travel & Leisure, Food & Wine, CNBC, and in broadcast channels such as CBS News Radio, and NBC-5 Dallas-Fort Worth, among others. She’s spoken about small business topics at the Texas Governor’s Commission for Women and available for speaking engagements.
