Staff Profiles

John McKinney

As the third generation owner of McKinney’s Jewellers, John McKinney brings over six decades of experience in the industry to the McKinney’s team.

Prior to embarking on his career in the family business in 1950, John was trained under the watchful eye of George and Stan Proud at the Prouds Jewellers flagship store in Sydney’s Pitt Street.

After John inherited the business from his father Kenneth in 1967, it wasn’t long before he opened McKinney’s Jewellers at Indooroopilly Shopping Town in Brisbane with all three of his daughters working in-store.

16 years later in 1988, John was presented with the opportunity to purchase Hardy Brothers nationally. In what turned out to be an incredibly successful venture, John McKinney closed his Indooroopilly doors to focus on the growth of Hardy Brothers until John sold the business in 1997.

John now enjoys introducing new and regular customers to the beautiful product and exceptional service at the flagship store at Emporium, Brisbane.

When John isn’t working alongside the expert team in-store, he is overseas at trade fairs sourcing spectacular jewellery from all corners of the globe to bring back to the McKinney’s display cabinets.