The Market Makers

What if the moment that changed your entire career came down to grabbing a price tag at the same time as someone else at an estate sale?

Tamara Day is the designer and host of Bargain Mansion, author of Laid-Back Lux, and the woman who proved that luxury doesn't require an excess of cash—it requires vision. She didn't go to design school. What she had was a grandmother who taught her to create without fear, three babies during the Great Recession, and a $75 secretary she almost didn't buy.

Tamara talks about the moment in 2008 when her husband's income dropped 90% and estate sales became survival. She'd take her three sons with a dollar each, teaching them to negotiate, then paint furniture in the driveway while they rode bikes. When she painted her kitchen white with open shelving, every contractor told her it was stupid. Five years later, Joanna Gaines told the world everybody wants it.

She shares how guerrilla marketing with Kinko's flyers brought a thousand people through her house twice a year, how a casting director found her through her brother who needed lumber cut, and why budget isn't a limitation—it's her secret sauce.

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What is The Market Makers?

Every creative professional knows the power of a before and after. It’s a classic transformation arc - whether it’s a renovation, glow up, or an old-fashioned make over. But reinvention doesn’t just apply to products or spaces. It also holds true for our lives and our careers. The sketch on the napkin that becomes a collection. The risk that changes everything. The work that turns a brand into a lasting presence.

The Market Makers is a weekly podcast from ANDMORE, home to markets that have been the stage for so many of these transformations. Hosted by CEO, Jon Pertchik, each episode pulls back the curtain on the lives of creative professionals across design, furniture, home, lifestyle and beyond.

From industry icons like Thom Filicia to leaders at heritage brands like Bassett Furniture, guests share the moments that shaped them, not just the before and after, but the process in between.

Whether it’s finding your aesthetic, carving out a niche, scaling a business, or turning a side hustle into a lasting brand, The Market Makers goes beyond the showrooms and into the creative lives of the people shaping how we live, work, and gather.

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