Timala Stewart

My entire career has been a culmination of home. I always knew that my chosen career path would need to be equal parts creative and business (hello, merchandising!). It clicked for me when I took a fashion merchandising course in high school. My teacher was a former buyer and I knew that’s exactly what I wanted to do.Since 2011, I’ve worked for entrepreneurs, small, family owned companies and large fortune 500s in the furniture merchandising business. I’ve partnered with over 75 upholstery, casegoods and decor manufacturers, stateside and internationally, to procure highly sought-after products. I’ve led teams, traveled to countless industry trade shows, studied trends, and even applied my career learnings to my own business. After all, a key trait of a successful merchant is having an ...