08/03/2026
Sometimes people only see where you are now, not the road it took to get there.
Years ago, I owned one of the largest home staging companies in Arizona. We had an incredible team, a huge warehouse, and I truly loved what we built.
Then we took a chance and opened our own little store at 51st Ave. & Bell.
It absolutely sank our family financially.
For a long time, I felt like I had failed.
After that, I bounced around to several vendor markets, trying to figure out where I belonged. Then I found 2nd Chance Indoor Flea Market… and it honestly felt like home.
What makes it feel like home isn’t just the people—it’s that it’s a family-owned business that pours its heart and soul into what they do. They truly care about their vendors, their customers, and the relationships they build. You can feel that the moment you walk through the doors, and that’s something that’s hard to find.
My passion has never just been selling.
My passion is helping other people grow their businesses, and staging my booth! 🩷
I genuinely get excited when another vendor has a great sales day. I love helping people stage their booths, brainstorm displays, figure out pricing, talk through social media strategies, make videos, improve their pages, and think outside the box. Seeing someone try an idea we talked about and then watching it work is one of my favorite parts of what I do.
I’ve always believed there is more than enough success to go around.
Community over competition will always be my mindset.
I also realized I don’t want to own a traditional retail store anymore. What fills my cup is spending time with my family, thrifting, reselling, creating beautiful booths, making social media content, and encouraging other small business owners to keep going.
So if you’ve been thinking about starting a booth…
Start.
If you’ve been overthinking posting on social media…
Post it.
Go live.
Be consistent.
Be yourself.
People connect with authenticity, not perfection.
If I can encourage one person to take that leap or help another small business grow, that’s a bigger win to me than any sale I could ever make.
We all grow faster when we lift each other up. 🤍