Meet Some of Our Team...

get to know the faces behind what you buy! visit us in pittsburgh and meet our whole tmd retail family. be sure to stop by the showroom and experience our creative wonderland of products and magic.

Design Team

  • Emily is TMD’s resident maximalist, she loves to incorporate bold patterns and bright color combinations in her designs any chance she gets. Her great eye for color palettes and trend help elevate ordinary ideas into extraordinary products to meet our customers’ needs. In her free time she loves to scour thrift shops for eclectic treasures for her house like Ariel’s cave in The Little Mermaid. She has tons of creative outlets, ranging anywhere from resin crafting and jewelry making to furniture flipping and decorating her house (she has a disco ball in her kitchen!). Creativity runs Emily’s life and we’re so glad we get to share her work with you!

 

  • KARLI is one of our go-to designers and has more than 9 years of experience in the design world. As our bold colored-hair team member, Karli is able to bring an edge to our design team. When she isn’t working on her new hair goals or enjoying time with her puppy Echo, she is probably working on growing her crystal collection. Make sure you ask her how the planets are aligned before making your next big decision just in case Mercury might be in retrograde. You'll be glad you did!

  • MARISSA, also known as Aunt Tin to her adorable nephew, is our youngest designer. Always ready for a splash of a color, her design style keeps things fun and festive. Marissa is up for anything and when in design mode will always keep things fresh. When she isn’t designing or finding more ways to make work fun (like bringing in her snake named Cheddar for the day), she is all about dogs, especially her dog Indigo; the office therapy dog. As a bonus she keeps her coworkers entertained with lively conversation and bakes extravagant cakes for all the birthdays in the office. We love her and have a feeling you will too!

  • INDIGO is Marissa’s 5 year old German Shorthaired Pointer that comes to the office every day. They compete in dog sports like agility, nose work, and dock diving in their free time, but if you met her in the office you'd never know. She spends her days snoozing away and keeping her human coworkers sane with lots of cuddles and her goofy personality. Don't let that cute face fool you though! Indigo may be well trained, but she has a cheeky side to her. You may occasionally catch her snooping through the trash looking to find any of your leftover tasty snacks.

Sales Team

  • If you’re looking for somebody shy or quiet, she’s not the one for you. She’s super passionate and super outgoing; she either gives 150% or none at all. She was born into retail and has over 15 years of experience that she brings to the table. With a slight shopping addiction, she’s always out in the market watching what her customers are doing and what the competition is up to. As the fashionista of the bunch she is always dressed to impress. In her free time, Candace likes to stay active with spin classes and attending cheer competitions with her daughter. Oh, and she plays a mean tambourine on karaoke night.

  • With over 15 years of experience and 300+ trade shows under her belt, she is one of the best senior account managers you can get! Originally from Sweden, Anna grew up in Korea and ended up in the United States so she’s very well-rounded and traveled. She not only has visited our China factories several times but also mentored many new sourcing project managers. This girl knows her stuff! When she's not comp shopping, traveling the world, or working she’s probably running after her two girls Lovisa and Vika. She is also in a Cross Fit gang and is our office super power keeping us on track, on trend, and motivated with her inspirational talks.

  • Talk about spunk! Jessica is the youngest member on our team and she brings all the new trends with a fresh outlook. We love her excitement for learning new things and making new connections with customers. Her sweet and shining personality is sure to put you in a good mood even on the worst days. When not at work, catch her on stage performing in a musical or find her at home binge watching the newest tv series. Then when the 3 pm workday lull hits you, Jess will always come through with the best snack drawer in the office.

  • Being a mom of two little fur babies and two real babies, she always keeps super busy. When she gets some free time you might see her casually running 16+ miles for fun. She says it balances her sweet tooth since she has a secret candy stash at her desk. Becky brings years of experience in retail and sourcing to the table. She is passionate about her customers and ensures they are always a top priority. 

Project Management

  • She’s our penny pincher, as in she knows every trick to save our customers money! Dawn has a direct rapport to our Shanghai team and knows how to pull the strings to get her team what they need. She is our free spirit, as in toss a coin and move to an island for a few years (which she did!). Now back in the states she enjoys time with her daughter Terra who keeps her pretty busy with karate, cheer, swim class, and the list goes on. You can also visit her mini zoo at home with her 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 rats, and a tiny leopard gecko appropriately named Godzilla.

  • Talk about the whole package! Yu-Shan (or Sally as her English name) joined our team after completing her MBA abroad in the US. We have been lucky enough to work with her here before she moved back to her home town in Taiwan to work remotely. The twelve hour time difference is no match for her. No matter where you are from, she can hold a conversation, since she knows more than 6 different languages.  When she isn’t working halfway across the world, you can find her traveling to Finland or working on an awesome jigsaw puzzle.

  • Nothing is going to get past this girl! Iris deals with our international team and placing all your orders from start to finish. She makes sure all of our ducks are in a line and on track to keep orders on schedule. Originally from Israel and after living in France for a while is now living in Colorado, her cultivation is sure to wow you when she speaks one of her 3 languages to you. She’s super family oriented so on the weekends you can find Iris hiking and skiing the Rocky Mountains with her husband and two children.