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This week's WE RISE episode is featuring Markie Tuckett, founder of Timber + Plumb!

Markie was recently named one of the National Kitchen and Bath Association\\u2019s (NKBA) Top Thirty Under 30 as well as the DesignHounds Kitchen Design Influencer of the Year! As accomplished as she is thus far, Markie has always had a love for anything design related. From a young age, her passion for design developed into more than just a hobby and she started applying her personal design style to participate and even win awards. It was there, that she realized her true passion in design was working with interiors and she started her post-secondary education focusing on that.\\xa0

Once starting her college education, Markie had another realization, she didn\\u2019t love all things interiors but cabinetry and kitchens were her forte. She then aimed to use her coop experience to learn more about kitchen design and cabinetry and from there was hired full-time right out of completing her education. She worked very closely with a well-known, published kitchen designer who took her under her wing to learn and grow as an individual for several years. From working in her small home-town of Midland, Ontario - Markie craved more, so she moved to the GTA and started designing and project managing for her own set of builders. Growing more and more as a leader, she was recruited to manage a team of designers and projects for a growing kitchen design firm and even designed two of their showrooms in the GTA. Entrepreneurship was always craved by Markie, so she moved to Windsor in 2018 and started her business and from there Timber + Plumb was born.

We talk about:
- Moving to a new location and starting a business
- Finding her clients
- The local business community
- Being named NKBA Top 30 under 30 and Designhounds kitchen design influencer of the year
- Who inspires her in the industry
- Creating an inclusive brand
- How she finds inspiration
- The hustle culture of entrepreneurship
- Advice for an aspiring designer
- Her new local business grant
- And more!

Resources:
www.timberplumb.com

Sponsored by:
www.paglioneestatewinery.com