We met the way so many great friendships do: through a mutual friend, two first-time mums navigating the beautiful chaos of maternity leave together.
But what really bonded us went deeper than nap schedules and play dates. We both come from cultures where gold is so much more than something you wear. It's a love language. It's heritage passed down through generations, tradition worn on the body, stories told without words.
It isn't just a name. It's the journey every single piece takes: the life it lived before, the moment it passes through our hands, and the person it was always headed for. We get to be the middle chapter, and the ones who make sure the story keeps going.
No questions, no guilt, no scorecards.
At the pieces we find, at each other, at our kids when they interrupt our business meetings. We have the same eye, the same taste, the same instinct for what makes a piece special. We often find the same thing at the same time.
What we're most proud of is how we show up for each other. We're both working mums who know what the juggle looks like from the inside. When life gets loud and one of us needs to step back, the other steps forward.
TMY isn't just a business we built together. It's proof of what happens when the right friendship finds the right idea.