Joanna Teplin

Within hours of first meeting, the two began building their business, deciding on a name, setting up their website, domain, and social media handles, designing their logo and filling out paperwork.

[5] On September 4, 2018, Master the Mess, a reality home improvement series co-hosted by Teplin and Shearer, was released on DirecTV.

[7][8] In January 2022, Walmart announced it was teaming up with Teplin and Shearer for a new product line of organizational tools that were easy to use and tied to specific rooms.

[10][11] Teplin graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2001 with a bachelor's degree in film studies.

Upon graduation, she moved to San Francisco to work at a high-end boutique shop called Union Street Papery.