Tara Blake Thompson is originally from Bloomington, Indiana. She graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Apparel Merchandising, and started her career in the Garment District. Her love of fashion and merchandising easily translated into staging, where highlighting each home's unique character for perspective buyers, is much like merchandising a retail store.  Tara enjoys working out, reading and travel. She is married to Jason, has two daughters away at college, and a wild husky named Roy at home.