In today's episode, Toma Clark Haines, CEO of The Antiques Diva & Co and founder of The Republic of Toma, speaks with a mother-daughter team based out of Florida: Kelly and Blair McGee of Three Graces Antiques. With a legacy of antiques collecting and sourcing spanning three generations, their passion for the trade has become an inseparable part of their lives. They offer a range of unique pieces, meticulously curated over the decades, and today's episode is the epitome of what generations of antiques collecting and selling looks like.  Kelly's parents moved to London when Kelly was i ..read more

In this episode of The Business of Antiques CEO Toma Clark Haines explains what you learn in the Business of Antiques- Antique Dealer Training Program. She also offers one on one business coaching for antique dealers wanting to elevate their antiques businesses. BOA-ADTP is the gold-standard antique dealer training program for new (or nearly new) antique dealers who want to build a meaningful, profitable business for the way they want to live their lives. Being an Antiques Dealer is not a one-size fit all career. There are a lot of ways to sell antiques. The secret to a successful bu ..read more

In this episode of the Business of Antiques Toma Clark Haines - CEO of The Antiques Diva & Co does not have a guest. She just talks to you one on one from her home in Venice, Italy over a cup of morning coffee. Recently her podcast producer Jason Perrier suggested she tell her story. And in this episode - that´s exactly what she does.  She starts by saying, ¨I´m Toma. I am the founder and CEO of The Antiques Diva & Co. I am a creative who has learned through trial and error how to get s#t done. I am an entrepreneur, a writer, a speaker, a jewelry and furniture designer as well as ..read more

In today’s episode, Toma Clark Haines – CEO of The Antiques Diva & Co and founder of The Republic of Toma ­­– speaks with a legend in the industry, John Hansord of Hansord Antiques. John runs his family business located in Lincolnshire and has his showrooms in a gorgeous farmhouse that dates from 1693. John is on the vetting committees for some of the leading antique fairs in the UK. In addition to selling to interior designers all over the world, he’s a member of BOTA, which is the British Antique Dealers Association as well as LAPADA. He has also sold to a variety of museums, and the typ ..read more

In today's episode, Toma Clark Haines, CEO of The Antiques Diva & Co and founder of The Republic of Toma talks shop with public relations consultant, Tiffany Farney, owner of Digital Thread Consulting, a boutique public relations firm specializing in the art and design industry. Tiffany's company takes a unique approach in that they specifically focus on serving mission-based clients. This does not mean exclusively non-profits but businesses that have core values, core ideas, and a vision for their company. Tiffany is preaching to the choir as this is one of the basic tenets Toma shares wi ..read more

In this episode of The Business of Antiques, Toma Clark Haines, CEO of The Antiques Diva & Co and founder of The Republic of Toma, visits with Simon de Harlez of Deulin Antiques. Simon is a Belgium antiques dealer who runs his store from his family’s 18th century castle, the Château de Deulin. Even after all of Toma’s travels, Deulin remains one of her favorite chateaux to this day.  Simon is a dealer she has personally bought from, someone she considers a friend, and who she honestly considers a role model for antiques dealers entering this industry.  Simon specializes in what h ..read more

Some would argue that the world of design needed Robert Passal in it, and the universe was vested in making it happen. Toma Clark Haines, CEO of the Antiques Diva and Co and Founder of The Republic of Toma happens to be one of them. In our welcome back from the summer episode, Toma has the sheer joy of interviewing one of her design heroes and dear friends, New York Luxury Residential and Commercial designer, Robert Passal. She’s considering hanging a bronze plaque in her guest bathroom saying “Robert Passal Showered Here” after his last trip to visit her in Venice. Follow along as the two dis ..read more

In today’s episode, Toma Clark Haines, CEO of The Antiques Diva & Co, talks to the Queen Bee, a force to be reckoned with, and a beloved and respected leader and representative of the antiques industry–Gail McLeod. Gail is truly one of the most connected women in the world of antiques. She is not only the Vice-President of Antiques Diva & Co but the owner of Antique News & Fairs, Co-Organizer of the Bath Decorative Antique Fair, Director of Business Development for the EU for Ronati, Founder of National Antiques Week, and known by many as “the fixer”. She makes all the connections ..read more

Often referred to by dealers as “The Decorative Fair” or even simply “Battersea”, The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair is THE fair among fairs. If Toma Clark Haines, CEO of The Antiques Diva & Co, could choose only one antiques fair to attend for the rest of her days, it would hands-down be “Battersea”. Filled to the brim with “complete and utter jaw-dropping eye candy,” it is the one fair that Toma could simply not live without. So, it is her joy to bring you today, Jane Juran, the owner of The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair, located at Battersea Park in London. Toma ..read more

Hailing from a long line of French antique dealers, artisans, and craftsmen, Antiques Diva Guide Melanie Aussandon’s expertise is wide and varied. Melanie got her start studying and specializing in antique paintings, has owned and operated her own antique store, ran a popular blog on antique hunting in Provence, developed her own line of jewelry, and has vast expertise in building not just an antiques business but a brand. That is why as VP of Sales at The Antiques Diva & Co., she is such an essential ingredient to what we are doing to achieve our goal of making antiques modern, sexy, fun ..read more