Marissa Bowden
How To :: Building A Community

How To :: Building A Community

Building a brand and a community hasn’t been easy, however we’ve learnt a thing or two whilst building The Village Markets for the past 12 years, including a community spanning over 125k+. Here, our very own TVM founders Marissa Bowden and Sarah Schoeller share some...

ESCAPE to Burleigh Heads

ESCAPE to Burleigh Heads

TVM Cofounder Marissa Bowden recently featured in The Sunday Telegraph's ESCAPE, sharing her locals tips for the home of The Village Markets, Burleigh Heads. TVM is lucky enough to share this thriving seaside suburb with some of the best eateries and small businesses...

Celebrating 12 Years :: Marissa & Sarah

Celebrating 12 Years :: Marissa & Sarah

In October 2008, the Gold Coast was fortunate enough to gain a fresh new platform for local small business to launch their brand, retail their products and connect with like-minded people, this platform now affectionately known as TVM, has grown to reach a global...

Creative Leaders :: City of Gold Coast

Creative Leaders :: City of Gold Coast

There is no doubt TVM has been instrumental in the cultural shift that has occurred on the Gold Coast over the past 12 years. Co-founders Marissa Bowden and Sarah Schoeller were recently recognised as inspiring creative leaders who are transforming the Gold Coast’s...

Feature :: Not Business As Usual

Feature :: Not Business As Usual

TVM Co-founders Marissa and Sarah recently chatted with the lovely women behind Haven about life during and after Covid-19 and how their business managed to not only survive, but thrive. Thanks to Haven for the feature and for allowing us to share it here. TVM's Sarah...

At Home With Marissa Bowden & Her Girls

At Home With Marissa Bowden & Her Girls

TVM Co-founder Marissa has spent the past six weeks at home with her two girls Stevie (8) and Pepper (6) at their beach shack. As their second week of homeschooling and working from home (and a little bit of surfing together as their daily exercise!) comes to a close,...

Celebrating 11 Years of TVM :: Meet the Founders, Sarah & Marissa

Celebrating 11 Years of TVM :: Meet the Founders, Sarah & Marissa

TVM celebrates 11 years in business this coming Sunday 6th October and to mark the occasion, our lovely Intern Gemma has interviewed founders, Sarah Schoeller and Marissa Bowden. For those of you who often visit the vibrant lanes of Burleigh or Stones Corner on a...

How to :: Build a Business, a Brand and a Tribe

How to :: Build a Business, a Brand and a Tribe

When we started TVM in 2008, we never imagined that the seemingly small idea of starting a market, dreamed up on the back of our redundancies, would become a full blown business. Now with a tribe of 100K+ and having welcomed over 2,000 stall holders to our community,...

Soul Sister Circle High

Soul Sister Circle High

We're still buzzing from last week's Soul Sister Circle event. One hundred and fifty amazing women, delish organic tapas, wine and live tunes by Ruby Montey...what more could you ask for?! A big thank you to Alex from Violet Grey for being our 'Oprah' and beautiful...

Good Vibes All Day

Good Vibes All Day

We're loving our latest campaign images, shot by the talented Mel Carrero, with film by Jess from Wilde Visual and featuring TVM muse Billie Edwards and Amber Garde. Held on location at TVM Paradise Point, the shoot features Hattie, Lokoa, Amilita and Marho clothing....