# Megan Tamte

> Megan Tamte is the co-founder and co-CEO of EVEREVE, the women’s fashion retailer she started with her husband Mike in Edina, Minnesota, in 2004. A former third-grade teacher, she built the concept around approachable fashion and personal styling after a disappointing shopping experience. Her work includes brand direction, customer styling and developing the company’s HEART culture.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Co-CEO at EVEREVE
- **Organizations:** EVEREVE, Jaxen Grey
- **Known for:** Co-founded a national women’s fashion retailer from one Edina store., Built a business combining physical stores, e-commerce and personalized styling., Helped develop the HEART values used in EVEREVE’s culture.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked as a third-grade teacher before becoming a stay-at-home mother.
- **—** — Worked part-time at Crate & Barrel in Walnut Creek, California.
- **2004** — Opened the first Hot Mama store with Mike Tamte in Edina, Minnesota.
- **2007** — The retailer entered Denver, its third market.
- **2014** — Hot Mama was renamed EVEREVE.
- **2015** — EVEREVE launched Trendsend, its personalized styling service.
- **2019** — Megan and Mike personally invested in the launch of menswear retailer Jaxen Grey.
- **2022** — EVEREVE debuted its own denim line.
- **2024** — EVEREVE opened its 100th store at Houston Galleria.
- **2025** — Began publishing personal leadership reflections on Substack.
- **2026** — EVEREVE launched its first national brand campaign, Ever Wonder?, and moved into a larger home office.

## Achievements

- Co-founded a national women’s fashion retailer from one Edina store.
- Built a business combining physical stores, e-commerce and personalized styling.
- Helped develop the HEART values used in EVEREVE’s culture.
- Featured in Twin Cities Business’s 100 People to Know in 2016.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Launched Ever Wonder?, EVEREVE’s first national brand campaign, developed with YARD NYC around a survey of 1,000 U.S. women aged over 35 who regularly shop for clothing and seek styling advice.
- **2026-05** — Discussed co-leadership, brand direction and customer styling in a Bustle interview.
- **2026-09** — Appeared on episode 120 of Reclaiming Your Hue, published September 29, discussing the founding journey, partnership and HEART values.

## Links

- Website: https://megantamte.substack.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-tamte-b502679
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megantamte/

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Last updated: 2026-10-12