In episode 28 of Downtown Depot, Sara Martin, owner of Gather and Kindred Event Studio, runs through the series of ups and downs that led her to starting a design business in Waco when the City's creative culture was still in formation. Before the interview, show host Austin Meek previews a new art space in downtown, Cultivate 7TWELVE, with the help of venue director Rebekah Hagman.

Inside the Episode:

0.38: Rebekah Hagman for Cultivate 7TWELVE

3.36: Sara Martin's Waco story

4.54: Following an urge to the Christian missions field

6.25: A call to hospitality

8.35: Connect/disconnect/reconnect with future husband, Jonathan Martin

10.04: Waco living in 2005

10.46: From the mission field to the professional ranks

11.57: Getting into event planning

12.55: Starting Kindred Event Studio

15.10: The first event experience

17.22: Business starting to take shape

18.23: Favorite catering partners in town

19.53: The idea for Gather

21.11: What is Southern hospitality?

22.15: Seasonal and local highlights at Gather

24.46: "A city where we support each other"

25.29: A growing spirit of collaboration in Waco

26:20: Workshops at Gather