Michelle and her family operate several downtown Tehachapi businesses, including Go2Girls Estates and Funky Junk, and described running the businesses as a multi-generational effort that has expanded along with downtown revitalization.

Michelle said Go2Girls Estates has operated for about 17 years and Funky Junk — described as a boutique, consignment and novelty retail space — expanded into a downtown storefront in recent years. She said the family originated in Los Angeles and moved to Tehachapi about 25 years ago.

“We’ve been doing it for so long,” Michelle said, describing a family operation that now includes grandmother, parents and children working across estate-sales, consignment and retail roles. The podcast guests said family members divide responsibilities: staging and estate-sale operations, furniture refinishing, retail staffing and social-media promotion.

Guests described Funky Junk as a hybrid shop that appeals from children to adults with one-of-a-kind items, vintage clothing and novelty products. The family also rents booth space in larger multi-vendor shops and said they travel regionally to source inventory for estate sales and consignment.

The guests listed typical downtown retail hours as Thursday through Sunday, roughly 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with occasional extended hours during the holiday shopping season. They encouraged shoppers to follow individual stores on Instagram and Facebook for inventory updates and short-notice holiday-hour changes.

Context: guests and chamber staff discussed downtown’s changing retail mix — returning movie theater, new wineries, lighting improvements and more younger business owners — and said those changes have increased evening activity and pedestrian traffic that benefits local storefronts.

— Businesses and roles noted on the podcast: Go2Girls Estates (estate-sales and consignment services), Funky Junk (retail/novelty store), Auntie Em’s Antique Store (owned by Alice Middleton). Typical public hours: Thu–Sun, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.; holiday hours vary.

— Sourcing and service area: guests said they travel to Bakersfield, Lancaster and Ridgecrest to source estate-sale items and provide services across the region.

— Social media and contact: guests recommended Instagram and Facebook for inventory notices and event participation details.