Joanna Gaines is an interior designer. She appeared in local commercials for her father's tire shop in Waco, Texas, where she also worked. She studied communications at Baylor University and later started her own home renovation business, Magnolia Homes, with her husband Chip Gaines. Gaines starred in the popular HGTV series Fixer Upper, as well as Fixer Upper: The Castle, and Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse. She has also appeared in The Retro Plant Shop with Mikey and Jo and hosts the podcast The Stories We Tell with Joanna Gaines, which focuses on books.