Meet Matina Kazameas

We were lucky to catch up with Matina Kazameas recently and have shared our conversation below.

Matina, looking forward to learning from your journey. You’ve got an amazing story and before we dive into that, let’s start with an important building block. Where do you get your work ethic from?

Growing up, I witnessed my parents always working hard. My father often worked six to seven days a week in catering or as a chef at a family-owned restaurant before buying his own restaurant business that he has now had for 10+ years. I was also fortunate to be raised by my beautiful mother, who spent most of my childhood as a homemaker. Together, my parents taught me everything I know about generosity, hospitality, the value of hard work, and perseverance. They both immigrated here from Greece and built a new life for themselves, laying the foundation for our family.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

Kristina Harris and I co-own Two Tidy Tinas, a luxury professional organizing company based in the Upstate of South Carolina. We serve busy women and families who long for peace and clarity in their homes but do not have the time or capacity to get there on their own. Our services include full-home organization, thoughtful decluttering, renovation preparation, luxury concierge moving, and seasonal decorating. Whether someone is settling into a new home, preparing for a renovation, or simply craving more order in their daily life, we step in with a calm and capable presence to help create spaces that truly serve them.

We met while working in nonprofit roles and quickly became friends. Our bond deepened through Bible study and a mutual project where we discovered our shared love of organization and meaningful service.
From the beginning, we have been guided by Isaiah 32:18: “My people will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest.” That verse continues to shape our work and how our team serves our clients. We believe a home should support the season of life you are in, not add to your overwhelm.

What makes our service unique is our hands-on, heart-centered approach. We anticipate our clients’ needs, communicate with contractors and movers when needed, and design organizing systems that reflect each person’s lifestyle. We understand that the process of decluttering and home organizing can be emotional, and we meet our clients with empathy, compassion, skill, and a little humor to help make that transformation feel possible and deeply personal.

Since launching in 2021, we have grown our team and had the privilege of transforming hundreds of homes and businesses across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina.

We are honored to walk alongside women and families during moments of transition—whether they are renovating, relocating, welcoming a new baby, or simply ready to reclaim their space. Our work is rooted in intention, shaped by faith, and carried out with creativity, excellence, and genuine care. We take care of every detail so our clients can focus on what matters most, living fully in the spaces they love.

Recent news:
We have promoted our Lead Organizer, Sabrena Rose, to Full-time Lead Organizer and Inventory Manager.

We have been featured in the new book: More Stories: Less Stuff by Ashley McClean and other like-minded women. Kristina and I each contributed a chapter. https://amzn.to/44NPX7G

We have also been featured in The Scout Guide – Greenville, SC https://thescoutguide.com/greenville/virtualguide/

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

I think the three traits that are most impactful on my journey in owning a business are: Self-mastery, humility, and commitment.

First I think humility is necessary. It’s important to quickly recognize your weaknesses and where you need support to reach your goals. This is how I knew immediately that I did not want to start a professional organizing business alone. I knew that I needed someone to balance my visionary tendencies and ground me.

Next, self-mastery is essential in accomplishing anything. If you are not self-aware and in control of yourself, regardless of how much you want to commit to something, you will ultimately get distracted by other seemingly desirable things that come into view because you lack self-control. Therefore, self-mastery is not only the prerequisite for mastery of anything else–it is the foundation. If there are cracks in your foundation, your commitment toward accomplishing your goal will eventually fall apart when it is weathered by the seasons of life.

My advice to those early in their journey would be: get comfortable with the discomfort that comes from failing, but always fail forward. Always get back up and evaluate what lessons you’ve learned from each failure and how you can do better next time. Don’t get stuck in that failure. In my opinion, failure is just another word for learning.

Alright, so before we go we want to ask you to take a moment to reflect and share what you think you would do if you somehow knew you only had a decade of life left?

If I only had ten years of life left, I would retire from full-time work to prioritize God, my family, and travel. I would participate in as many church services as I could and volunteer as often as I could. I would spend as much time as possible with my family across the world, traveling with them and connecting with as many people as I could along the way.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.twotidytinas.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twotidytinas/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twotidytinas/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/twotidytinas/

Image Credits

Jack Robert Photo
Crystal Smith Photography