In 2012, Mary Padian came aboard the second season of Storage Wars: Texas, one of several spinoffs from the original Storage Wars reality series that premiered in 2010 and is set in California — and it almost seems as though she was destined to be there.
Throughout her life, Padian had been drawn to treasure hunting. While she was growing up, her father owned a company that accumulates scrap metal to melt down and ship back overseas for reuse. Upcycling turns out to be a family trait, and Padian has not only embraced it, but also turned it into a unique career of her own.