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May 9, 2019 · Christina ended up dating Willie throughout junior and senior years of high school. As their senior year came to an end, both assumed they’d end up at different colleges and would break up ...
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Mar 7, 2017 · Christina Sharkey Geist is many things: a mother, wife, brand strategist, small business owner, “mompreneur” and, now, a children’s book author. After three years as director of design strategy at Johnson & Johnson, Geist had two babies back to back.
- She & Geist First dated in Middle School & Married in Puerto Rico
- She Runs A Design & Branding Firm called ‘True Geist’
- She Wrote A Children’s Book called ‘Buddy’s Bedtime Battery’
- She Is The Founder & CEO of Boombox Gifts
- She Tried Out Journalism Before Moving Into Public Relations
Geist and his wife, born Christina Elena Sharkey, have known each other since sixth grade. As The New York Times notedin their wedding announcement, they dated throughout middle and high school in Ridgewood, New Jersey. “When they were in eighth grade, I realized that they had something really special,” Christina’s mother, Joyce Sharkey, told the T...
Christina and Todd True are the founders of True Geist, a strategic design and branding firm. True is the creative director and established the firm with Christina in February 2015. Before that, he worked as the Global Creative Director for Johnson & Johnson for nine years. Christina is the Strategy Director of the company, using her skills as a st...
In September 2016, Christina became a published author. She wrote the children’s book Buddy’s Bedtime Battery, which was published by Penguin Random House. The book features illustrations by Tim Bowers (Pirate’s Lullaby, Not You Typical Dragon). On her website, she shares that the book centers on Buddy, who imagines life as part of a robot family. ...
In September 2015, Christina launched Boombox Gifts. She wrote on the company’s website that she was inspired by the memory boxes she and her friend were going through one day. She decided to make one for her father’s 70th birthday. “I realized the emotional impact – the ‘boom’ as I call it – was as strong for me (the gift giver) as it was for him ...
Christina also tried her hand at journalism. While it fit like a glove for Geist, it didn’t work out for his wife. As Vanderbilt notes, she majored in political science with minors in psychology and history. She planned to work in TV news, landing a job at Nashville’s CBS affiliate. After six months of working on the overnight shift, she realized t...
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June 1, 2003. WHEN the families of William Russell Geist and Christina Elena Sharkey gathered in Puerto Rico for the couple's wedding last weekend, the bridegroom's father groused...
Sep 25, 2023 · Also representing Doe is Christina Sharkey, who was formerly a Kirkland attorney, but is now with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP. Burke and Sexton are represented by Christopher Higgerson and Jennifer Powell of the Office of the Illinois Attorney General. The case is Doe v.
I am a trial attorney in the Chicago office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP. My… | Learn more about Christina Sharkey's work experience, education, connections & more by visiting...
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Sep 29, 2023 · Christina Sharkey, a former Kirkland & Ellis attorney who recently moved to Quinn Emanuel, was part of a pro bono team that represented a former prisoner who sued three prison officials for sexual abuse and harassment. The team won a $19.3 million verdict in federal court, including $11.3 million in punitive damages.
