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Where is Retail Going?
Talks about Retail, Marketplaces and Social Commerce
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Tina Sharkey
Advisory Board Member at Onward
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Tina Sharkey
Advisory Board Member at Onward
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Tina Sharkey is a seasoned CEO and entrepreneur currently serving as a Global Brand and Community Architect, with a notable role as a Board Member for various public and private organizations. She has a strong background in business transformation, brand building, and strategic partnerships, with significant experience in leading successful start-ups and driving integrated marketing initiatives.
Highlights of Tina Sharkey's career include her role as Co-Founder and CEO of Brandless, Inc., as well as her involvement as a Strategic Advisor and Board Member for companies like BFA Industries (formerly IPSY). She is also recognized for her expertise in P&L management, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation, contributing to her success in global leadership and CEO coaching roles.
Work Experience
Advisory Board Member
2023 - Current
Onward is a platform for change focused on energy innovation and the pursuit of a net-zero future.
Director, IYA Innovation Quest and Lecturer, Business of Innovation
2023
https://iovine-young.usc.edu/iya-innovation-quest
Co-Lead, Lecturer, The Garage Experience
2023
Our Academy capstone "Garage" experience is where students create innovative projects leading to operational prototypes and viable enterprises, mentored by faculty and industry experts. This capstone course comprises exploration, experimentation, and self-directed work on projects assigned in Academy courses. In Garage Experience II, taught in the spring semester, students will focus on further development and refinement of their projects from Garage Experience I, along with the creation of the following: a clear and compelling vision for their venture, a viable business case, feasible and appropriate technology, a brand and marketing strategy.
Creator & Host: Web3 The Tokenization of Everything Conference March 28,2022
2022 - 2023
THE TOKENIZATION OF EVERYTHING The Future of Arts, Business & Technology in Web3 Through engaging conversations and case studies, we will explore how Web3 is fueling the creation and reimagination of brands, communities, and industry playbooks. https://www.thetokenizationproject.xyz/
Member, Board of Directors
2021
Strategic Advisor
2021
Heyday offers a digital marketplace space built for sellers to accelerate consumer product brands.
Raised $800,000,000.00 from PremjiInvest, The Raine Group, Victory Park Capital, Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst.
Member, Board Of Directors
2021
Havenly is an online interior design company and e-commerce platform.
Raised $85,820,000.00 from Suttona Capital and Bossa Invest.
Member, Board of Directors
2020
PBS Guam is a public television station that provides educational and cultural programs.
Founding Member
2021
Extraordinary Women on Boards focuses on advancing governance and increasing the presence and influence of women on boards.
Adjunct Professor, USC's IYA Teaching Community Playbook for Brands & Businesses Course.
2020 - 2023
Community is serious business, and this class provides both our student and future entrepreneurs and aspiring corporate innovators alike the essential Community and Web3 playbook. They will learn to analyze, design, execute, and scale company engagement strategies, network effects, and product roadmaps. Students will practice loyalty love loop design to support acquisition and retention for all of their stakeholders including their team, customers, partners, and collaborators. It will enable them to articulate, design, and execute purpose-informed value propositions. Throughout the semester, students will apply the Community Playbook factors to product/service design. They will learn to express and dimensionalize the brands, roadmaps, and experiences they manifest, iterate, build, and scale.
Growth Advisory Board Member
2021 - 2023
The Gap is an American worldwide clothing and accessories retailer.
Strategic Advisor
2018 - 2021
Member, Board of Directors
2015 - 2020
Beauty for all industries is a powerhouse in beauty innovation.
Raised $96,000,000.00 from TPG Growth.
Co-Founder
2015 - 2020
CEO & Member, Board of Directors
2015 - 2019
Brandless is an omni-channel commerce platform creating a new kind of marketplace that empowers companies and people to be a force for good.
Raised $410,500,000.00 from Keystone National Group.