Where does Tina Sharkey work?

Tina Sharkey is Founder of Brandless and at ACME Capital.

What companies did Tina Sharkey found?

Tina Sharkey founded Brandless.

Where did Tina Sharkey go to school?

Tina Sharkey studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Relations).

Tina Sharkey

InvestorFounder

Investor at ACME Capital · Founder at Brandless

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedBrandless

About

Tina Sharkey is CEO and founder of One Park Advisors and teaches as Professor of Practice at the USC Iovine and Young Academy, where she leads coursework on innovation business, modern branding, and community. Over three decades, she has co-founded iVillage and Brandless, scaled BabyCenter into a major parenting platform, and serves as an advisor to Fortune 500 companies and startups. She is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, a board member across public and nonprofit organizations, and publishes a Substack newsletter on technology and human-centered innovation.

Founder at Brandless

Intro paths

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In turn, Tina can intro founders to Brandless's investors below.

Brandless's investors · 9

Cowboy VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $3M checks · since 2017 GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2017 JAZZ Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks · since 2016 New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2017 Next Legacy PartnersPortola Valley Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2016 Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks · since 2017 SoftBank GroupTokyo SoftBank Vision FundLondon

Experience

One Park AdvisorsCEO and Foundercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young AcademyPrinciple Investigator, USC Gen AI & Society grantcurrent2024 — present
USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young AcademyLecturer, Business of Innovation & Director, IYA Innovation Questcurrent2023 — present
USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young AcademyCo-Lead, Lecturer, The Garage Experience2023 — 2025
USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young AcademyCreator & Host: Web3 The Tokenization of Everything Conference March 28,20222022 — 2023
University of Southern CaliforniaUSC Techstars Advisory Boardcurrent2026 — present
HavenlyMember, Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — present
PBSMember, Board of Directorscurrent2020 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
Extraordinary Women on Boards (EWOB)Founding Membercurrent2021 — present
OnwardAdvisory Board Member2023 — 2025
HeydayMember, Board of Directors2021 — 2024
HeydayStrategic Advisor2021 — 2024
University of Southern CaliforniaAdjunct Professor, USC's IYA Teaching Community Playbook for Brands & Businesses Course.2020 — 2023
Gap Inc.Growth Advisory Board Member2021 — 2023
BFA Industries fka IPSYStrategic Advisor2018 — 2021
BFA Industries fka IPSYMember, Board of Directors2015 — 2020San Mateo, California
Brandless, Inc.Co-Founder2015 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
Brandless, Inc.CEO & Member, Board of Directors2015 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Brit + Co.Member, Board of Directors2013 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
Sherpa Capital, LLC aka ACMEVenture Partner, Founding CEO Sherpa Foundry aka Silicon Foundry2013 — 2016San Francisco
HomeAway.comMember, Board of Directors2012 — 2015Austin, Texas
BabyCenter LLC, a Johnson and Johnson CompanyChairman, Global President2007 — 2012
AOL LLCSenior Vice President, Network Programming, Social Media & Instant Messaging2003 — 2006
Sesame WorkshopGroup President1997 — 1999
iVillageCo-Founder, SVP Programming, Chief Community Architect1995 — 1997
QVCVice President, Programming & Marketing, Q21993 — 1995

Skills & more

P&L Management1Business TransformationBrand BuildingBusiness StrategyStart-ups50Content Strategy47E-commerce31Entrepreneurship19Marketing Strategy17Integrated Marketing7Analytics7Interactive Marketing6

+12 more

Strategic PartnershipsPublic SpeakingDigital TransformationBoard of DirectorsSocial NetworkingGlobal LeadershipCEO CoachingBrand MarketingStart-up VenturesRevenue GrowthCPG IndustryRetail

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Christian Tang-Jespersen

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Deborah Conway

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Hany Nada

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Katera Mujadidi

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Liz Keen

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Tina Sharkey?: Tina Sharkey is CEO and founder of One Park Advisors and teaches as Professor of Practice at the USC Iovine and Young Academy, where she leads coursework on innovation business, modern branding, and community. Over three decades, she has co-founded iVillage and Brandless, scaled BabyCenter into a major parenting platform, and serves as an advisor to Fortune 500 companies and startups. She is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, a board member across public and nonprofit organizations, and publishes a Substack newsletter on technology and human-centered innovation.
Where does Tina Sharkey work?: Tina Sharkey is Founder of Brandless and at ACME Capital.
What companies did Tina Sharkey found?: Tina Sharkey founded Brandless.
Where did Tina Sharkey go to school?: Tina Sharkey studied at University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Relations).