The 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist in gymnastics has built an incredible post-gymnastics career since retiring from the sport. Shawn is a New York Times Best Selling author, speaker, brand builder, and philanthropist. She created TheBodyDepartment.com, a site dedicated to offering an outlet where people can talk about body image, wellness, and fitness in a healthy way. She’s currently operating an online digital content and consulting agency.
Shawn gives much of her time and efforts to animal and children’s charities, working with cancer charities, particularly those that affect women and children, and am also a strong advocate of health and wellness initiatives. She sits on the advisory council of Character Counts, which is known to be the world’s most comprehensive and effective youth developmental program, and is on the board for Hope Sports, which enables athletes to find their identities in things outside of sport through building homes for impoverished families around the world.