Kristine speaks Marine Corps. She started USMC Life in 2009 as a way to inspire, connect, and educate military families. Thousands of volunteer hours later, she turned the site into a business after receiving numerous requests from companies to advertise. In 2012, she formed USMC Life into an LLC with 16,000 monthly readers.

Kristine kept growing the company, breaking into the Marine Corps community as an influencer with a monthly organic reach of 2.5 million people in social media. Almost no money has been spent on advertising and she was able to achieve the following

She sold the website to Bright Mountain Acquisitions on January 2, 2015 and agreed to stay on and manage the site for the next three years.

Kristine, on the Move

Kristine, as a Military Spouse

Kristine speaks military spouse. She has spent 20 years together with her Marine. She and her recently retired Marine have had three children, several duty stations, and a wealth of life experiences to rely upon. She has endured five wartime deployments, been involved in many volunteer programs, clubs, and more.

Kristine Schellhaas

She understands what it is like moving a brand new baby across the country with a potty-training toddler in tow, and knows the wonderful reunion of her Marine meeting their nine-week-baby for the first time after returning home from deployment.

Kristine has both a BBA in Business Management and a BBA in HR Management from Boise State University as well as an MA in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. In her spare time, Kristine enjoys reading, as well as celebrating life and red wine with friends.

Kristine, as an Author

Kristine speaks heartbreak and perseverance. She was recently published in ‘Stories Around the Table’ alongside a number of military spouse influencers in the community. She brings light to the heartbreak of losing her one-year-old son in a tragic drowning incident and how she has kept her family together to find happiness again.

She has written an award-winning memoir, 15 Years of War, which was released June 1, 2016.

Kristine, as a Military Spouse of the Year

Kristine speaks for military families.

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