Bio : The East Family: Shawn Johnson East & Andrew East
About The East Family:
Shawn Johnson East and Andrew East are former elite athletes, entrepreneurs, and proud parents of three. Known for their transparent conversations about love, life and parenting, The Easts share their life with their combined 11.5M+ followers across their social media platforms, their NYT-praised podcast Couple Things, and their new interview podcast Second Cup. In 2021, The Easts created FamilyMade, a media network that thrives on celebrating the joys and recognizing the realities that come with family life and parenting. Since its launch, FamilyMade has established a robust community of parents and provides resources of podcasts, live events, social media pages and a newsletter, all with a common goal of celebrating family life and offering encouragement to people of all ages and stages of family life
This Summer, Shawn — a 4x Olympic medalist — returned to the Olympics, commentating for Yahoo Sports!. Ahead of the Games, she and Andrew established the Moment Makers Foundation, a charitable organization geared to help find, foster and fuel meaningful, life-changing moments for families. The Easts kicked off their foundation with their Moment Makers Grant. Inspired by Allyson Felix’s Child Care Grant in 2021, The Easts provided funds to support moms and dads competing in the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games to assist with their child care.
About Shawn Johnson East:
After retiring from gymnastics in 2012, Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson East has continued her success story with a New York Times best-selling book, a career in broadcast, a mirror ball trophy after winning Dancing With The Stars, and has launched several businesses alongside her husband, former NFL player Andrew East. Shawn and Andrew share their life with their combined 11.5M+ followers across their social media platforms, a NYT-praised podcast that has climbed to #1 on the overall charts, and their family-focused media company, FamilyMade. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Shawn worked as a gymnastics expert and correspondent for Yahoo! Sports, and was featured on The TODAY Show, CBS Mornings, ELLE and more. Shawn and Andrew are the proud parents of three.
About Andrew East:
Andrew East is a father of three, entrepreneur and former NFL long snapper, who most recently played for the Washington Commanders. He attended Vanderbilt University where he received his Bachelors in Civil Engineering and his Masters in Business while being a two-time captain for the football team. East gained visibility through the YouTube channel he and his wife Shawn Johnson East started together which now has more than 600 million views. The experience he has gained through his time in the digital space has led to coaching and consultation on behalf of Google for Fortune 500 companies on how to create engaging content. Andrew and Shawn host the NYT-praised podcast Couple Things and are the founders of FamilyMade, their family-focused media company.