Andy & Kristina live in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago with their two kids and three-legged rescue pup.

 

Kristina is a marketing pro and brand ambassador with 20+ years of experience in everything from small community nonprofits to global corporations. She currently works in outreach and marketing for a Chicagoland adoption agency.

 

Andy has over 25 years of graphic design expertise, designing logos, graphics, marketing materials, and trade show exhibits. He built Knapp Design, a successful small business, and designed exclusively for the trade show industry for almost two decades. Just a couple weeks after celebrating his 19th year in business, COVID-19 hit, and the industry came to a screeching halt. When it became apparent that his design business wouldn't rebound in the foreseeable future, he explored other business ideas.

 

With a stroke of luck (or as Kristina believes, a bit of serendipity), Andy reconnected with a lifelong friend who has a very successful box manufacturing and printing business overseas. Along with his son, he expanded his printing business to Illinois. Andy partnered with them, and Rock Your Box was born!