Sharyn Storm Uechtritz was born in Childers, Queensland, Australia,[1] the daughter of Gordon Charles Uechtritz, a cattleman, and Debra Lynn (née Hastings), also known as Sharni Ra'harni, a business consultant, healer and Reiki practitioner.
[7] Keating grew up in a small village in Papua New Guinea, before her family relocated to a cattle property in Australia in 1988.
[2][8] During her time at the University of California Los Angeles, Keating completed an internship at HBO in the Original Programming Department under Chris Albrecht.
[2][9] It was upon her return to Australia that Keating began her career in television production at Channel Nine in Sydney.
[9] Called the 'Storm Boots', these were launched in February 2015 at the Burberry show during London Fashion Week.