Christie King has been involved in the auction industry since 1987, when she joined her family's auction business. In 2007, Ms. King received the Benefit Auctioneer Specialists designation from the National Auctioneers Association. She then established C King Benefit Auctions and began fully dedicating her efforts to helping nonprofit organizations, focusing on helping women, children, animals, and various medical foundations. Christie has assisted numerous organizations in generating tens of millions of dollars in revenue for their causes. She was the president of the National Auctioneers Association in 2012 and is currently the president of the National Auctioneers Foundation, the first female to be elected to both positions. Christie was inducted into the National Auctioneers Association's Hall of Fame in 2019.