Christina Fair

Christina Fair

Christina Fair is a Detroit-based entrepreneur, angel investor, and strategic operator with 25 years of experience across tech, communications, and financial services. In this episode, we talk to Christina about: • What it felt like being the woman everyone saw as a powerhouse in the Detroit business ecosystem while quietly feeling lost professionally • Sitting in the liminal space, including the mistakes, the hard lessons, and why she had to stop trying to force her way out of it • Going through the hard stuff instead of around it, and what that actually looks like in practice • Learning to go from the perpetual helper to the one asking for help • Her new consulting company, Vela Rising, where she advises real estate brokerages and boutique mortgage companies on scaling, operations, and leadership —  Connect with Christina:  LinkedIn: Christina Fair  Website: www.velarising.com  Follow Fear Means Go:  Instagram: @fearmeansgomedia  Follow Karolina:  Instagram: @iamkarolinapowalka  Host: Karolina Powalka  Guest: Christina Fair  Editor: JAG Podcast Productions Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Trailer

If you've ever built something from scratch - a business, a career, a creative project - you probably realized pretty quickly that it's a lot harder than it looks. There's the uncertainty; the moments when you realize you’re the adult that has to make decisions you're not sure you're equipped to make; the times you wonder if you're about to fall flat on your face; and the resilience it takes to keep going when things don't go according to plan.   That's what we’re going to explore on the Fear Means Go podcast. I'm Karolina - entrepreneur, lawyer, and founder of Artena Law. In my day job, I work with founders, business leaders, athletes, and creatives helping them grow and scale their businesses. And I'm endlessly curious about what it really takes to build something meaningful. One thing I've learned is that strategy and execution are only a small piece of the puzzle. The real work is who you have to become in the process of pursuing your vision. On Fear Means Go, we talk about the parts of leadership, growth and entrepreneurship that people don't always say out loud - the doubts, the hard lessons, the constant iteration, and the moments that force you to look in the mirror and recognize how you need to level up.   Through my own experiences and conversations with other founders, leaders, and creatives, we'll explore what it actually takes to build something that matters. In a world that loves to say feel-good things like "what's meant for you won't miss you," we're going to talk about the other side of that story - the discipline, the brutal self-honesty, the resilience, the mistakes and the inevitable failures it takes to get to the highs people celebrate. I'm so excited to have you here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.