Going Public With Ross Mandell

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About Athena Brownson:

Athena Brownson is a former professional skier and X Games athlete from Breckenridge, Colorado. After more than a decade in elite skiing, multiple major injuries, 27 surgeries, and a long battle with Lyme disease, Athena reinvented herself as a real estate entrepreneur, developer, speaker, and advocate for chronic illness awareness.

Topics Covered:

Athena Brownson’s story

X Games skiing and professional athletics

Growing up in Breckenridge, Colorado

Becoming a professional skier at 15

Skiing 300 days a year around the world

Extreme sports, fear, discipline, and visualization

100-foot jumps, 1080s, backflips, and big mountain skiing

Nine ACL tears and 27 surgeries

Why Athena had to walk away from skiing

Chronic Lyme disease and invisible illness

Fatigue, joint pain, neurological symptoms, and recovery

How Lyme disease changed her life

Real estate, development, and entrepreneurship

Building homes in Denver, Colorado

Reinvention after pain and illness

Resilience, mindset, faith, hope, and healing

About Ross Mandell:

Ross Mandell is a former Wall Street professional, entrepreneur, author, and capital formation expert. On Going Public with Ross Mandell, Ross interviews athletes, entrepreneurs, investors, doctors, creators, and high performers about success, failure, reinvention, money, health, business, and what it takes to rebuild after adversity.

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⏱️ Chapters

00:00 — Athena Brownson: X Games Skier, Pain, Pressure and Reinvention

06:08 — Ski Sponsors, Prize Money and Competing Around the World

10:02 — Visualization, 1080 Tricks and the Athlete Mindset

15:18 — Colorado Roots, Adrenaline Addiction and Family Influence

20:03 — Why Skiing Was the Best Business School for Athena Brownson

24:16 — Walking Away From Pro Skiing Before Knee Replacements

30:14 — Chronic Lyme Disease, Autoimmune Issues and Years of Treatment

34:17 — Building a Survival Toolkit and Refusing to Quit

40:38 — $300K Out of Pocket and Why Insurance Won’t Cover Lyme Treatment

47:35 — Denver Real Estate, Development and Building Luxury Homes

56:08 — The Doctor Who Helped Save Athena Brownson’s Life

1:02:03 — Athena Brownson’s Five-Year Vision for Health, Love and Success

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In this episode of Going Public with Ross Mandell, Ross breaks down one of the biggest questions facing investors right now: is the stock market headed for a correction, a bear market, or a full market crash?

Ross explains why every major crash in market history starts the same way — not with fear, but with confidence. From the 1929 stock market crash and the Great Depression, to the 1973–74 bear market, Black Monday in 1987, the dot-com bubble, the 2008 financial crisis, and the COVID market crash of 2020, Ross walks through the patterns investors keep repeating.

This episode explains the difference between a pullback, a correction, a bear market, and a crash, and why understanding those differences can help investors avoid emotional decisions when volatility hits.

Ross also connects market history to today’s economy, including AI stocks, stretched valuations, interest rates, Federal Reserve policy, liquidity, inflation, narrow market leadership, and the possibility that today’s AI boom could become either a new era of productivity or another speculative bubble.

The key lesson: markets do not reward prediction — they reward preparation. Ross explains why investors should not try to call the exact top, but instead understand what they own, why they own it, and how they will react when the next market correction comes.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone trying to understand stock market crashes, market cycles, AI investing, Federal Reserve policy, investor psychology, market corrections, bear markets, and how to stay disciplined during volatility.

This episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not financial advice.

Topics Covered:

Stock market crash warning

Market correction vs bear market vs crash

Why every crash begins with confidence

1929 stock market crash and the Great Depression

1973–74 bear market and inflation

1987 Black Monday crash

Dot-com bubble and tech stock valuations

2008 financial crisis and mortgage debt

COVID market crash and recovery

Federal Reserve policy and liquidity

Interest rates, inflation, and market cycles

AI stocks, AI bubble risk, and stretched valuations

Why market timing is dangerous

How investors should prepare for volatility

Why discipline matters more than prediction

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About Ross Mandell:

Ross Mandell is a former Wall Street professional, entrepreneur, author, and capital formation expert. On Going Public with Ross Mandell, Ross breaks down investing, Wall Street, capital markets, business, money, risk, leadership, and the psychology behind financial success.

Chapters

00:00 — Stock Market Crash Warning: What History Says Happens Next

01:22 — Why Markets Crash Under Republicans and Democrats

03:18 — Why Market Crashes Create Panic on Wall Street

04:05 — Every Stock Market Crash Begins With Confidence

05:19 — 1929 Stock Market Crash and the Great Depression Lesson

06:46 — Black Monday 1987 and the Fastest Market Panic

07:22 — Dot-Com Bubble: When Tech Stocks Became Overpriced

08:14 — 2008 Financial Crisis and the Hidden Risk Under the Market

09:43 — Presidents, Politics and What Really Moves the Stock Market

11:13 — AI Stocks, Stretched Valuations and Bubble Risk Today

12:25 — Is the AI Boom a Real Revolution or Another Bubble?

14:11 — How Investors Survive Market Corrections and Volatility

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In this episode of Going Public with Ross Mandell, Ross sits down with Dr. Alexandria Lightning, a Las Vegas-based healthcare provider, functional medicine practitioner, entrepreneur, and the woman who recently went viral after the internet connected her to Mark Davis, owner of the Las Vegas Raiders.

Dr. Alexandria Lightning opens up about the viral Mark Davis baby mama rumor, how one birthday photo turned into national gossip coverage, why outlets and social media ran with the story, and how she handled suddenly being labeled online. She explains what really happened, how the photo was taken, why the caption was misunderstood, and why she eventually decided to stop defending herself and use the publicity as a business owner.

But this conversation goes much deeper than internet rumors.

Ross and Dr. Lightning dive into the problems inside the modern healthcare system, including insurance companies, rushed doctor visits, limited lab testing, Big Pharma, reactive medicine, preventative care, functional medicine, hormones, vitamin D, testosterone, cancer risk, patient advocacy, and why many people are told they are “normal” even when they still feel sick, tired, anxious, depressed, or unmotivated.

Dr. Lightning explains why she became a healthcare disruptor, why she moved away from the traditional insurance-based medical model, and how functional medicine looks for signs of dysfunction before disease fully develops. She also shares her personal story, including growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, being raised by the father who later legally adopted her, experiencing prejudice from different sides, moving to Los Angeles, building a business, becoming a mother, and ultimately opening her own practice in Las Vegas.

This episode is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making decisions about testing, medication, supplements, hormones, or treatment.

Topics Covered:
Dr. Alexandria Lightning’s viral Mark Davis photo
The Las Vegas Raiders “baby mama” rumor explained
How TMZ, Daily Mail, New York Post, TikTok, and YouTube reacted
Why Dr. Lightning stopped defending herself online
Growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana
How Lightning became her real legal last name
Race, identity, prejudice, and being judged by both sides
Why Dr. Lightning says the healthcare system is broken
Western medicine vs. functional medicine
Insurance companies, rushed doctor visits, and denied care
Why “normal” lab results may not mean optimal health
Vitamin D, hormones, testosterone, and preventative health
Cancer risk, family history, and proactive testing
Why she moved away from insurance-based care
Patient advocacy and taking control of your health
Building a functional medicine practice in Las Vegas
The future of healthcare, lab interpretation, and medical technology

About Dr. Alexandria Lightning:
Dr. Alexandria Lightning is a Las Vegas-based healthcare provider, functional medicine practitioner, entrepreneur, mother, and healthcare disruptor focused on helping patients understand their bodies, optimize their health, and advocate for themselves inside a system she believes is too reactive and insurance-driven.

About Ross Mandell:
Ross Mandell is a former Wall Street professional, entrepreneur, author, and capital formation expert. On Going Public with Ross Mandell, Ross interviews entrepreneurs, doctors, investors, creators, business leaders, and disruptors about success, failure, reinvention, money, health, media, controversy, and building a life at the highest level.

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In this episode of Going Public with Ross Mandell, Ross breaks down one of the most misunderstood and controversial strategies on Wall Street: short selling.

Short selling creates emotion every time the stock market drops. People accuse short sellers of attacking companies, driving stocks lower, or manipulating the market. But Ross explains why most people criticizing short selling do not actually understand how it works.

Ross explains the basics of how short selling works, why investors borrow shares, sell them into the market, and try to buy them back at a lower price. He also breaks down why short selling can be one of the most dangerous strategies in finance, because unlike buying a stock, where your maximum loss is limited, a short position can create theoretically unlimited losses.

This episode also explores why Wall Street allows short selling, how it creates market liquidity, why it helps with price discovery, and why responsible short sellers can sometimes expose overvalued companies, financial fraud, weak balance sheets, and unrealistic market hype before the rest of the market catches up.

Ross discusses major Wall Street examples, including Michael Burry and The Big Short, the psychology of being early on a bearish thesis, the risks of betting against popular stocks, and why even brilliant investors can lose money when timing goes against them.

The episode also explains short squeezes, including how forced buying, margin calls, and crowded short positions can send stocks soaring. Ross breaks down the market mechanics behind famous short squeeze examples like GameStop in 2021 and Volkswagen in 2008, showing why prices sometimes move because of market structure instead of company fundamentals.

If you want to become a smarter investor, this episode will help you understand both sides of the market: bulls and bears, buying and shorting, optimism and skepticism, risk and reward. Even if you never short a stock, understanding short selling can completely change the way you see the stock market.

This episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not financial advice.

Topics Covered:
What short selling is and how it works
Why short sellers borrow shares and sell them
The difference between buying stocks and shorting stocks
Why short selling has unlimited risk
How Wall Street uses short selling
Why short selling creates liquidity in the stock market
How short sellers help with price discovery
Why markets need both bulls and bears
Michael Burry, The Big Short, and contrarian investing
Why being early can feel exactly like being wrong
How short squeezes happen
GameStop, Volkswagen, and forced buying
Margin calls, risk management, and market psychology
Why short selling is controversial
How understanding short selling makes you a smarter investor

About Ross Mandell:
Ross Mandell is a former Wall Street professional, entrepreneur, author, and capital formation expert. On Going Public with Ross Mandell, Ross breaks down investing, Wall Street, capital markets, business, money, risk, leadership, and the psychology behind financial success.

Chapters
00:00 — Short Selling Explained: Wall Street’s Most Misunderstood Strategy
03:10 — Why Wall Street Allows Short Selling and Market Liquidity
07:25 — Michael Burry, The Big Short and Contrarian Investing
12:50 — GameStop, Volkswagen and the Mechanics of Short Squeezes
16:17 — Short Selling, Market Psychology and the Final Investing Lesson

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In this episode of Going Public with Ross Mandell, Ross sits down with Kristina Krykhtin, a real estate syndicator, investment expert, businesswoman, and one of South Florida’s rising dealmakers in the world of finance, real estate, investing, and high-level business networking.

Kristina shares her powerful story of coming to America from Belarus, starting over in South Florida, building her faith, surviving personal trauma, navigating marriage, divorce, motherhood, and betrayal, and eventually rebuilding herself into a confident entrepreneur and real estate investor.

Ross and Kristina discuss what it takes to break into industries traditionally dominated by men, including finance, business, real estate, investing, and dealmaking. Kristina opens up about her early life, her mother’s sacrifice, the challenges of immigration, finding stability through church and faith, and how those values shaped the way she approaches business, relationships, family, and money.

This conversation also dives into real estate syndication, investment strategy, equity, building wealth, South Florida business culture, Mar-a-Lago networking, high-net-worth relationships, women in business, single motherhood, divorce, discipline, emotional control, and how to rebuild after betrayal.

Kristina explains why she now focuses on making money work for her, why equity matters in every deal, and how she has learned to use wisdom, composure, faith, and discipline to create better partnerships and stronger business opportunities.

If you’re interested in real estate investing, real estate syndication, women in business, entrepreneurship, finance, wealth building, business networking, faith, personal growth, divorce recovery, motherhood, and the mindset required to become a powerful dealmaker, this episode delivers a raw and inspiring conversation with Kristina Krykhtin.

This episode is for educational and informational purposes only and is not financial, legal, or investment advice.

Topics Covered:
Kristina Krykhtin’s journey from Belarus to America
Starting over in South Florida as an immigrant
Faith, church, values, and personal discipline
Surviving an abusive home environment
Marriage, divorce, betrayal, and rebuilding her life
Raising children while building a new future
Breaking into male-dominated finance and real estate circles
Real estate syndication and investment strategy
Why equity matters in business deals
Making money work for you instead of only working for money
South Florida business culture and high-level networking
Women in business, leadership, and emotional control
How faith and discipline shape better decisions
The mindset behind becoming a powerful dealmaker

About Kristina Krykhtin:
Kristina Krykhtin is a real estate syndicator, investment expert, entrepreneur, and businesswoman based in South Florida. Her story combines immigration, faith, family, real estate, investing, and personal reinvention.

About Ross Mandell:
Ross Mandell is a former Wall Street professional, entrepreneur, author, and capital formation expert who interviews founders, investors, business leaders, dealmakers, creators, and high-performance entrepreneurs about money, success, failure, reinvention, leadership, and building a life at the highest level.

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⏱️ Chapters
00:00 — Kristina Krykhtin: From Belarus to Top Real Estate Dealmaker
10:40 — Learning English, Self-Awareness and the Power of Communication
19:40 — Money, Equity and Making Investments Work for You
25:40 — Dating Standards, Divorce and Never Lowering Your Value
35:00 — Emotional Disciplin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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