She Came to America With Nothing | Now She Dominates Deals

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. 🔗 Links & Resources 📌 Book A Call With Ross https://buy.stripe.com/6oUfZggxt25Bc5Ld8L5Vu05 Join Ross’s Patreon Community for exclusive content and LIVE events https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRealRossMandell?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator 📲 Follow Ross Mandell on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rossmandell/ 📲 Follow Kristina on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kristinakrykhtin?igsh=MTM5NmExMGtkZnRnZg== ⏱️ 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 for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.