Christian Blackwell is the Co-Founder & COO of Witz Ventures, Executive Producer of the Rich Habits Podcast, General Manager of GRIT Capital, and Co-Author of the Rate of Return Newsletter.Started in 2020 alongside Austin Hankwitz, Witz Ventures has grown to reaching over 1 million of Austin's followers, consulting for companies that span from startups to Fortune 500 giants, and investing in 30+ private companies.The Rich Habits Podcast, co-hosted by Austin Hankwitz and Robert Croak, was started in early 2023 and quickly rose to the top of Spotify's Business Charts. Christian leads business development and monetization for the growing show.GRIT Capital is a financial media platform that democratizes investment knowledge. Founded by former +$100MM money manager Genevieve Roch-Decter and anyone eager to learn more about finance through our newsletters, website, social media, and creator partners. GRIT's newsletter currently reaches 245K investors, multiple times per week. The Rate of Return newsletter is well known for its two weekly flagship posts: "The Week in Review" and "The Investing Week Ahead." After reaching over 17,000 subscribers, Rate of Return was acquired by Grit Capital in 2024. Christian was the Mark Boice Germain Scholar & Warwick D. Johnston Global Scholar at UVA's McIntire School, studied in Valencia, Spain and Copenhagen, Denmark, and had the honor of being a Lawn Resident. He began his career as a Management Consultant for PwC’s Pricing & Profitability practice. While there, he worked with companies ranging from professional sports franchises to the Fortune 500 to enhance product offerings and conduct revenue management through customer transformation advisory.