Thanks for reading— I’m Christa Freeland, and I mostly go by “CS”! I'm an overachieving Texan with an atypical “portfolio career,” obsessed with true leadership and exceptionalism in our great state. I value original thought, unmatched work ethic, courage, intellectual horsepower, of course a Texan frontiering spirit.

For 15 years I've worked in multi-disciplinary and highly innovative roles, mostly in downtown Austin. The majority of last decade I worked at what was Austin’s first venture studio, then later a startup accelerator and an angel investor network. I cofounded a local and then state trade association focused on the startup and venture community, the Austin Venture Association from 2021-2022, and the Texas Venture Alliance. In less than 3 years it’s the largest network and the only statewide association for innovation featured in the Texas State Governor Greg Abbott’s five year economic development plan, “Bigger. Better. Texas.” here.

Outside of startups & venture, I’m active as a US Chamber of Commerce Fellow, and at the Texas Association of Business. I’m a member of the American Association of Political Consultants, and am a sought-after advisor after having produced several multi-award winning campaigns for Texas mayors & state legislators in highly critical and successful races starting in 2017.