ADAPT or die
When disruption hits, average leaders freeze—great ones adapt.
Former tech-CEO–turned-leadership-coach Andreas Pettersson sits down with C-suite executives, founders, and change-makers to dissect the exact moment they faced a make-or-break challenge, the mindset pivot that unlocked progress, and the measurable success that followed.
Every episode delivers:
- Challenge → Adaptation → Success — a tight, three-act story you can steal.
- A 60-second “Hot-Seat” mini-coaching segment that turns insight into action.
- Concrete metrics, battle-tested tactics, and candid reflections you won’t hear on the PR circuit.
If you’re scaling a team, steering a turnaround, or future-proofing your career, this show equips you to adapt and thrive—because in leadership, the alternative is extinction.
ADAPT or die
Stella Han & Fractional: From DIY Chaos to a $400 Million Community-Capital Engine
On this episode of ADAPT or Die: Transformative Leadership Conversations, former tech-CEO-turned-executive-coach Andreas Pettersson sits down with Stella Han, software-engineer-turned-founder of Fractional, the platform letting everyday investors pool small checks into big real-estate deals. Stella traces her journey from “cheap family labor” on Bay-Area flips to hacking a one-page mock-site that drew 2,000 wait-listers and vaulted her into Y Combinator—then reveals the high-stakes pivot that saved the company.
- Challenge → Legal and accounting chaos crushed early group deals, and a consumer-focused product stalled when rising rates froze $5k hobby investors.
- Adaptation → After a six-hour co-founder debate, Stella yanked the consumer roadmap, rebuilt Fractional as a B2B2C engine for seasoned operators, and flew to Phoenix to pitch creative-finance icon Pace Morby in person—securing a marquee customer and proof of product-market fit.
- Success → Fractional now automates compliance and back-office pain, has funneled $400 million into deals, and counts Fifth Wall, Y Combinator, Will Smith, and Kevin Durant among its backers—tripling operator sign-ups in 2024 alone.
🔥 60-Second Hot Seat: Stella’s “fly there, ask anyway” rule and the journaling habit that turns reflection into rocket fuel.
Think capital raising is only for the rich? Stella’s story will rewrite your playbook—and your cap table.
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