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Crista Freeman

Commander · DISC type D
Chief Operating Officer at American Cane
📍 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Crista is a business mentor and fractional executive for CPG and e-commerce founders, drawing on 15+ years of experience. She co-founded and scaled the ice cream brand Phin & Phebes, which was sold nationwide. Her colleagues describe her as personable, organized, and a creative problem-solver.

Crista is a voracious reader, enjoying memoirs, business books, and personal development literature to continuously learn and grow. She is passionate about entrepreneurship and believes in creating approachable, unpretentious products. She follows publications like the Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal.

She attended an intensive, week-long ice cream manufacturing course at Pennsylvania State University to professionalize her recipes.

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Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Location
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Crista shows up

Decisive
Strong-Willed
Very Quick

They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They are not always relationship oriented.

Priorities

Topics Crista cares about

Scaling CPG Brands
She co-founded and grew an ice cream company, Phin & Phebes, from a home kitchen hobby to a brand with national distribution in major retailers.
Founder Fundraising
Her professional headline emphasizes helping founders break the "constant fundraise cycle, " indicating a focus on achieving profitability and sustainable growth.
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Career

Work history

5-2024 - 6-2025
Chief Operating Officer
American Cane
1-2024
Advisor
American Cane
9-2022
Fractional COO/CFO & Strategic Advisor
cristafreeman.com
9-2022
Strategic Advisor
Crista Freeman Fractional COO/CFO
2-2021
Member
StartOps
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
BFA
California College of the Arts
Studio Art
University of Colorado Boulder
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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