We recently had the chance to connect with Chantell Pfitzer and have shared our conversation below.
Chantell, we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What’s more important to you—intelligence, energy, or integrity?
Integrity is, without question, the most important to me. Intelligence and energy both matter deeply — but I’ve met brilliant minds and magnetic personalities who lacked integrity, and I’ve watched what that absence eventually costs. When integrity is missing, whatever is being built rests on sand rather than stone. It may rise quickly, even impressively, but over time it either collapses from its own instability or quietly decays from the inside out.
Integrity, to me, is a gateway to genuine fulfillment and sustained joy. Without it, people often drift toward corruption, darkness, and a life driven by hollow substitutes — status, possessions, validation, or distraction — trying endlessly to fill a void that integrity would have anchored in the first place. Building anything without integrity feels almost pointless, because the foundation itself is compromised. But when integrity is wired into the core of how you live and create, what you build not only lasts, it nourishes you. It produces a kind of fulfillment that cannot be replicated by external success alone — a steady, grounded sense of alignment between who you are, what you create, and how you move through the world.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Chantell Pfitzer, and I’m the founder and owner of The Garage Edit — a design-build firm specializing in the creation of luxury garages and car-condo environments nationwide. We partner with car-condo facilities across the U.S., delivering both standalone design services and full build-outs, supported by trusted build teams in Texas and select markets across the country.
At our core, we blend bold, “wow-factor” design with expert-level execution. Every project is treated as both a craft and a responsibility — not just to create something visually striking, but to build it with precision, longevity, and integrity. Our teams are deeply aligned with that philosophy, which allows us to move quickly without compromising quality.
We’ve been expanding rapidly, which has been both humbling and energizing. We’re currently establishing strong partnerships in Florida, continuing to grow in California, and scaling our internal operations to support the momentum. What excites me most isn’t just growth — it’s the caliber of collaborators, clients, and opportunities that continue to find their way to us.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
Luckily, the world never truly had the opportunity to tell me who I had to be — and I’m deeply grateful for that. From a young age, I’ve always been driven by curiosity, ambition, and a pull toward building something meaningful. I can’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t pursuing an idea, a vision, or a better version of myself. I’ve moved through many iterations along the way, but that evolution has always felt intentional — a process of discovery rather than conformity.
That’s not to say the world hasn’t tried to redirect me. I’ve been told I was too young, too ambitious, or better suited to follow rather than lead — even while building my company. But I’ve learned that self-trust and self-respect become your compass when outside voices grow loud. Being intentional about who I surround myself with, what I consume, and how I care for my own inner foundation has allowed me to take risks, endure setbacks, and keep moving forward without losing myself in the process.
What’s something you changed your mind about after failing hard?
Early in my entrepreneurial journey, I believed things needed to be polished, perfected, and fully formed before being shared with the world. After failing hard a few times, I learned the opposite is often true. Working closely with high-net-worth individuals showed me how quickly they move — imperfectly, decisively, and without waiting for certainty. Their advantage wasn’t flawless planning; it was momentum.
One principle that reshaped my thinking was that output consistently surpasses intake. Ideas only mature through execution and market feedback, not internal refinement. The real gold isn’t the perfect brand, pitch, or presentation — it’s validation, learning, and iteration in real time. Once I let go of needing things to look perfect and embraced resilient forward motion, entrepreneurship stopped being a theory and started becoming something that actually worked.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Where are smart people getting it totally wrong today?
I think one place intelligent people sometimes misstep is assuming that insight only comes from those who share their level of intellect, speed, or success. While there’s value in surrounding yourself with sharp, like-minded thinkers, wisdom doesn’t live exclusively in high-performing rooms. If you placed the same minds in a quiet fishing village or in conversation with someone who has lived simply and attentively for decades, they’d likely encounter perspectives on patience, purpose, and peace that rarely surface in fast-moving environments.
Some of the most meaningful lessons I’ve learned have come not from complexity, but from simplicity — from people whose lives look nothing like mine, yet whose clarity is unmistakable. Intelligence expands when it stays curious, humble, and open to perspectives it can’t immediately quantify.
Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
I don’t think of legacy as a story people tell about me as much as a feeling they carry forward. People may forget the specifics of what you did or where you were together, but they rarely forget how you made them feel.
If anything remains when I’m gone, I hope it’s the sense that people felt more connected to themselves after crossing my path — a little more grounded in who they are, a little closer to their purpose, and a little more courageous about pursuing what matters to them. If that’s the imprint I leave behind, that feels like a meaningful legacy to me.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://thegarageedit.com
- Instagram: thegarage_edit
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantell-pfitzer-3b0547241/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564822382851
Image Credits
The Garage Edit
