Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Bronwyn Ison , health and wellness entrepreneur, marketing consultant, leadership coach, and founder of Evolve Yoga Online . With a background in broadcast journalism from Arizona State University’s Cronkite School, Bronwyn shares how a life-altering season—including divorce, financial hardship during the 2008 crisis, and a...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Kevin Armentrout , personal development and leadership consultant, former U.S. Marine, and co-owner of Warrior Mindset LLC . Kevin shares his journey from nearly two decades in and around the Marine Corps—including combat deployments and leadership instruction—to working alongside Tony Robbins as a life and business strateg...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Shannon Porter , Founder and Principal Brand Strategist of The Ginger Lemon . With more than 13 years in women’s fashion and retail, Shannon shares how her lifelong love of style evolved into a boutique consulting studio dedicated to helping modern retail and lifestyle brands scale with intention. From working inside small...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Jen Aly , TEDx speaker and money and business coach for creatives and holistic entrepreneurs. Jen shares her journey from English teacher in Central America to certified life coach in the early 2000s, long before coaching became mainstream. After running multiple businesses—including a jewelry design company—while simultane...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Jonathan Boulware , founder and certified health coach at You Can Beat Obesity . Jonathan shares his deeply personal journey from a 30-year career in hospitality leadership to building a mission-driven health coaching business inspired by his own struggle with obesity and the loss of his mother. His story explores how live...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Plamen Slavov , an online business strategist helping service-based entrepreneurs and online coaches build simple, repeatable client acquisition systems. Plamen shares his journey from personal training to online coaching, explaining how necessity during the COVID lockdowns pushed him into content creation—and ultimately i...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Jason Stowe , founder of Let Me Fly Leadership & Coaching , a seasoned executive coach with over three decades of experience scaling franchise and multi-unit businesses. Jason shares his journey from the early days of franchise development to advising founders and executives across industries, highlighting how firsthan...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Kim Taynor , founder of Resume Wiz and Career Path Staffing , who brings a rare dual perspective from both sides of the hiring equation. Kim shares her journey from corporate recruiting to launching her own staffing agency and later expanding into high-touch, one-on-one career coaching, helping job seekers stand out throug...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Ashley Jones , TEDx speaker, author, and founder of Memento Foundation , a nonprofit dedicated to transforming grief into healing. Ashley shares her journey from graphic design and photography into founding a global organization that provides free professional portrait sessions and custom photo albums for families facing t...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Shreya Mehta , professional growth coach and co-founder of The Super Coach , who shares her journey from finance professional in India to recruiter in big tech and now career coach for job seekers across North America. Drawing on over a decade of experience in tech and recruiting, Shreya explains how her own struggles as a...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we sit down with Nahrahel Louis , CEO of Rebel Media Agency , to explore his unconventional path from door-to-door sales and nonprofit entrepreneurship to building a performance-driven growth agency. After being burned twice by traditional marketing agencies, Nahrahel set out to solve a problem many consultants and founders face: how to b...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Michele Burghardt , certified matchmaker and founder of L&M Matchmaking , to explore her journey from decades in self-help, hypnotherapy, and coaching to building a highly personalized matchmaking service for singles later in life. After navigating divorce and dating in her 60s herself, Michele recognized a major gap i...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Sara Fernandez , co-founder of Lead Rush Social , to unpack her journey from political campaigns and agency work to helping local businesses build scalable, sustainable lead systems. Drawing on more than a decade of experience across marketing, advertising, and strategy, Sara shares how seeing the gap between expensive age...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Dash Davis , founder of Dash CM . Dash shares his journey from a decade-long career in sales to earning an MBA in Germany and building a data-driven marketing consultancy focused on B2B growth. Along the way, he reflects on working across logistics, e-commerce, and SaaS, and how those experiences shaped his passion for SEO...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Katrina Sawa , a longtime business and marketing coach, international speaker, and publisher, often known as the “Jumpstart Your Biz Coach.” Katrina shares her journey from a career rooted in sales and advertising to launching her coaching business in 2002, driven by a passion for helping small business owners who lacked c...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we sit down with Elyse Collat , founder of Elyse Collat eCommerce , to explore her unique journey into the world of e-commerce. Elyse shares how she began her career interning at the White House, moved across the world to Australia, and ultimately discovered Shopify—sparking a decade-long career working across startups, in-house brand tea...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Kapria Lipscomb Franklin, an elite wealth behavior and restoration strategist who bridges accredited financial counseling with social work and financial therapy. Kapria shares her unconventional journey from graduate school and brokerage firms into financial social work, where she first witnessed how emotional vulnerabilit...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Andy O’Neill , a systems-minded founder who believes most AI problems are actually documentation problems in disguise. Andy shares his unconventional path from education and nonprofit work into automation and AI, explaining how years spent deep in the weeds of systems thinking shaped his hands-on, human-first approach to b...

In this episode of to Founders, Future, with host Olivia Sammons , Leanne Culloden — founder and director of Blue Leopard Coaching — shares her journey from nearly 15 years of leadership in a male-dominated security industry to building a transformational coaching practice rooted in identity, alignment, and therapeutic self-awareness. Leanne discusses how years of observing human behavior in high-...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Erica Lugo , nationally recognized trainer, entrepreneur, and women’s health advocate best known online as EricaFitLove. Erica shares her powerful journey from working in HR and Jenny Craig to losing over 160 pounds, surviving thyroid cancer, and building a fitness platform that inspired millions—before ultimately redefini...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Jeremy Schwartz , a 25-year marketing veteran and co-founder of Truth Collective . Jeremy traces his journey from art-driven beginnings at Syracuse University to leading creative and strategic work for iconic global brands like Kodak, Fidelity, Reebok, and Anheuser-Busch, before ultimately launching his own agency alongsid...

In this episode of Founders Future , host Olivia Sammons sits down with Salomon Teyiri , founder of Levitated Fitness —a performance-driven fitness brand built around discipline, mindset, and long-term personal growth. Salomon shares his journey from growing up as an African immigrant in the U.S. to becoming a trainer with over a decade of experience helping people rebuild their bodies, confidence...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Milan Kohut , we’re joined by Phoebe Parke , founder of Parke Social . Phoebe shares her journey from aspiring journalist and early social media intern at CNN to leading social teams for brands like Grazia and Gordon Ramsay Restaurants. After years of building revenue for major brands behind the scenes, she made the leap into entrepreneurship, transfo...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Marnie Dachis Marmet , an integrative health practitioner, holistic health coach, author, and founder of Chili Bean Promotions and Zenful Life Coaching . Marnie shares her unconventional entrepreneurial journey—from early corporate roles and marketing work to launching multiple businesses rooted in wellness, creativity, an...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Andrew Kolasko, founder of Andrew Kolasko Life Center Ltd. Andrew shares his journey from a decades-long career in advertising and marketing to building a purpose-driven practice focused on healthspan, vitality, and functional longevity for men over 50. As a former natural bodybuilding competitor with over 45 years of tr...