Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we meet Victoria Colzie, the passionate founder behind Victorious Training. Victoria shares her powerful journey from overcoming personal trauma and working various jobs to becoming a certified happiness coach dedicated to helping others. She explains how her own healing process inspired her to create a unique suite of resources, including...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young, we sit down with Cody Lutz , also known as Coach Cody, a coach, consultant, and trusted advisor to high-performing leaders who view business as a vehicle for purpose and impact. Cody shares his journey from serving on a SaaS executive team and leading customer experience and culture initiatives to building his own coaching business after y...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Rory MacDonald , a coach specializing in purpose, confidence, and fulfillment for ambitious men in their 30s and 40s. Rory shares his journey from a high-pressure career as a commodities futures trader to leaving the financial world after burnout impacted his health and relationships. He reflects on the tension between pu...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we’re joined by Jessica Tapia, a business mentor helping women build and scale service-based tech agencies through intentional content strategy and brand visibility. Jessica shares her unconventional journey from stay-at-home mom and beauty influencer to agency owner and mentor, explaining how organic growth on Instagram revealed a deeper...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Ken Freire , founder of Solo Scaled , to explore how solopreneurs can scale their businesses without burnout or sacrificing personal priorities. Ken shares his journey from spending over 15 years scaling operations and sales in nonprofits and universities to launching a business focused on sustainable growth. Drawing from...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Bogdan Zlatkov , founder of Growth Hack Your Career , to explore how a long and difficult job search became the foundation for a purpose-driven business. Bogdan shares his journey from working in film and television to spending over a year navigating a frustrating transition into tech—an experience that pushed him to docum...

In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Zach Young, Tara Jo Kadlec — founder of Love Your Journey — shares her journey from 23 years in the fitness world to a 12-year practice in transformational energy healing and intuitive guidance. Tara Jo walks us through how modalities like BodyTalk, Emotion Code/Body Code and somatic work helped her heal personal health crises and pivot into a practic...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Andrew Leshak , founder of SAMI , to explore his 18-year journey in sales and the experiences that led him to build a coaching platform rooted in real-world practice. Andrew shares how his early career across multiple sales roles, combined with a lack of mentorship early on, shaped his mission to help salespeople and f...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Greg Faherty , founder of Million Dollar Resumes and A Perfect Resume . Greg shares his unconventional path into entrepreneurship, from working across science, photography, sales, healthcare, and laboratory management to discovering resume writing in the late 1990s—long before the industry moved online. What began as a...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Nedra Rezinas , founder of Nedra Rezinas Consulting , to explore how her background in web design naturally evolved into deeper consulting and coaching work. After spending more than 15 years building websites, Nedra began noticing a recurring pattern—clients wanted more than just a digital presence. They were seeking...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Katie Leimkuehler , founder of Executive Leadership Center , to explore her journey into executive coaching and leadership development. Katie shares how early career challenges—moving cities without a plan, struggling with interviews, and navigating the job market without guidance—sparked her desire to become the mento...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young, we sit down with Zac Palmer , sales and persuasion strategist and co-founder & CEO of Exclusivity Agent Network . Zac shares his unconventional entrepreneurial journey, beginning with taking over a struggling family business at 19, navigating debt, the 2008 financial crisis, and ultimately discovering the transformative power of mentor...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young, we sit down with Shobana Devarajan , founder of Sho Solutions . Shobana shares her unexpected journey from a senior cloud developer earning a six-figure salary to building a fast-growing B2B marketing agency during the COVID era. What began as an internal newsletter to stay connected with colleagues reignited her passion for writing and cr...

In this episode of Founders Future , host Milan Kohut sits down with Charlette Pomme, a movement therapist, functional health coach, and emotional intelligence specialist, and co-founder of Unaggi Coaching. Charlette shares her powerful journey from executive burnout and chronic illness to full recovery, explaining how listening to—rather than pushing against—the body led her to develop The Pomme...

In this episode of Founders Future, host Milan Kohut sits down with Brandi Russell, a brand strategist, entrepreneur, and website designer who helps founders turn big ideas into clear, compelling, and profitable brands. Brandi shares the origin of her entrepreneurial journey, which began at her kitchen table when her son struggled with an uncomfortable athletic cup—an everyday problem that led to...

In this episode of Founders Future , host Zach Young sits down with Nadja Fromm , founder and CEO of Fromm Consulting , to explore what it really takes to build a business that works for your brain, your life, and your goals. With over 20 years of experience leading global brands and launching products across startups and multinational corporations, Nadja shares her journey from agency life to cor...

In this episode of Founders Future , host Zach Young sits down with Adam Gray , a fat loss and health coach who helps busy women reclaim their energy, lose weight, and build sustainable habits—without extreme dieting or endless gym sessions. Adam shares his journey from earning a degree in exercise physiology to nearly a decade of in-person coaching before transitioning fully online in 2022. He ex...

In this episode of Founders Future , host Zach Young sits down with Michele Perron , PhD—an alcohol moderation expert, addiction counselor, and coach who helps executives, professionals, and high achievers regain control of their drinking without necessarily quitting altogether. Michele shares her deeply personal journey into this work, shaped by lived experience, years of clinical addiction couns...

In this episode of Founders Future , host Zach Young sits down with Dora Kurimay , a mental performance consultant, former U.S. Open table tennis champion, and sports psychology expert who helps athletes and high performers master their inner game. Dora shares her journey from competing at the highest levels of international table tennis—including representing Hungary’s national team—to earning ad...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Zach Young , Brandon Johnson—known as Coach Brandon—shares his journey from a long career in the mobile phone industry to becoming a specialist in women’s metabolic and hormonal health. After losing 90 pounds himself and earning multiple fitness and coaching certifications, Brandon was naturally drawn into coaching women ages 35–55, many of whom were...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Milan Kohut, Katie Dirrig joins the show to share her journey from a 15-year career in social work to co-founding Rooted Business Foundations, a comprehensive business support company serving women, LGBTQ+, and underserved entrepreneurs. Drawing from her background in nonprofit leadership and real estate, Katie explains how a series of intentional piv...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Milan Kohut, we dive into the founder journey of Tianna Mamalick , the visionary behind SMB Marketing School , a digital marketing agency and training platform focused on helping small and medium-sized businesses grow through SEO and paid advertising strategies. Tianna shares how her decade-plus experience in SEO shaped her decision to launch an agenc...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Jordan Behan , founder of Narrate Creative , a Vancouver-based agency helping C-suite leaders build influence and credibility on LinkedIn through clear, consistent thought leadership. Jordan shares his career journey from traditional media and software startups to leading social and content teams at major platforms, and h...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Erik Schmaedeke , owner and head coach of CrossFit Salvo , to explore his 15+ year journey in the fitness industry. Erik shares how he transitioned from a finance career during the 2008 financial crisis into personal training, eventually opening a CrossFit gym rooted in community, human connection, and long-term lifestyle...

IIn this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut , we dive deep with Charlie Sells, founder of Clarity Over Everything , as he breaks down his unconventional journey from pastor and corporate marketing strategist into a founder dedicated to helping business owners get clarity in their brand and marketing. Charlie candidly shares how over 15 years of experience simplifying brand messaging...