Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future , host Olivia Sammons sits down with Saar Markovic , a self-inquiry guide and former Krav Maga and boxing coach whose work helps people slow down, ask better questions, and reconnect with who they truly are beneath roles, expectations, and external pressure. Saar shares his unconventional journey—from running a self-defense and boxing gym to experiencing burnout,...

In this episode of Founders Future , host Olivia Sammons sits down with Steven Schneider , founder of TrioSEO , to break down what sustainable, long-term growth really looks like in a world obsessed with quick wins. Steven shares how his entrepreneurial journey began while still in university, where early exposure to SEO and online business allowed him to skip the traditional career path entirely....

In this episode of Founders Future, host Olivia Sammons sits down with Ryan Parshall, founder of Axit Merges & Acquisitions, for a candid conversation about building businesses with the end in mind. Ryan walks through his three-chapter entrepreneurial journey—from corporate roles to founding and scaling a digital marketing agency, selling it successfully in 2018, and transitioning into mergers...

In this episode of Founders Future , host Olivia Sammons is joined by Whitney Neloms , founder of Built by Mama , for an honest conversation about fitness, motherhood, and building sustainable strength—inside and outside the gym. Whitney shares her journey from amateur bodybuilding and in-gym coaching to launching a purpose-driven fitness brand designed specifically for professional mothers. Drawi...

In this episode of Founders Future , host Olivia Sammons sits down with Josh Howell , founder of New Start Health , for a grounded and thought-provoking conversation about health, healing, and personal responsibility. Josh shares his journey from feeling disconnected from purpose in his early twenties to discovering a passion for health through plant-based nutrition, movement, and lifestyle change...

In this episode of Founders Future, host Zach Young is joined by Sarah Cooke, a multi-award-winning marketing and business strategist and founder of Sarah Cooke Coaching. Sarah shares her journey from senior corporate leadership roles in the UK and Asia—including seven years working with global brands in Singapore—to building a values-led coaching business that puts life first and business second,...

In this episode of Founders Future, host Zach Young sits down with Damien Cachia, a mobility, strength, and conditioning coach helping athletes and everyday people overcome long-term injuries and reclaim their quality of life. Damien shares his journey from being a national-level gymnast for Canada to navigating years of chronic wrist, knee, and foot injuries that ended his competitive career—unti...

In this episode of Founders Future , host Zach Young sits down with Tom Metscher , founder of Local Scope Marketing , an AI-driven consultancy helping small businesses adopt modern marketing systems without overwhelming technology. Tom shares an unconventional journey into entrepreneurship, transitioning from a 30-year career in juvenile justice as a probation officer into the world of digital mar...

In this episode of Founders Future, host Milan Kohut sits down with Arif Meghani, founder of Customers On Auto, a business helping restaurants, cafés, bars, and physical venues turn everyday customer behavior into automated marketing and repeat revenue. Arif shares his global journey—from growing up in the UK to living and working in Japan, and eventually relocating to Goa, India—where family prio...

In this episode of Founders Future , host Zach Young sits down with Santo Chiappetta, a strength and conditioning coach who helps high-performing entrepreneurs build sustainable strength, discipline, and resilience—without burnout or quick fixes. With over 14 years in the fitness industry, Santo shares how his background in competitive amateur boxing and kinesiology shaped a behavior-first coachin...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Hannah Longstaff , a food freedom coach and high-performance mentor who helps driven professionals break free from binge eating, emotional eating, and destructive dieting cycles. Hannah shares her deeply personal journey—from decades of struggling in silence with food and body image to finally uncovering the root psychologi...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Jodi Rumack , founder of Jodi Rumack Coaching . Jodi shares her journey from a long career in the fitness industry—where she helped open and manage dozens of clubs across Canada—to building and scaling a successful online coaching business. After being unexpectedly let go from her corporate role, she leaned into her natural...

In this episode of Founders Future with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Natan Verhofsky—also known as The Force Multiplier—a serial founder, medical hypnotherapist, and community builder focused on impact, legacy, and service-driven leadership. Born in the former Soviet Union and raised in an immigrant family in Canada, Natan shares how watching his parents rebuild their lives shaped his mind...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Rebecca Schmidt , a nurse-turned business systems and growth strategist and the founder of Called to Elevate . Rebecca shares her unconventional journey from working in hospital settings and clinical research at the Mayo Clinic Health System to co-founding and scaling a fast-growing product-based business during the pandemi...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we sit down with Lucas Popiel , a fitness performance coach for high-ticket closers and remote sales professionals. Lucas shares his journey from insurance sales to high-ticket remote sales, and how that experience led him to identify a major performance gap in the industry—physical health. Seeing talented reps burn out despite strong scri...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut , we’re joined by Claire Fitzsimmons , founder of If Lost, Start Here , a wellbeing platform designed for people navigating moments of anxiety, loneliness, and feeling stuck. Claire shares her unconventional journey from working as an international art curator to building a human-centered coaching and creative practice, inspired in part by...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut , we’re joined by Regina Andler , a business strategist, international speaker, and #1 best-selling author of The Unicorn Factor . Regina shares her journey from the corporate and tech world into entrepreneurship, where an unexpected moment helping a client solve a business challenge sparked her transition into consulting. Since then, she h...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut , we’re joined by Stefanie Julia , a client-attraction coach and former Homeland Security special agent who made a bold pivot from federal law enforcement into entrepreneurship. Stefanie shares her powerful journey—from spending 13 years as a criminal investigator to building a multi–seven-figure online coaching business—driven by burnout,...

In this episode of Founders Future with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Alyssa Bailey, founder of Rise Up Career Coaching. Alyssa shares her journey from spending 15+ years climbing the corporate ladder in retail and marketing technology to launching a coaching practice for ambitious professionals who feel overlooked, underpaid, or stuck—despite doing everything “right.” Drawing from her cor...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Mikhala Fisher , founder of Thrive with Mick . Mikhala shares her journey from being a part-time teacher in Australia to building a purpose-driven coaching practice shaped by her own lived experience of divorce. After realizing how powerful it was to speak with someone who had truly walked the same path, she felt called to...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Katy Margison , founder of Athena Nutrition . Katy opens up about her deeply personal journey through alcoholism and cocaine addiction, and the turning point that led her to sobriety in January 2024. With over a decade in CrossFit and competitive Olympic weightlifting, she shares the surprising reality of navigating fitn...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Hannah Wachtell , a mindset coach for weight loss who helps women break free from restrictive dieting and self-sabotaging habits. Hannah shares her journey from growing up in the U.S. and relocating to Israel to studying psychology, working in high-tech, and ultimately embracing the unknown to build a purpose-driven coa...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we’re joined by Luciënne Bregman , a feminine business and mindset coach helping women break free from limiting conditioning and build freedom-based businesses and lives. Luciënne shares her journey from working nearly a decade as an architect in high-pressure environments to experiencing burnout—and ultimately choosing a path rooted in pur...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons , we’re joined by Isabel Gerardino , founder of Beam Productions , a creative production studio focused on helping women-led and consumer-facing brands communicate with clarity, authenticity, and purpose. Isabel shares her journey from working as a sales development representative in the tech industry to launching her own company, driven...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons , we’re joined by Pamela Caravas , founder of Coaching Evolution International . Pamela shares her extraordinary journey from becoming a teacher at just 17 years old to launching her first business at 22, navigating entrepreneurship, bankruptcy, and reinvention along the way. With decades of experience in education, leadership developmen...