Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, Erin Warner—founder of Head and Heart Studio—shares her journey of integrating ambition and intuition, logic and creativity, into a purpose-driven coaching practice. Erin reflects on a nonlinear path that spans studying social change, working in public interest law, corporate leadership coaching, and personal healing, ultimately leading...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, Michaela Winsley shares her journey from studying law and working in international merchandising to becoming a strength and fat-loss coach dedicated to women over 40. After stepping away from traditional career paths and navigating motherhood, Michaela found fitness as a way to rebuild her confidence and identity—eventually turning that pa...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons , we’re joined by Romilly Golding , a relationship recovery coach, author, and former communications agency founder with an international career spanning Switzerland, France, Italy, and the UK. Romilly shares her journey from co-founding one of Switzerland’s first English-language copywriting agencies, to retraining as a teacher during a...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Jackie Pilossoph , founder of Divorced Girl Smiling . Jackie shares how a deeply personal divorce experience—paired with her background as a journalist, former Chicago Tribune columnist, and author—sparked the creation of a platform dedicated to helping people navigate divorce with clarity, dignity, and hope. What began as...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Jessica Flower , founder of Impact Me Coaching . Jessica shares her journey from hospitality and sales into fitness coaching, explaining how her passion for helping others, combined with real-life challenges as a solo mum, shaped her mission to make health and fitness realistic, supportive, and sustainable. She opens up abo...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Sarah Wellington , founder of Your Marketing Mate . Sarah shares her journey from feeling unseen in traditional education to building a people-first marketing business rooted in connection, mateship, and straight-talking strategy. From childhood lemonade stands to leading a full-service digital agency, her story highlights...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut , we sit down with Leonard Kim , founder of Influence Tree , for a refreshingly honest conversation about entrepreneurship born out of necessity rather than ambition. Leonard shares his early struggles with low-paying jobs, long commutes, and financial pressure, and how those challenges pushed him to take a chance on content creation and ma...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut , we’re joined by Shannon Vit , a mental performance consultant and transition coach specializing in high-performing athletes—particularly hockey players. Shannon shares her powerful personal journey, beginning with a life-altering car accident in her early twenties that left her with grim medical predictions. Through mindset training, visu...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut , we’re joined by Bryan Reeves , a relationship coach, author, and former U.S. Air Force captain who shares his unconventional journey from military service and music management to building a purpose-driven coaching business for men. Bryan reflects on feeling disconnected early in his career, the personal relationship struggles that sparked...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Niall McAlinden , founder of Thrive With Niall , a mental health and mindset coaching practice based in Northern Ireland. Niall shares his deeply personal journey with anxiety, low confidence, and loss of control in his early adult years, and how discovering the Thrive Programme transformed his life. What began as personal...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Edward Plant , founder of The Business League . Edward shares his powerful transition from a 17-year career in the Australian Army—where he led complex engineering and infrastructure missions around the world—into entrepreneurship. After navigating burnout, divorce, and the loss of his father in a short period of time, Edwa...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut , we sit down with Antony Draper , founder of Chaos to Clarity . Antony shares his unconventional journey from serving 11 years in the Royal Navy—working in one of the most high-risk, high-discipline operational environments in the world—to navigating a failed business, financial hardship, and eventually building deep expertise inside major...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut , we’re joined by Josh Thompson , founder of Kindred Coaching and co-founder of Work-Self . Josh shares their non-linear journey from working inside innovation agencies and global organizations to building purpose-driven ventures rooted in curiosity, resilience, and human connection. Along the way, they reflect on how early exposure to stra...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut , Katie Henricks shares her deeply personal journey from being a credentialed teacher to becoming a leading women’s relationship and intimacy coach based in Los Angeles. What began as her own experience with heartbreak and feeling unequipped for modern relationships evolved into powerful inner work around self-worth, communication, and emot...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons , we’re joined by Will Steel , a former Royal Air Force pilot turned high-performance and transformational coach. Will shares his unconventional journey—from military aviation and the airline industry to spending over two decades leading large-scale transformational and leadership programs across the globe, impacting tens of thousands of...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons , we sit down with Andrea Arezzo , founder of Arezzo Advertising , to unpack her journey into entrepreneurship and digital marketing. Andrea shares how an early interest in marketing, combined with a strong desire to become her own boss, led her to build a full-service advertising agency focused on helping established coaches consistentl...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons , we’re joined by Marica Gaspic Piskovic , a pharmacist-turned gut health coach and founder of Gut Wellness by Marica . Marica shares her personal journey of living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for most of her life and how her years in the healthcare system revealed a critical gap in education, support, and long-term solutions for...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, Tonia Koss shares her unique founder journey—from teaching and sales to ministry, and ultimately building Preaisle, a pre-marriage coaching business designed to help engaged couples create strong, intentional foundations before they say “I do.” Drawing from over 30 years of marriage and deep experience in communication and education, Tonia...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut , we’re joined by Gina Blundell , an accredited trauma-informed and certified financial coach, and the founder of Gina B . Gina shares her deeply personal founder journey—from a career in accountancy and years as a stay-at-home mum, to leaving a long-term emotionally and financially abusive marriage and rebuilding her life from the ground u...

In this episode of to Founders, Future, with host Milan Kohut , we’re joined by Anna Lundberg , strategist and mentor for quietly driven founders and solopreneurs building sustainable, life-first businesses. Anna shares her unconventional path from studying philosophy, politics, and economics at Oxford to a decade in FMCG marketing at Procter & Gamble, before leaving corporate life in 2013 to...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut , we’re joined by Alexander Kharadi , founder and CEO of MIE Coach , a London-based health and performance coaching practice. Alexander shares his unconventional founder journey, shaped by a multicultural upbringing, a deep sports background, and a life-altering spinal injury that forced him to challenge traditional healthcare and performan...

In this episode of to Founders, Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Laura Armstrong , a wealth mastery and money mindset strategist based in Toronto, Canada, and the founder of ANKB and Wealth Strategy with Laura . Laura shares her extraordinary journey from becoming a three-time world martial arts champion and coaching elite athletes to working in high-pressure corporate trading enviro...

In this episode of to Founders, Future, with host Zach Young , we’re joined by Anne Hill , a certified executive coach and founder of Ann Hill Coaching , whose journey from microbiology and medical science to executive leadership and coaching offers a powerful perspective on transformation. Anne shares how her early career as a scientist during the height of the HIV pandemic shaped her understandi...

In this episode of to Founders, Future, with host Zach Young , we sit down with Daya Naef , a former practicing attorney turned legal business strategist, coach, and AI leader. Daya shares her journey from law and serial entrepreneurship into consulting with small and mid-sized law firms, where she helps leaders navigate growth, culture, and operational change. Drawing on more than two decades of...

In this episode of to Founders, Future, with host Zach Young , we sit down with Vladyslav Kriulin , founder of Article Alchemy , an SEO specialist helping e-commerce brands scale through revenue-focused organic search strategies. Vladyslav shares his journey from copywriting to content marketing and ultimately SEO, explaining how spotting widespread industry gatekeeping and underperformance motiva...