Founders Future

In this episode of Founders, Future with host Milan Kohut, we are joined by Nishu Lathwal, the founder and CEO of SocialNix. Nishu shares her unique and inspiring journey from a medical doctor to a marketing agency owner, revealing how her medical background provided an unexpected advantage. She explains that the disciplines of diagnosis, understanding human behavior, and systematic thinking from...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we are joined by Mike Fata, a visionary entrepreneur best known for co-founding and scaling Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods from a startup to a $419 million powerhouse before its strategic sale. Mike shares his unconventional journey, which began at 21 as a high-school dropout with a personal health transformation that fueled his passion. He s...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we are joined by Depesh Mandalia, the founder of SM Commerce and the creator of the BP Method. Depesh shares his entrepreneurial journey, which began after losing his corporate job during the 2009 financial crisis, leading him to build a successful affiliate marketing business from his bedroom. After a period of returning to the corporate...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we are joined by Andy Ranson, the Managing Director of K1 Channel Consulting. Andy shares his unexpected journey into the world of partnerships, which began over 20 years ago in New Zealand when he "fell into" a role building a partner program for a big data software company. His early success in forging a top-tier strategic partn...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Kelvin Wiggins, the founder of AI Connections for Business. Kelvin, with over 25 years of experience in automation and IT, discusses the monumental shift AI represents for the business world, describing it as the largest technological transition we will ever see. He explains how his company helps a diverse range of clie...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we are joined by Louise Keenan Clarke, the founder of Succeed with Confidence. Louise shares her fascinating journey from a 21-year career in global corporate banking to launching her own business dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs, senior professionals, and leadership teams. She reveals how her lifelong passion for teaching public spea...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we are joined by Darrel Popowich, the founder of Transformation Craft. Darrel shares his journey from a technology background, where a pivotal early project revealed the critical importance of understanding the human side of change. This insight propelled him through a 25-year corporate career, including roles as a CIO and COO, where he...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we are joined by Ludmila Prodan, the founder of Body by Ludmi. Ludmila shares her journey from being a self-employed personal trainer for over 20 years to creating a holistic fitness and lifestyle brand. Her motivation stemmed from a desire to move beyond the limitations of one-on-one training and create a more accessible, comprehensive...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we are joined by Elvijs Plugis, the founder of Siglop LTD. Elvijs shares his unconventional journey into the world of marketing, which began in modeling and acting—including a role in Star Wars—before a moment of boredom on a film set led him to walk away and pursue a career where he could fully engage his creative and strategic mind. H...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we are joined by Chris Anderson, the founder of Elevate Media Group. Chris shares his unconventional journey from studying athletic training and facing a future he didn't want, to answering a calling of faith by quitting his job in 2020 with no business background. He explains how starting his own podcast led to discovering a passi...

n this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we are joined by Brett Levy, a seasoned entrepreneur and the driving force behind the global rollout for Red Oxygen. Brett shares his journey as a "perennial early adopter" in the tech space, from his beginnings in mobile-first marketing in South Africa to pioneering second-screen experiences for major TV shows. He opens up about t...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Bindy Taylor, a mindset and relationship coach who helps professional women break free from self-sabotaging patterns to find love and self-worth. Bindy shares her personal journey from hitting "relationship rock bottom"—despite being a successful CEO—to taking a year off dating to work with her own coach. This dee...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Ricci Colla, the co-founder and coach at Dose Collaborations. Ricci shares his unconventional journey into entrepreneurship, which began with a decade of working in career guidance for marginalized groups before a chance meeting with a new CEO friend led to his first major business coaching contract. This experience reveal...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Jessica Playfair, an online fitness and nutrition coach who specializes in helping high-achieving women and mothers navigate weight loss, prenatal and postpartum fitness. Jessica shares her deeply personal journey, from her own struggles with weight throughout her life to facing the challenge of losing 30 pounds postpartum...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Connor Donnelly, the founder of Linked Leverage LLC. Connor shares his journey from a background in sustainability consulting and teaching to becoming a career and networking coach, a path he discovered after years of peers consistently seeking his advice on mastering LinkedIn. He explains how witnessing the seismic shift...

n this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Matt Remphrey, the founder of Parallax Design, a brand strategy and packaging design agency specializing in the wine, beer, and spirits industry. Matt shares his journey from working at a large design agency to starting his own business almost 25 years ago, a decision he made after a trip to the US revealed that the work he...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Fabrice Beillard, the founder of Australia Business Coaching. Fabrice shares his unconventional journey from a successful corporate career in business turnarounds to entrepreneurship, a path he chose to escape corporate politics. He details the founding of his coaching practice in 2011, which quickly grew internationally t...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Amber Bimm, the founder of Grounded Mindsets. Amber shares her deeply personal journey into wellness and mindset coaching, which began with her own struggles with perfectionism and identity as a competitive gymnast and evolved through her academic background in Health Sciences and Education. She explains how her various rol...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Persia Lawson, one of the UK's most successful love coaches and an acclaimed author. Persia shares her deeply personal and unlikely journey into coaching, which began with a childhood marked by her parents' addiction and her own struggles with perfectionism and chaotic relationships. She details how a life-changin...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Nick Musica, an executive coach and digital marketing expert. Nick shares his unique journey from discovering the world of SEO in the early 2000s to his current work helping leaders unlock their potential. He delves into the pivotal moment in 2019 when a major Google algorithm update reshaped his career path, steering him t...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Sam Aramando, we sit down with Nicole Karnowski, co-founder of Metamorphosis CCT. Nicole shares her journey from broadcast news to building a leadership training and coaching company with her husband, Michael. She delves into their mission to help business owners "reduce the cost of having employees" by transforming their leaders and company...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we are joined by Ronnie McKenzie, the founder of StoreHacks. Ronnie shares his powerful journey from being a trade-qualified carpenter to building multiple 6- and 7-figure e-commerce brands. He reveals the pivotal moment that pushed him to pursue entrepreneurship: the desire to spend more than just 30 minutes a day with his young son, fueli...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Cameron Gomez, the founder of MILQ Digital, a boutique Shopify Plus agency. Cam shares his journey from a disillusioned project manager at IBM to co-founding and scaling one of Australia's largest Shopify agencies before embarking on his own entrepreneurial path. He opens up about the philosophy of detaching his ego fr...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Emma Sturtevant, the founder of Emma Sturtevant Career Coaching. Emma shares her journey from a challenging role in staffing and sales during the COVID-19 shutdown to her own arduous, year-long struggle to break into the competitive field of medical sales. It was a career coach who finally helped her crack the code, and this piv...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Sasha Crossman, the founder of Minding My Own Mental. Sasha shares her journey from being a high school English teacher for nine years, where she witnessed widespread burnout among educators, to creating a culturally conscious and trauma-informed wellness collective. Her experience in the classroom, particularly seeing colleague...