Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Chandra Lynn, the founder of Glow Marketing LLC and Glow Living. Chandra shares her impressive 25-year journey through the marketing and media worlds, from working with major radio stations and legendary concert producers to handling PR for industry giants like Apple and Avid's Pro Tools. She explains how this extensive exp...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we dive into the world of AI with Zaara Goraya, the founder and CEO of Nifnexa. Zaara shares her fascinating 8-year journey through emerging technologies like blockchain and Web3, which ultimately led her to pivot and establish her current venture in the AI space. She explains her mission to bridge the gap between complex technology and hu...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we are joined by Isabella Coupet, the 25-year-old founder of The Coupet Collective, a boutique digital marketing studio. Isabella shares her unconventional journey from working in wine and spirits, entertainment, and even the wig industry to launching her own agency focused on the health, wellness, and pharmaceutical sectors. She discusses...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Steve Tolen, the energetic founder of Stolen+Co, who brings over 20 years of sales leadership to his role as a fractional sales and growth partner for recruitment businesses. Steve shares his unconventional journey from a decade of selling fish in a UK market to a high-flying recruitment career that took him to Australia, e...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Missy Blackmer, a licensed mental health counselor and the founder behind The Mental Health Chick and Unboxed Grace Counseling Company. Missy shares her journey from working for over 15 years in high-stress community mental health roles, where she experienced multiple burnouts, to the pivotal moment in 2018 when she decided to s...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we are joined by Sean Crane, the founder of Unstoppable 365. Sean shares his powerful and transformative journey from a lost young man battling addiction and a troubled background to being sentenced to five and a half years in prison at age 23. It was during this time of incarceration that he experienced a profound awakening, committing...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Karen Kossow, a writer, self-care coach, and the founder behind AI Powered Homeschool. Karen shares her journey from being a full-time homeschooling mom to launching an online business, driven by her lived experience as a neurodivergent parent raising two autistic children. She reveals how recognizing the unique challenges...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we are joined by Nile Saïd, a seasoned coach and the founder of GoOneUp with over 16 years of experience in the personal development space. Nile shares his profound journey from a successful corporate career to a devastating burnout in 2017 that forced him to hit the brakes on a multi-million dollar operation. This personal crisis became th...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Kevin Hejnas, the PharmD graduate turned fitness entrepreneur behind Hejnasty LLC and the Healthy Flex Prescription (HFP) program. Kevin shares his unexpected journey from a self-proclaimed gamer struggling with his weight and confidence to discovering fitness as his "dragon to slay." This transformative experienc...

 In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Dr. Michael Donovan, a physiologist and lifelong athlete who founded Fact Fueled Fitness. Dr. Donovan shares how his unique background—a PhD in physiology, work at the National Cancer Institute, and a passion for diverse sports—converged to create a coaching philosophy centered on "science over speculation."...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we are joined by Kris McGovern, the passionate co-owner of ReadyHer Self-Defense LLC. Kris shares her unique entrepreneurial journey, which began not with a business plan, but with a desire to bond with her son through karate. This personal experience evolved into a deep expertise in martial arts, culminating in multiple black belts and a...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Beth Parkinson, the founder of Next Spark Coaching, who shares the profound personal journey that led to her "encore career." After over three decades climbing the corporate ladder in B2B technology, a life-altering cancer diagnosis forced her to confront a pivotal question: "If not now, when?" This moment of cl...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we are joined by Katherine Gokavi-Whaley, the founder of She Leads Coaching. Drawing from over 30 years of experience as a Chief Operations Officer, Katherine shares her journey from a traditional corporate climb to launching a boutique practice dedicated to empowering women leaders. Her motivation stemmed from observing a critical gap: th...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Ana Vega, a parenting and co-parenting coach dedicated to transforming family dynamics. Ana shares how her journey began with a desire to be the best mother possible, leading her to deep research in child psychology and mindful parenting. She explains that her work focuses on shifting parents away from punitive, traditi...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we are joined by Darius Lahoutifard, the founder of MEDDIC Academy. Darius takes us on a journey from his beginnings as a robotics engineer and sales leader at companies like PTC—where he was part of the team that pioneered the MEDDIC methodology—to becoming the driving force behind democratizing this powerful sales framework. He shares in...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Rebecca Di Noia, the founder of SOAP AI and a former Environmental Sustainability Assessor for the Australian government. Rebecca shares her journey from being a stay-at-home mom to identifying a critical market gap while working as a business advisor. She noticed that small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were consisten...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Anica Vuckovic Taione, a registered psychologist and founder of Eudaimonia HQ. Anica shares her lifelong fascination with human potential, which was ignited by her parents' unwavering belief in her and solidified through her early career running a modeling agency, where she observed that true success was rooted in mind...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Bailey Wurzer, the young founder of Surface Marketing and a college student-athlete running his business from his dorm room. Bailey shares his unconventional journey into entrepreneurship, which began with dropshipping in high school while working at Starbucks. He quickly realized that even the best products fail without vi...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Dr. Tamara White, a licensed professional counselor and transformational coach known as the "Divine Disruptor." With a career spanning 28 years in helping others, Dr. Tamara shares her personal journey from experiencing burnout herself while working in the corporate franchise world to returning to her authentic c...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Talha Fakhar, a business development consultant and the force behind TF Business Solutions. Talha shares his journey from a Laravel developer to a freelancer and finally to a founder who provides fractional CTO and B2B sales consulting services. He delves into how he helps startups and scale-ups achieve sustainable growth...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we meet Melanie Fox, the passionate linguist and founder behind Speech Fox. Melanie shares her incredible journey, beginning with her innate talent for accent coaching at just six years old, and how it evolved into a premier business helping non-native English speakers, executives, and even actors communicate with clarity and confidence. Sh...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Tania Ciobanu, a women's mindset coach on a powerful mission. Tania shares her deeply personal journey from a sales professional facing motherhood and depression to becoming the founder of "The Mama Mirror," a transformative program for mothers. She reveals how her own struggle with identity and inherited limiting be...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we meet Hana Marigmen, the dynamic founder behind Marigmen Insurance Services (MIS) and EA Academy. Hana shares her inspiring journey from immigrating to the U.S. and working as a healthcare aide to becoming a successful insurance advisor and entrepreneur. She delves into how her passion for providing opportunities and her focus on exceptio...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Tara McKelvey, the visionary founder behind It's Virtually Tara. Tara shares her fascinating journey from environmental project manager to entrepreneur, detailing the pivotal moment she realized she needed a career that offered a more direct, personal impact. She opens up about the challenges and emotional rollercoaste...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Sam Aramando, we are joined by Saturnie L. Antoine, a certified professional executive and relationship femininity coach. Saturnie shares her profound journey of pivoting from a pre-med track to answering her true calling in coaching, a path revealed through deep personal and spiritual discovery. She discusses the 20-plus years of life experience that...