Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Jeremy Thom, the founder of Committed 2 Fitness. With over two decades in the industry, Jeremy shares his incredible journey from conducting old-fashioned surveys to understand client hesitations to building a global, one-on-one online coaching business that serves clients across Australia, Europe, and Japan. He delves into...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with MJ Jennings, the founder of Today's Coach. MJ shares her fascinating journey from coaching elite athletes in ice hockey and rugby to becoming a "brain trainer" for high-performing entrepreneurs and executives. She delves into how the mindset strategies that drive early success—like perfectionism and peopl...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Danny Gavin, the founder and CEO of Optidge. Danny shares his fascinating journey from an ordained rabbi and MBA graduate to launching a full-service digital marketing agency. He delves into his immigrant family's influence, his early fascination with technology in the 90s, and the pivotal moment on the couch with his...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Michelle Garrett, the founder of Garrett Public Relations. Michelle shares her journey from working in various PR roles to launching her own successful boutique consultancy in 1999, inspired by her self-employed parents. She delves into the core of her business, explaining how she helps B2B manufacturing and tech clients wit...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Joanne Platts, the founder of Jo Platts - Life Coach. Joanne shares her inspiring journey from being a beautician for 20 years to becoming an accredited mindset and life coach. She reveals that during the lockdown, a journey into personal development and meditation sparked a profound personal transformation, which she felt compe...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we are joined by Jennifer Day, the founder of APPLIED EMOTIONAL MASTERY LIMITED. Jennifer takes us on her remarkable journey from a career in the high-drama world of show business to becoming an expert in practical emotional intelligence. After a personal and professional collapse led her to study psychology and meditation, she dedicate...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Damon Flowers, the co-founder of Modern Operators. Damon shares his 20+ year entrepreneurial journey, from starting, failing, and exiting various ventures to uncovering the critical link between internal alignment and external business success. He reveals why some actions are easy for founders while others are incredibl...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Nata Salvatori, the founder of Accidental CEO. Nata shares her unexpected journey from a doctorate-level career in physical therapy to becoming a serial entrepreneur with six businesses. She delves into the pivotal moment of questioning her career path and taking the leap into entrepreneurship, driven by a desire for mental challen...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we are joined by Bob Molle—Olympic silver medalist, two-time Grey Cup champion, and renowned business coach. Bob delves into the philosophy behind his book, GCBU (Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable), " tracing its origins from a lesson by an Eastern philosophy mentor to its application in his athletic and business careers. He shares p...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Emily Lewis, a certified personal trainer and holistic gut practitioner. Emily shares her inspiring journey from a grad student struggling with body image to the founder of her own coaching business. She delves into how a personal experience with a coach ignited her passion for helping women achieve health through personali...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with David Angel, the founder of Tusta, The Ultimate Sales Training Academy. David takes us on a raw journey from his early career as a chef to a personal and professional breakdown, and how a single opportunity to help a friend's business sparked the creation of his UK-based company. He shares the profound mission behind...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Alicia Dee, the founder of ThriveWorthy. Alicia shares her powerful journey of leaving a 25-year corporate career in HR, where she reached the pinnacle role of CHRO, only to find herself feeling misaligned, stressed, and unable to show up as the person she wanted to be. She explains how this personal "mess became her messag...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Sarah Saputra, the innovative founder behind ORIAI. Sarah shares her powerful journey from a health scare and burnout while running her e-commerce jewelry brand, Bell Fever, to discovering the critical need for automated systems. This experience, combined with her work as a business coach, revealed a common pain point among founder...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Neda Želeva, a business mentor and the creator behind Infinitude Space Ltd . Neda shares her decade-long journey from freelancing on international projects to discovering her passion for helping experts—particularly women coaches, consultants, and therapists—build authentic personal brands. She discusses the pivotal moments that sh...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we are joined by Joanna Horton McPherson, a six-time founder, executive coach, and impact investor. Joanna shares her profound journey from a public speaker at age 13 to a guide who helps high-performing women leaders heal their core wounds and amplify their voices. She delves into her unique "True Influence Method," which goes b...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Dr. Leonaura Rhodes, a UK-trained physician turned executive coach and neuroscience expert. Dr. Rhodes shares her powerful journey from the front lines of medicine, where she experienced severe burnout, to founding her own practice dedicated to solving this pervasive issue. She discusses the pivotal moments, including a li...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we are joined by Rachel Jackson, the founder of Guide to Be. Rachel shares her journey from being a traditional marriage and family therapist to creating her own holistic transformation practice. She discusses the limitations she observed in conventional therapy and how her own integrative healing path inspired her to develop a non-traditi...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we dive into the transformative journey of Jim Vance, a men's coach and the founder of the.conscious.man. Jim opens up about his own rock-bottom experience—being a divorced, homeless teacher with three degrees—that initiated his path to self-discovery. He explains how this personal crisis, followed by a successful but unfulfilling deca...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we are joined by Cooper Chapman, founder of The Good Human Factory. Cooper shares his incredible journey from being a top-ranked professional surfer to becoming a passionate advocate for mental health. The pivotal moment came when a tragedy in his younger sister's school community prompted him to ask, "Is there anything I can do?&...

n this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we meet John Anthony, the dynamic founder of Transcend. John shares his unique journey from aspiring rock star and opera singer to becoming a sought-after learning and development consultant. He reveals how his performance background equipped him with the ultimate skills in engagement, reading a room, and breaking down barriers, which became...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we meet Jasmine Batra, the founder and CEO of Arrow Digital Marketing. Jasmine shares her journey from corporate project management to launching one of Australia's longest-standing independent digital agencies in 2007. She discusses the core philosophy behind Arrow Digital Marketing, which focuses on helping B2B businesses with complex...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Katie Hayes, the founder of Coaching by Katie. Katie shares her inspiring journey from a 15-year career in the male-dominated venture capital industry to pursuing her passion for helping women over 40. She discusses the pivotal moment she realized she lacked passion for her corporate path and decided to leverage her own heal...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Allison Tibbs, the founder of Nourish Life Coaching & Consulting. Allison shares her powerful journey from a burnt-out corporate employee to a transformative wellness coach for high-achievers. She details her personal health crisis that served as a wake-up call, revealing how systemic stress was making her sick and spark...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Gina Van Luven, the owner of Prime IV Hydration & Wellness. Gina shares her powerful personal health journey, detailing how overcoming her own chronic health issues through alternative medicine led her to leave a corporate project management career at a Fortune 100 company. This pivotal decision ignited her mission to...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Natalie Dick, the Resonance Code Mentorship. Natalie shares her unique journey from a decade in corporate sales to becoming a guide for visionary healers, coaches, and therapists. She explains how her business found her, as clients began asking for help translating their deep, soul-based work into authentic and magnetic marketin...