Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Zac Klassen, the visionary founder behind Project Transformation X. Zac shares his unique journey from a personal trainer and aspiring actor in Vancouver to building a highly specialized online fitness business. He delves into the "why" behind his focused mission: creating a results-driven health and wellness...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we meet Stepan Klotka, a mental health coach from the Czech Republic who specializes in helping creators combat stress and burnout. Stepan shares his journey from aspiring fiction writer to discovering the three critical skills he believes every successful creator must master: self-awareness, self-compassion, and nervous system regulation. H...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Stephanie Zito, an integrative energy expert and transformative business coach. Stephanie shares her unconventional journey from the Peace Corps in Uganda to wilderness therapy, revealing how these experiences shaped her unique approach to coaching. She delves into helping mission-driven female founders scale their businesse...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we are joined by Sinthujah Wimalathas , founder of SANARAS Coaching . Sinthujah shares her powerful journey from a 15-year career in the high-pressure environment of financial services to becoming a holistic performance and well-being coach. She reveals how her own experiences with burnout and a lack of purpose led her to pursue a maste...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Bogomil Stoev, the founder behind The Strategic Kreator™. Bogomil takes us through his entrepreneurial journey, starting from his first online venture as a 17-year-old affiliate marketer to successfully building and scaling e-commerce brands. He shares his pivotal realization on the power of LinkedIn as a reliable, orga...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Jenna E. Harris, MBA, founder of Smart Ops Club. Jenna shares her powerful journey from leveraging 17 years of leadership experience to creating a coaching and consulting firm dedicated to helping trades and home service owners scale their businesses. She discusses the critical problem she solves: skilled tradespeople a...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Christine Hakkola, the insightful founder of Hakkola Horizons LLC. Christine shares her remarkable journey from being a successful psychotherapist who built a six-figure practice from scratch to becoming a strategic coach for heart-centered entrepreneurs. She delves into the importance of moving from being in your business t...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Joe Woodruff, Co-founder and Executive Coach at CIO Mastermind. Joe shares the origin story of the company, which began eight years ago from a partnership with Scott Smeester, who was his coaching client at the time. They identified a critical need for CIOs and CTOs to move beyond superficial networking and into deep, confid...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Luna Battalia, the visionary founder behind the agency Daru Creative operating through lunaloveleadership.com . Luna shares her extraordinary journey from running a fashion company in high school to undergoing deep spiritual awakenings, which eventually led her to a master's program in psychology. It was there that her...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Chelsea D. Harris, M.A., the founder of SaaSy Boss Marketing Agency. Chelsea shares her journey from building a foundation in corporate America at companies like Verizon Wireless to recognizing a common pain point among her women entrepreneur friends: marketing overwhelm. This insight sparked the creation of SaaSy Boss Marke...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Sheri Huynh and Mahnoor Wali, the founders of Exxcelerate. They share their compelling journey from navigating a market shift that collapsed their previous M&A-focused company to launching their own boutique strategic consulting firm. Sheri and Mahnoor discuss the importance of mindset over industry, their philosoph...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Debra Armstrong M.Ed., the founder of NexxtLevel Careers. Debra shares her journey from providing outplacement services at a major firm to launching her own career coaching practice, driven by a desire to help not just those who were laid off, but any professional seeking meaningful growth and transition. She delves int...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with manifestation mentor and coach Milli Fox. Milli shares her powerful journey from studying psychology to finding her calling in helping high-achieving women turn trauma into empowerment. She opens up about the personal experiences that shaped her mission, including the loss of her mother, and her desire to help others av...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Olga Zipper, the innovative founder behind NextDay Executive. Olga shares her unique journey from a life in the performing arts to becoming a master of business operations and systems. She delves into the origins of her consultancy, which was born from a need to help entrepreneurs move from chaos to control by implement...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Joe Olive, founder of Engine for Impact. Joe shares his powerful origin story, detailing how a major health scare during COVID was the catalyst for a 100-pound weight loss journey. This personal transformation led him into the world of online fitness coaching, first as a client and then on the sales team of a major coaching...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Quinn Lindsay, a certified mindset transformation specialist and the founder of Quinn Lindsay Coaching. Quinn shares her journey from a career in education to launching her own coaching business, detailing the pivotal moment that inspired her to help others break through self-limitations and rewire their beliefs for personal...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Charlotte Barrett, the dynamic founder of Charlotte Barrett Consults. Charlotte shares her incredible 20-year entrepreneurial journey, which began with a restaurant and catering company straight out of university and evolved through freelancing, corporate project management, and an 8-year business partnership. She delve...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Zach Lloyd, the founder of Zach Lloyd Coaching. Zach takes us on a raw journey from his challenging past to discovering the transformative power of fitness, which became the catalyst for his personal and professional rebirth. He shares how this led him from personal training to his true calling in coaching, where he hel...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Joseph Federico, CEO of JFederico Marketing. Joseph shares his journey from the traditional publishing world in Manhattan to becoming a marketing strategist and dedicated coach for LGBTQ+ authors and bold brands. He discusses the pivotal moment the universe pushed him to sink or swim, leading him to launch his full-time vent...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Donny Mashiach, the visionary founder and CEO of Warrior Group. Donny takes us on his journey from the high-stakes world of investment banking, where he worked on multi-billion dollar deals, to his decision to leave that security behind. He shares the powerful motivation to build a company that empowers entrepreneurs, drawin...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Sarah Wilson, a leadership coach with a powerful personal mission. Sarah opens up about her journey from a toxic corporate environment during the pandemic to founding her practice, COASTAL COACHING SUSSEX. She shares how her own experiences with self-doubt and challenging relationships fuel her work to help high-achievi...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Meryl Bengtsson, the insightful founder of ADHD Life. Meryl shares her powerful personal journey of receiving an ADHD diagnosis later in life, which was a validating and transformative experience that answered long-held questions about her thought processes and behaviors. This discovery ignited her mission to leverage her corpor...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Raz Malas, the founder and CEO of Talent Hackers. Raz shares his journey from building a successful e-commerce business that leveraged a massive remote team to identifying a massive gap in the market. He discusses the pivotal moment during COVID when the world shifted to remote work, inspiring him to launch Talent Hacke...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Viveka Von Rosen, the visionary founder behind Beyond the Dream Board. Viveka shares her incredible journey from being a renowned LinkedIn expert and co-founder of a multi-million dollar digital transformation company to her current mission. She reveals the pivotal moment she realized her drive had shifted from profit t...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Mike Ames, a seasoned entrepreneur who built and sold two multi-million pound recruitment businesses. Mike takes us back to the tragic beginning of his journey, where the sudden death of his business partner forced him to take the helm with no experience, driving home in tears from the overwhelming pressure. He shares t...