Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Ammar Elm, Victoria Lynne Hannu, founder of Heart and Soul CEO, shares her journey from corporate disillusionment to pioneering a "soul-first" coaching model for entrepreneurs. With 18+ years in corporate and two decades as an entrepreneur, Victoria reveals how her signature Leadership and Business Alignment Review helps clients merge strate...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Karyn Vadnais, K.C. O’Rourke, founder of KCLO Communications, shares her journey of building a lean, high-impact virtual agency that delivers executive-level marketing and PR strategy without the overhead of traditional firms. With 25+ years of experience at top agencies like Weber Shandwick and Edelman, K.C. reveals her unique "audit-first"...

In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Karyn Vadnais, we meet Nicole Craveiro, founder of Crave HRO, who's transforming HR for small businesses with her people-first philosophy. After leaving a toxic HR position that valued company valuation over employee wellbeing, Nicole built her consulting firm offering tiered services from basic compliance ($150/month CraveWave software) to full...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Karyn Vadnais, Joshua Schulman, founder of Schulman Communications Interactive (SCI), shares how he merged his background in acting with emerging technologies to create a revolutionary approach to communication training. From developing a VR metaverse campus for immersive practice sessions to implementing AI voice cloning for multilingual training mod...

In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Karyn Vadnais, we meet Roger Kitchen Jr., founder of Power Mental Performance, who helps athletes and high-performing professionals excel under pressure. Roger shares his unconventional journey from training NASA teams to becoming a mental skills coach for NCAA athletes, revealing how a chance encounter with a sports psychologist sparked his passion f...

In this episode of Founders Future , with host Ammar Elm, Chad Williamson, founder and CEO of Athari Advisors, shares his unconventional approach to business brokerage—merging M&A expertise with hands-on growth consulting. Chad discusses his transition from running a marketing agency to building an 8-company portfolio, exposing the flaws in traditional brokerage models and detailing his firm’s...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we dive into the world of financial recovery with Philip Kenneth, Principal Partner of Clearview Accounting Services. Philip shares how his 24 years in accounts payable recovery revealed an industry-wide lack of transparency—prompting him to launch a firm that not only recovers lost funds but reduces client errors by 15-20% annually through...

I n this episode of Founders Future, with host Mishal Saeed, we sit down with Brian Enright, founder and managing partner of Burgeon Capital Co.., to explore his journey from franchisee to franchise consultant and his mission to help aspiring entrepreneurs find the perfect franchise opportunities. Brian shares how his personal experience purchasing a children’s hair salon franchise inspired him to...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Mishal Saeed, we sit down with Lori Crever, founder of Protégé Power LLC, to explore how she’s transforming mentorship from a corporate luxury into an accessible superpower. Lori shares her journey from designing global mentorship programs at a Fortune 500 company to authoring Protégé Power , a guide for professionals who lack institutional support. Sh...

In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Ammar Elm, we dive into the entrepreneurial journey of Weaver Ellard, co-founder and CEO of Dodeka Digital, a data-first marketing agency. Weaver shares his transition from working with Fortune 500 companies and venture capital to launching his own agency, driven by frustration with traditional marketing agencies and a desire to build a culture-focuse...

In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Mishal Saeed, Kate Bays, founder and CEO of Virtual Agility, shares her journey of empowering small to mid-sized businesses with agile virtual support. Kate discusses how her boutique firm addresses operational inefficiencies by fostering trust, psychological safety, and adaptability in teams through coaching, keynoting, and customized leadership deve...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Jae Encarnacion, we dive into the journey of Debbie Millen, founder and CEO of UpperLevel Solutions. With over 25 years of experience in disruptive industries, Debbie shares how she scaled Globalization Partners from 3 employees to a $4.2 billion valuation as its founding COO. She discusses her passion for helping first-time tech CEOs navigate scaling...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Jae Encarnacion, we're joined by Dr. Tana M. Session, an HR and DEIB pioneer who transformed her 30-year corporate career into a thriving consultancy. Tana shares her bold leap from executive roles to entrepreneurship, revealing how she built a business serving 200+ clients while completing law school. She discusses the shifting tides of DEIB work...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Jae Encarnacion, we sit down with Michael Seeley, founder and CEO of Liminal Group Ventures, a pioneering venture studio bridging the gap between ideas and investable businesses. With 17 years of experience working with global brands like IKEA and Walmart—and holding nearly 100 patents—Michael shares how his human-centered design approach solves a crit...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Jae Encarnacion, we sit down with Clevelande Joseph-Dayton, founder and CEO of Lande & Co. HCM, who's revolutionizing HR for 7-figure companies through strategic infrastructure rather than reactive compliance. With 15 years of HR experience spanning every level from coordinator to Head of People, Clevelande reveals how she helps founders avoid...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Dr. Tim J. Smith, the physicist-turned-pricing-guru behind Wiglaf Pricing, who reveals how he's helping Fortune 500 companies like Siemens and Medtronic unlock millions through strategic pricing. With his new AI-powered tool Signi (launching at $500/user/month), Tim is democratizing price segmentation analysis—allowing...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we dive into the inspiring journey of Jennifer Perri, founder and CEO of SHERO Life & Empowerment Coaching,LLC. Jennifer shares her powerful story of overcoming an abusive marriage, financial struggles, and a life-threatening battle with Guillain-Barré syndrome to become a certified divorce coach, financial therapist, and five-time bests...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with James Hilovsky, founder and CEO of The Fran Dream, a franchise consulting firm dedicated to helping aspiring entrepreneurs find the perfect franchise opportunities. With over 20 years of experience in the fast-food industry—including scaling a single franchise location to over 100 units—James shares his journey from corporat...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Karyn Vadnais, we dive into the entrepreneurial journey of Virginie "Ginny" Delaitre, the visionary founder and CEO of VDS Digital Agency. Ginny shares how she transformed her award-winning UX marketing agency from a design-focused startup into a pioneering force in user-centric digital strategies. With her proprietary UX Marketing methodolog...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Karyn Vadnais, we sit down with Rusty Tugman, founder of Rusty Tugman Coaching and Consulting, as he shares his unconventional journey from accidental entrepreneur to ICF-certified leadership coach. What began as a favor for a friend struggling with team dynamics blossomed into a thriving side business, with Rusty revealing how he maintains quality by...

In this episode of Founders, Future , with host Karyn Vadnais, Jeff Kinsey (aka "Ski"), the visionary behind RhinoGATOR_ai, shares his entrepreneurial evolution from newspaper advertising to revolutionizing AI-powered marketing solutions. He reveals how his 2009 job board concept—which outperformed Monster by 10x—paved the way for his current platform, integrating seven language models t...

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Karyn Vadnais, we meet Bob Britz, the entrepreneurial force behind Career Coach Services, who reveals how his childhood candy bar sales hustle evolved into a nationwide career coaching empire. Bob shares his unconventional journey from 4 different careers to solving the universal job search problem: "People weren't seeing resumes or making de...

In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Mishal Saeed, we dive into the journey of Chris Latham, founder of Fire For Effect Marketing, a full-service digital marketing agency specializing in SEO, PPC, and high-impact video production. Based in Tennessee, Chris shares how his corporate experience and pandemic-driven pivot led him to identify a critical gap in how technical and manufacturing c...

In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Mishal Saeed, we sit down with Kristine Palmer and Paola Camacho, the dynamic co-founders of Over Coffee Consulting. These former finance professionals turned marketing mavens share how their friendship and shared frustrations with fragmented digital marketing solutions led them to launch their boutique agency. Specializing in omni-channel strategies...

In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Mishal Saeed, we meet Brent Willson, founder of Customer-Led Innovations Consulting and former military veteran turned product strategist. Based in rural Utah, Brent shares how his unconventional journey from industrial dust collection systems to fine art logistics shaped his "product triangle" framework - blending company vision, customer n...