In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Shehzaad Shams, the founder of Rononiti and the visionary behind the Eclectic Leadership Movement. Shehzaad shares his journey from a 20-year corporate career in project management and operations across various global industries to becoming an entrepreneur. He describes the transition as both "liberating" and "scary," driven by a desire to move beyond working for what he terms "confidently incompetent" leadership and to address a gap he observed in how leadership is taught and perceived in the modern world.

Shehzaad delves into the core of his venture, explaining that Rononiti is not a traditional coaching or consulting firm, but a "leadership design lab and advisory." He introduces the Eclectic Leadership Movement, a D2C2B (Dining Room to Classroom to Boardroom) initiative that draws on a diverse range of sources—including linguistics, psychology, political science, and non-Western, indigenous, and religious wisdom—to create a more holistic and inclusive model of leadership. He discusses his strategy of offering free workshops to schools and business schools to build the movement, while seeking fee-paying clients and investors to scale the commercial side of his vision, all while focusing on the challenge of simplifying his powerful but complex message for a broader audience.