Founders Future

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-traditional approach that combines mind, body, and spirit work to help individuals and couples break free from societal conditioning and reconnect with their true selves.

Rachel delves into the specifics of her business, detailing her work with high-achieving individuals, singles navigating dating, and couples seeking relationship realignment. She explains her unique offerings, including intensive programs like the "Relationship Audit," and her vision for the future, which involves creating a physical space for in-person retreats to facilitate deeper, more sustainable transformation beyond the virtual realm.

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 beyond surface-level presentation skills to address the "underground work" of leadership—confronting self-doubt, worthiness, and the "mother wound" to unlock a leader's full visionary potential and legacy.

Joanna explains how she works with clients as a strategic partner, using her background in acting and meditation to help them build authentic connection and scale their influence. She discusses the long-term, deep work required for transformative change and her mission to empower women leaders who naturally nurture their families and communities to leverage their empires for global impact. The conversation also touches on her upcoming book, "Brave as Hell," and her philosophy on client acquisition through authentic presence and being a "beacon" for her ideal audience.

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 sparking her mission to help others. Allison explains the framework she uses to help executives, founders, and entrepreneurs break free from burnout by integrating mindset, neuroscience, and sustainable habits, emphasizing that rest and recovery are just as critical as productivity for long-term success.

Allison delves into the evolution of her business, from leveraging social media and her work as a founding coach for companies like Tonal to build her brand, to her exciting vision for the future. She discusses her plans to integrate AI and tech-enabled wellness platforms to provide deeper, data-driven support for her clients while maintaining the essential human element of her coaching. Allison also offers invaluable advice for other coaches on the importance of niching down, consistent messaging, and adapting to the shifting landscape of in-person and digital lead generation.

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?" This led him to start educating students on the practical mindset tools he learned as an athlete, which eventually expanded into a business that has now impacted over 60,000 students and corporate clients like Apple and Amazon.

Cooper delves into the core mission of The Good Human Factory: moving the conversation from mental illness to proactive mental health. He introduces his framework of 10 daily habits—from breathwork and meditation to connection with nature—that are scientifically proven to build resilience. He also discusses his new book, "The 1% Good Club," which champions the idea that dedicating just 14 minutes a day (1% of your time) to these practices can profoundly transform your mental well-being, offering a simple yet powerful strategy for individuals and organizations to thrive.

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 decade in corporate sales, led him to create a platform dedicated to helping men rebuild their identity, develop emotional intelligence, and build transformational relationships in their lives and businesses.

Jim details the structure of his coaching, from his daily "Brotherhood" community to his high-level "Conscious Kings" mastermind, emphasizing his focus on personal accountability and identity-level change. He also reveals the powerful, organic engine behind his business: a highly-dialed social media presence, particularly on TikTok, where he engages in hundreds of conversations weekly by speaking raw truth that resonates deeply with his audience. Jim shares his goals for scaling his community and mastermind while balancing a busy life as an entrepreneur and father of three teenagers alongside his wife, who runs the parallel venture, The Conscious Woman

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 life-threatening bout of COVID, that solidified her mission to help a million people overcome stress and achieve peak performance by leveraging brain-based coaching and holistic wellness strategies.

Dr. Rhodes delves into the current state of her business, detailing her multifaceted approach that includes one-on-one executive coaching, corporate training sessions, and a newly developed self-paced program designed to make her expertise more accessible and scalable. She openly discusses the challenges of marketing and client acquisition as a solo entrepreneur, her experiments with online advertising, and her goal to get her stress management program into 30 companies within the next year. The conversation concludes with a key piece of advice she would give her younger self: to hire help for sales and marketing much earlier to accelerate growth and impact.

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 the foundation for his work in helping individuals and organizations unlock their potential.

John delves into the philosophy behind Transcend, a boutique learning consultancy that specializes in positive psychology, neuroscience, and advanced communication. He discusses the art of working with "traditional" corporate clients, the importance of brutal honesty and curiosity in consulting, and how he builds his business entirely on relationships and word-of-mouth. He also shares his insights on the "renaissance rewound"—the critical need for human connection in an increasingly disconnected world—and his mission to help people connect better with themselves and each other.

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 products tell their brand stories and scale sustainably, both locally and internationally. Jasmine also delves into the major shifts she has witnessed in marketing over nearly two decades, highlighting the rise of the discerning customer, the impact of AI in leveling the playing field, and the critical advantage agility gives to founders over slower-moving corporations.

The conversation explores Jasmine's expansion beyond the agency with initiatives like the Big Leap Accelerator, which helps Australian and Indian tech startups launch into each other's markets. She outlines her future goals for both Arrow Digital Marketing and the accelerator, aiming to undertake more groundbreaking projects and foster greater synergy between her two ventures. Jasmine emphasizes the enduring importance of trust and relationship-building in marketing, even as the tools and technologies continue to evolve at a rapid pace.

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 educate and empower others on their paths to wellness, ultimately inspiring her to open a franchise that provides a comfortable and relaxing IV hydration experience far removed from the clinical anxiety of a traditional doctor's office.

Gina delves into the operations of Prime IV, explaining the variety of clients they serve—from those seeking preventative health maintenance to individuals addressing specific ailments like chronic fatigue, pain, and illness recovery. She emphasizes their consultative approach to creating personalized wellness plans and describes the serene, spa-like environment designed to make IV therapy a restorative experience. Looking ahead, Gina discusses the growth of the wellness industry and her vision for expanding services like hormone and peptide therapy to meet clients wherever they are on their health journey.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Jennifer K. Hill, the CEO and co-founder of OptiMatch. Jennifer takes us on her incredible journey from leaving high school at 16 and facing a major career setback due to a clerical error, to accidentally building and successfully exiting her first multi-million dollar staffing company. She shares the epic failure of her first venture and the lessons learned that led to the creation of her current pioneering software, OptiMatch, which uses a proprietary algorithm to foster psychological safety and alignment within teams and communities.

Jennifer delves into how OptiMatch helps businesses increase retention and trust by analyzing team motivations, and how it’s used in large communities and events—like those on Richard Branson's Necker Island—to help people find their "tribe" with 87% accuracy. She also reveals her exciting future plans, including a new podcast focused on AI and consciousness, and her mission to humanize AI in a non-manipulative way. Jennifer leaves us with powerful advice for her younger self: to belong to oneself, stop people-pleasing, and fall in love with who you are.