Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Catherine Allen, the founder and CEO of Breakout Life Coaching and Consulting LLC. Catherine shares her powerful journey of transitioning from over 30 years in the corporate tech world, where she experienced burnout and a lack of fulfillment, to launching her own mission-driven business. She reveals the pivotal moment she decided to stop playing the "corporate game" and instead use her natural strength of "bringing clarity from chaos" to empower other women.

Catherine details how she now helps women break free from overwhelm and burnout by guiding them to launch profitable online businesses using their existing expertise. She explains her unique approach, which combines crucial mindset work with practical steps to identify a valuable skill, choose a business model, and navigate the digital landscape. The conversation covers her transition from one-on-one coaching to a scalable self-paced program, her effective organic lead generation strategies on platforms like LinkedIn, and her future goals of forming strategic partnerships and launching an affiliate program to expand her impact.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we meet Marilyn Benitez, a fitness and nutrition coach with a powerful mission. Marilyn shares her journey from being a mom intrigued by bodybuilding to realizing its unsustainable, extreme methods were not the answer for busy women. She discusses how this personal revelation led her to found Fit with Marilyn, where she empowers busy moms to ditch overwhelming diets and grueling workout regimens. Instead, she provides personalized, sustainable strategies that fit into their hectic lives, focusing on building confidence and health through manageable nutrition and fitness habits.

Marilyn opens up about her client-centered approach, which combines one-on-one coaching, mindset work, and accountability to help women see lasting results. She emphasizes the importance of a 12-week minimum commitment to truly build a new lifestyle. Looking ahead, Marilyn reveals her exciting goal to expand her impact by creating a community-driven membership, offering monthly workout plans, recipes, and a supportive space for moms to connect and grow together on their health journeys.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Judy Smith, CEO of Bringing Simplicity. Judy shares her inspiring journey from a pre-med student to a leader in the online coaching space, driven by a passion for creating transformative impact. She details how witnessing the life-changing results for clients of a real estate coaching company revealed the power of online coaching to build legacies, which became the core mission behind her own venture.

Judy explains how Bringing Simplicity operates as a marketing, operations, and sales agency specifically for online coaches who have hit a revenue plateau. She delves into their two primary service models: a done-for-you paid ads management service and an 8-week course called the Simplicity Ad System that empowers coaches to run their own ads. The conversation also covers Judy's vision for the future, which focuses on scaling her team through robust process documentation and spreading the knowledge that businesses can effectively manage their own advertising without a traditional, expensive agency.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we meet Peyten Williams, the founder of Bowbend Consulting. Peyten shares her inspiring journey from a dedicated 16-year career in education to launching her own venture. She discusses the pivotal moment of realization that led her to leave the classroom and her mission to bridge the gap between parents and schools. Her company focuses on inspiring and equipping both groups to collaboratively raise thriving children of character through workshops, consulting, and coaching.

Peyten delves into the three core arms of Bowbend Consulting: advising schools on parent partnership strategies, facilitating workshops for both educators and parents on topics like belonging and character development, and providing one-on-one parent coaching. She explains how her unique background as an educator, administrator, and parent allows her to bring empathy and actionable wisdom to the challenges families and schools face today. The conversation also explores the growing anxieties of modern parenting and how strengthening the parent-school partnership is key to supporting children's long-term well-being and success.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Nader Mowlaee, the founder of Engineer Your Mission. Nader shares his incredible journey from a decade in engineering recruitment to becoming a career coach dedicated to helping tech professionals navigate uncertainty, land high-impact jobs, and find fulfillment. He delves into the pivotal moment during the COVID-19 pandemic that prompted him to close his recruiting agency and pursue coaching full-time, driven by his lifelong passion for guiding others and his early experience with remote work.

Nader provides a transparent look at his current business model, a hybrid coaching program combining one-on-one support, group workshops, and self-paced courses, all designed to give clients clarity, accountability, and results. The conversation takes a thought-provoking turn as Nader, an AI early adopter, discusses the profound impact of artificial intelligence on the future of knowledge work, career coaching, and the hiring landscape. He leaves listeners with a powerful, realistic yet optimistic call to action: to embrace AI and adapt proactively to the changing world of work.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we meet Almon Gunter, the founder and CEO of The Almon Gunter Experience. Almon shares his incredible journey from a world-class sprinter who competed internationally for the United States to a visionary entrepreneur dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations. He reveals how a pivotal conversation with his college track coach foretold his future as a motivational speaker and explains the philosophy of "Always Give Effort" that drives his mission to help everyone—from student-athletes to Fortune 100 executives—understand that "we are all athletes" competing in the game of life.

Almon delves into the core of his work, discussing how he customizes his approach for corporations focused on building winning cultures, leadership, and teamwork by first asking, "What do you want the outcome to be?" He also unveils exciting future goals, including the launch of his non-profit, the Academy of Mentoring, aimed at guiding young adults, and his ambition to get his six transformative books (each with its own workbook) into the hands of thousands worldwide. Almon’s story is a powerful testament to the impact of mentorship, continuous growth, and building a legacy that comes full circle.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Charles Ifegwu, the founder and CEO of CONVERGENCE. Charles shares his journey from leading social and creator marketing for major studios like Fox, NBCUniversal, and Netflix to launching his own venture. He delves into the critical realizations that shaped CONVERGENCE: that creators now hold the largest sway in building audience loyalty, that they are the future of media and consumer brands, and that the next evolution of the economy will be creator-centric. CONVERGENCE was born to professionalize this space, acting as a management, media development, and venture studio to help creators turn their ambition into tangible impact.

Charles provides a masterclass on the shifting marketing landscape, explaining why legacy companies struggle to pivot and how the most successful strategies integrate creators into the core marketing plan rather than siloing them. He offers invaluable advice for aspiring creators, emphasizing the importance of building content around a unique niche or skill set to stand out in a crowded market. The conversation is a deep dive into the power of audience and attention, and how businesses and individuals can navigate the creator-driven economy of tomorrow.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Michael Ashford, a speaking and communication coach who helps leaders and new speakers communicate with clarity and impact. Michael shares the powerful, personal moment during the tumultuous events of 2020 that sparked his mission to rethink communication, moving from a successful online fitness business to founding his coaching practice focused on authentic connection.

Michael details the two core pillars of his work: helping new speakers craft signature talks, like TEDx presentations, and coaching emerging executives on the unspoken language of leadership, especially in navigating conflict. He opens up about his effective, referral-based marketing strategies rooted in SEO and providing immense value and discusses his future vision of scaling through impactful live events while maintaining the personal touch of one-on-one coaching.

n this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Stephanie Camilleri, the founder of Ascend ADHD and Empower ADHD. Stephanie shares her journey from a high-powered corporate lawyer to a passionate ADHD advocate and coach, a shift inspired by her daughter's diagnosis. She discusses the limitations of "bolted-on" awareness training and explains her "baked-in" coaching approach that helps individuals and organizations—from university students to entrepreneurs—leverage the unique strengths of the neurodivergent mind.

Stephanie delves into the operational side of running a business fueled by ADHD energy, from managing a team of neurodivergent coaches to the importance of focusing on strengths and outsourcing tasks that don't align with them. She outlines her ambitious plans to expand her impactful work with universities and corporations internationally and leaves us with invaluable advice for founders: follow your passion, lean into your strengths, and get the right people in place to help you scale.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Bonny Morlak, an award-winning serial founder turned Startup coaching. Bonny shares his powerful journey from experiencing burnout himself to now guiding other founders through the most critical phase of their business: the transition from a scrappy startup to a scalable company, often referred to as "the chasm." He reveals the stark reality behind the entrepreneurial facade and explains why founder mental health and resilience are the true bedrocks of a successful, non-toxic company.

Bonny delves into the high-impact, personalized coaching he provides, which goes far beyond traditional business advice. He describes his unique "stop the bleed" approach, where he first addresses immediate firefights before moving to operational restructuring and, finally, sustainable personal growth for the founder. Learn about his tiered coaching programs, his vision for exclusive founder retreats, and his mission to replace hustle culture with a philosophy of balanced ambition, fulfillment, and genuine wealth.