Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Chelsea Olsen, founder of CLOHZ. Chelsea shares her journey from door-to-door sales and corporate finance to becoming an expert in modern sales systems. She reveals the pivotal moment she identified a critical gap in how businesses approach sales and marketing, leading her to build a company that teaches teams how to adapt to the way people buy today by leveraging channels like LinkedIn and content for genuine pipeline growth.

Chelsea opens up about her business evolution, from high-ticket B2B sales training to the recent launch of her school community designed to empower individual salespeople and solopreneurs. She discusses the freedom that sales expertise provides, her focus on balancing a thriving business with family life, and her exciting future plans to expand her community and host in-person retreats, creating a powerful network for like-minded professionals to learn and grow together.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we are joined by Federico Malatesta, an internationally recognized executive and transformational coach. Federico shares his fascinating journey from managing billion-dollar portfolios in the corporate oil and gas world to founding his boutique coaching practice and the Artha Ranch. He delves into the core of his methodology, which focuses on the powerful, often unconscious, personal narratives that dictate our actions and how we can learn to rewrite them to align with our professional and personal goals.

Federico provides a deep dive into his unique, bespoke coaching programs designed for C-suite executives and senior leaders, explaining why he intentionally works with a limited number of clients each year. He also reveals a unique aspect of his practice: equine-assisted coaching, where horses serve as immediate, unbiased mirrors to human behavior. The conversation explores the nuances of the unconscious mind, the difference between changing habits and understanding deep-seated desires, and why authentic transformation requires courage and time rather than a quick-fix protocol.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Samuel Ngu, the founder behind two innovative ventures: Crowned Bowman International and the career acceleration ecosystem, Feeling Like Chocolate, LLC. Samuel shares his incredible journey from being an immigrant who arrived in the US with nothing to becoming a fund product manager for a Fortune 100 company and an honorary ambassador in training. He delves into the core mission that unites his work: bridging the gap between executive vision and team execution by teaching professionals at all levels to "think, act, and perform like top leadership." Samuel explains how his unique approach, born from his own experiences with excellence and resilience, helps organizations build happier, more resilient cultures and empowers individuals to accelerate their careers.

Samuel outlines his dual-focused business model, detailing how Crowned Bowman International offers high-value speaking and training for C-suite executives, while his SaaS platform, Feeling Like Chocolate, LLC. provides accessible tools and community for professionals aiming to reach six and seven-figure success. He candidly discusses balancing a demanding full-time role with his entrepreneurial ambitions and shares his ambitious goals for the future, including a bold vision to help half a million users through his career ecosystem. The conversation concludes with Samuel sharing the powerful, actionable philosophy that guides his life and work: "Life is not full of surprises, you are."

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Syreeta Fields, a Christian dating coach with a unique origin story. Syreeta shares how she transitioned from being a massage therapist and author to becoming a coach, not by design, but by popular demand. After getting engaged, she found herself constantly asked for relationship advice, which led her to start a podcast and formally step into her role as a guide for others. Her journey is a powerful example of a business finding the founder through a genuine desire to share her story and help people.

Syreeta details her compassionate, faith-driven approach to helping single women and men, primarily in their 30s and 40s, who feel frustrated or believe they have "missed the mark" in love. She explains her process, which begins with a self-discovery session to pinpoint each client's specific needs, whether it's overcoming heartbreak, building confidence, or learning effective communication. Looking ahead, Syreeta's vision is to see more healthy relationships and marriages, aiming to become a millionaire by transforming lives through her transparent storytelling and dedicated coaching.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Corrie LoGiudice, a fourth-generation entrepreneur and the founder of Corrie Lo & Co LLC. Corrie shares her powerful journey from waiting tables with a fine arts degree to becoming the Senior Vice President of her family's multi-generational electronics distribution business. She opens up about a pivotal, challenging five-year period filled with personal trauma that led to an "emergency of her soul," prompting her to leave corporate America. Using her savings, she started a business coaching practice, which organically evolved into a thriving career as a keynote speaker and executive leadership coach after a rapid ascent to a TEDx stage.

Corrie delves into her current business model, explaining how she now serves two primary audiences: Fortune 500 companies, for whom she speaks on transforming overwhelm into confident action, and high-performing women in male-dominated fields through one-on-one coaching. She reveals her entirely organic, content-driven marketing strategy centered on LinkedIn and discusses her exciting plans for the future, including the upcoming publication of her book. Corrie leaves listeners with invaluable advice on the importance of taking imperfect action, analyzing data to double down on what works, and embracing failure as a fundamental part of the entrepreneurial journey.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Dr. Joann Ajayi-Scott, a visionary entrepreneur with a mission spanning over four decades. Dr. Joann shares her inspiring journey, beginning with her innate passion for mentorship that started in childhood and led to the founding of her nonprofit, Essence of a Lady, in 1989. She discusses her powerful "why," which is deeply rooted in the legacy of her 90-year-old mother, and her lifelong commitment to educating, mentoring, and empowering women and girls to build resilience and generational wealth.

Dr. Joann details her current focus on a paradigm shift towards financial freedom, introducing a revolutionary business model that allows individuals to become "business partners" for under $200. She explains how this system, enhanced by AI, provides a proven path to generating leveraged and residual income. Emphasizing the importance of a positive mindset, being teachable, and understanding your "why," Dr. Joann outlines her ambitious future goals to bring 1,500 people onto her team by 2026, creating a legendary community dedicated to mutual success and lasting legacy.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Navi Singh, the CEO and founder of sohva. Navi shares her dynamic career journey, from project management and creative operations to scaling influencer marketing at major companies like eBay and Wish.com. She reveals the pivotal moment she discovered TikTok Shop, which uniquely combined her expertise with performance marketing metrics, and how this inspired her to launch her own social commerce agency. Navi discusses the mentorship and partnership that gave her the confidence to become a first-time founder and the mission behind sohva.

Navi details how sohva acts as a growth partner for a diverse range of brands, from mom-and-pop shops to enterprise clients, by managing their entire TikTok Shop presence. She explains their unique retainer-plus-commission model designed to navigate the platform's longer "cold start" period. The conversation covers the challenges of scaling an agency, the importance of not being the hardest on yourself, and sohva's ambitious goals to hit $2M ARR by capitalizing on the explosive growth of social commerce.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Rebecca Bitton, the insightful founder behind Be and Become (BB) Consulting. Rebecca shares her powerful journey from being a successful PR and branding entrepreneur to experiencing a hospitalized burnout, which became the catalyst for her current mission. She explains how this pivotal moment led her to found a company dedicated to preventing burnout and building sustainable success by focusing on the mental well-being of the people who drive businesses forward.

Rebecca delves into the structure of Be and Become (BB) Consulting, detailing how she works with both corporations and individuals. She helps organizations build burnout-proof cultures through workshops, consulting packages, and data-driven assessments, while also offering private coaching to leaders and young professionals. The conversation explores her effective marketing strategies, which leverage her strengths in public speaking and thought leadership, and her future goals, which include scaling her impact through systematization and the development of a supportive app for her clients.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Renee Stribbell, a business coach and founder of Unshakeable Confidence. With over 25 years of experience in the financial industry, Renee shares her journey from starting at a bank at 19 to becoming a mortgage broker and eventually a coach who specializes in helping entrepreneurs overcome burnout. She discusses the pivotal moment early in her coaching career when she learned the critical lesson of not assuming what her market needed, leading her to conduct hundreds of interviews to truly understand her clients' pain points.

Renee delves into her mission of helping the "drowning entrepreneur"—those who feel handcuffed to their business and are scared of growth because they are already overwhelmed. She explains her practical, empathetic approach to coaching, which focuses on immediate, actionable steps to save time and shift mindset, empowering business owners to see themselves as CEOs of their companies. Renee also outlines her future goals, including expanding into mastermind groups, online courses, and speaking engagements, all while maintaining the core value of personal time and balance that she instills in her clients.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we dive into the fascinating journey of Mohamed Khaled, the founder of unlimitedemails.io. Mohamed reveals how his unique background as a professional mentalist and mind reader, where he mastered the art of understanding human psychology, became the unexpected foundation for his success in copywriting and marketing. He explains how he translates psychological principles into compelling email copy and ads that drive action, moving from performing magic on stage to influencing customer behavior at scale.

Mohamed details his business model, which starts with a low-ticket, high-value offer to build trust and leads clients into a ecosystem of upsells and his flagship high-ticket service. He provides invaluable, actionable advice for founders on being market-driven instead of marketing-driven, the critical metrics to watch when testing paid ads, and how to repackage a core offer in multiple ways to maximize revenue without creating new products from scratch.