Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Christine Hakkola, the insightful founder of Hakkola Horizons LLC. Christine shares her remarkable journey from being a successful psychotherapist who built a six-figure practice from scratch to becoming a strategic coach for heart-centered entrepreneurs. She delves into the importance of moving from being in your business to leading your business, outlining her clear-tiered coaching programs designed to help female founders achieve sustainable growth, build systems, and create a business that can thrive without their constant involvement.

Christine provides a masterclass in authentic lead generation, emphasizing the power of ditching the "spaghetti at the wall" approach. She reveals her highly effective, organic strategy of leveraging genuine connection and strategic cold outreach on LinkedIn, which drives the majority of her qualified leads. The conversation also explores her vision for the next 12 months, which includes systematizing her sales process, scaling her group coaching program, and stepping fully into the role of visionary leader for her company.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Joe Olive, founder of Engine for Impact. Joe shares his powerful origin story, detailing how a major health scare during COVID was the catalyst for a 100-pound weight loss journey. This personal transformation led him into the world of online fitness coaching, first as a client and then on the sales team of a major coaching company. Seeing the gaps in the market firsthand, he founded Engine for Impact to help other coaches scale using sophisticated systems and future-proof strategies.

Joe dives deep into his unique approach, which moves beyond outdated templates and generic AI. He explains how he builds custom AI systems for his clients, programmed with deep ideal client avatar research, to generate authentic content and dynamic DM scripts that bypass rising sales resistance. The conversation covers his philosophy on lead generation, the importance of building a solid organic foundation before layering on paid ads, and his "infinite game" mindset focused on continuous growth and building a well-oiled business engine, rather than just hitting a finite revenue number.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Zach Lloyd, the founder of Zach Lloyd Coaching. Zach takes us on a raw journey from his challenging past to discovering the transformative power of fitness, which became the catalyst for his personal and professional rebirth. He shares how this led him from personal training to his true calling in coaching, where he helps high-achieving fathers build sustainable health, strength, and clarity. Zach reveals his philosophy that coaching, focused on actionable growth, is profoundly more effective than traditional therapy for creating lasting change.

Zach delves into the strategic evolution of his business, explaining his deliberate pivot to niche down and serve overwhelmed fathers—a demographic he intimately understands. He outlines his content strategy centered on long-form YouTube videos to build trust and attract ideal clients, his plans for a powerful community-based offer using the School platform, and his methodical approach to leveraging his book as a lead magnet. Zach also shares his ambitious goals for the coming year and how he is leveraging AI as a force multiplier to scale his impact while balancing the demands of entrepreneurship and fatherhood.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Olga Zipper, the innovative founder behind NextDay Executive. Olga shares her unique journey from a life in the performing arts to becoming a master of business operations and systems. She delves into the origins of her consultancy, which was born from a need to help entrepreneurs move from chaos to control by implementing effective tools and processes that save time and enhance the client experience.

Olga discusses the core of her business, which offers both done-for-you system implementations and strategic consulting, primarily for service-based businesses. She opens up about her highly referral-based client acquisition strategy, her approach to building a team to scale her impact, and her biggest goal for the next 12 months: to work more on the business rather than in it. Olga leaves us with invaluable advice for her younger self and fellow entrepreneurs: "Trust yourself more."

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Quinn Lindsay, a certified mindset transformation specialist and the founder of Quinn Lindsay Coaching. Quinn shares her journey from a career in education to launching her own coaching business, detailing the pivotal moment that inspired her to help others break through self-limitations and rewire their beliefs for personal and professional growth.

Quinn delves into the specifics of her work, focusing on her niche of couples coaching and marriage mindset. She explains the structure of her 12-week programs, the common challenges of miscommunication and disconnection that her clients face, and her philosophy of offering grace to transform relationships. She also discusses her marketing strategies, the transition to full-time coaching, and her ambitious goals for scaling her business through both one-on-one and new group coaching offerings.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with manifestation mentor and coach Milli Fox. Milli shares her powerful journey from studying psychology to finding her calling in helping high-achieving women turn trauma into empowerment. She opens up about the personal experiences that shaped her mission, including the loss of her mother, and her desire to help others avoid similar struggles by creating a practical, no-nonsense approach to manifestation that moves beyond textbook theory and spiritual bypassing.

Milli delves into the specifics of her five-step process that combines mindset, nervous system regulation, and actionable steps to help her clients overcome resistance and perfectionism. She also discusses her business evolution, from high-ticket coaching to a new volume-based, "pay-what-you-can" model aimed at reaching a wider audience. Milli offers invaluable advice on the importance of authenticity, integrity, and focusing on your "gains" rather than the "gap" as keys to sustainable entrepreneurial success.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Charlotte Barrett, the dynamic founder of Charlotte Barrett Consults. Charlotte shares her incredible 20-year entrepreneurial journey, which began with a restaurant and catering company straight out of university and evolved through freelancing, corporate project management, and an 8-year business partnership. She delves into how these diverse experiences now fuel her two-pronged consulting business: creating authentic user-generated content (UGC) for major brands like Amazon and coaching ambitious women, particularly busy moms, on how to build flexible online income streams.

Charlotte opens up about her plans for significant growth in the coming year, which includes structuring her business for scale, moving towards an agency model, and her exciting venture to open a physical content studio. She emphasizes the critical importance of personal branding for modern businesses and shares invaluable advice for new founders: to master one craft at a time before scaling and to simply start before you feel ready, debunking the myth of perfection in entrepreneurship.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Debra Armstrong M.Ed., the founder of NexxtLevel Careers. Debra shares her journey from providing outplacement services at a major firm to launching her own career coaching practice, driven by a desire to help not just those who were laid off, but any professional seeking meaningful growth and transition. She delves into the critical mindset shifts required for entrepreneurship and the importance of taking action, even when self-doubt creeps in.

Debra breaks down the "proactive vs. reactive" job search strategy, revealing that up to 70% of roles are filled without ever seriously considering public applications. She introduces her flagship program, Your Job Search Playbook, a comprehensive system designed to give professionals the tools, confidence, and competitive edge needed to navigate today's challenging market. We also discuss her vision for scaling by bringing on additional coaches and the game-changing role of tools like GoHighLevel and AI in running a modern coaching business.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Ammar Elm, we sit down with Donny Mashiach, the visionary founder and CEO of Warrior Group. Donny takes us on his journey from the high-stakes world of investment banking, where he worked on multi-billion dollar deals, to his decision to leave that security behind. He shares the powerful motivation to build a company that empowers entrepreneurs, drawing on his unique blend of Wall Street expertise and entrepreneurial spirit to serve as a trusted financial partner for growing businesses.

Donny delves into the core mission of Warrior Group: to demystify finance for founders. He explains how his team acts as a fractional CFO, providing the strategic financial infrastructure, cash flow forecasting, and transaction advisory that companies need to scale with confidence. He offers invaluable advice for anyone standing on the cliff of entrepreneurship, paralyzed by fear, and reflects on the key lesson he'd give his younger self: to start before you're ready and let the business model evolve through action, not just planning.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Sarah Wilson, a leadership coach with a powerful personal mission. Sarah opens up about her journey from a toxic corporate environment during the pandemic to founding her practice, COASTAL COACHING SUSSEX. She shares how her own experiences with self-doubt and challenging relationships fuel her work to help high-achieving women break free from toxic cycles, overcome imposter syndrome, and step into authentic leadership.

Sarah delves into the core of her coaching method, explaining how she helps clients uncover the true, often childhood-rooted, sources of their professional and personal struggles—moving beyond the surface-level symptoms they initially present. She also discusses her exciting vision for the future, including beta testing a new group coaching program to expand her impact, and shares invaluable advice on the importance of listening to your intuition, finding your tribe, and embracing "messy action" over perfection as an entrepreneur.