Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, Rachana Adyanthaya shares how her journey through high-pressure careers in law and investment banking ultimately led her to launch Cre8mychange. After years of experience and personal transformation, she stepped into coaching with a mission to help others navigate clarity, identity, and purpose—especially during major life transitions.

Rachana explains her unique approach to coaching, focusing on clearing mental space, identifying behavioral patterns, and building sustainable systems for growth. Rather than offering rigid frameworks, she tailors her process to each individual—guiding clients through deep inner work before moving into structured goal-setting and execution.

She also shares insights into her business model, including how referrals, group coaching, and collaborations fuel her growth. With a strong emphasis on trust and transformation, Rachana is now focused on expanding her impact through partnerships and new programs—while staying intentional about the quality and depth of her work.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, Victoria Di Cicco shares how her passion for fitness evolved into building WellFit Coaching—a holistic health and strength coaching business designed for women. After gaining experience in personal training and working in a leading integrative healthcare clinic, she developed a deeper understanding of how different aspects of health work together to create lasting transformation.

Victoria explains her personalized approach to coaching, where she blends strength training with nutrition and lifestyle coaching to help women achieve long-term results. Rather than focusing solely on workouts, she emphasizes the importance of addressing the full picture—sleep, stress, hydration, and daily habits—to create sustainable change.

She also shares her vision for scaling her business by transitioning from one-on-one coaching to a group-based model, allowing her to help more women while maintaining a strong sense of community and support. This episode offers valuable insights into building a purpose-driven business, navigating growth as a solopreneur, and creating real impact in the health and wellness space.

Connect with Victoria Di Cicco:

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriadicicco

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellfitcoaching

🐦 X (Twitter): Not available

🌐 Website: https://www.wellfitcoaching.ca

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, Dana Earhart shares how her background in corporate consulting and leadership development led her to build a business centered on helping founders grow with intention. After realizing that traditional career success didn’t fully align with the life she wanted, Dana made the transition into entrepreneurship—creating a consulting practice that blends business strategy with personal growth.

Through Dana Earhart Consulting, she works with service-based business owners across multiple industries, helping them scale from six to seven and even eight figures. Her approach focuses on strengthening leadership, refining systems, and ensuring that founders are not the limiting factor in their own growth.

Dana also highlights how she builds her business through relationships, speaking engagements, and thought leadership, while embracing tools like AI to enhance efficiency. With new initiatives like her upcoming YouTube show, she continues to expand her impact—helping leaders build not just successful businesses, but meaningful legacies.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Sarah Janzen, founder of Her Big Leap, who shares her journey from climbing the corporate ladder in sales and marketing to building a business that empowers women to leave corporate and create their own path. After years of success on paper—high-level roles, international travel, and financial stability—Sarah found herself burned out, unfulfilled, and questioning whether the traditional definition of success was truly worth it.

Sarah dives into how she now helps women, particularly those over 40, transition out of corporate by combining strategic business frameworks with deep mindset work. She emphasizes the importance of identity shifts, overcoming limiting beliefs, and redefining success on your own terms. With growing burnout, changing workplace dynamics, and a shift in priorities post-COVID, Sarah highlights why more women are choosing freedom, alignment, and entrepreneurship—and how they can take that first step with confidence.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Rachael Gingery, founder of Meant for More Coaching, a transformational coaching practice helping individuals move from feeling stuck or undervalued into clarity, confidence, and purpose-driven careers. Rachael shares her unconventional journey—from working in Child Protective Services and experiencing burnout, to starting over in tech recruiting, and ultimately launching her own coaching business after being laid off. Her story is one of resilience, reinvention, and trusting the process, even through life-altering challenges.

Rachael dives into how she helps clients land meaningful careers by focusing not just on job search tactics, but on identity, clarity, and human connection. Drawing from her decade of experience in recruiting, she emphasizes the importance of networking over relying on AI-driven applications, and building authentic relationships to stand out in today’s hiring landscape. She also shares her vision of scaling her business through community and group coaching, while reminding listeners that success comes from action—because done is always better than perfect.

Connect with Rachael Gingery:

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachaelgingery

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Youssef Mekawy, founder of Ummah Career Lab, a career coaching and professional development platform dedicated to helping Muslim professionals and students build value-aligned careers. Youssef shares his journey from studying translation and human resources to working in higher education across the U.S., where he combined his passion for career development, coaching, and community leadership to create a platform that bridges identity, faith, and professional growth.

Youssef dives into his mission of helping individuals—particularly Muslim youth and immigrant communities—navigate the transition from education to the workforce with confidence and authenticity. Through group coaching, workshops, and community partnerships, he empowers clients to align their careers with their values while overcoming cultural and societal challenges. He also shares insights on building impact-driven work, managing time as a solopreneur, and the importance of slowing down to appreciate milestones while growing a purpose-led business.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Zaheer Merali, executive coach, strategic advisor, and author, who shares his journey from strategy consulting, banking, and venture spaces into deeply transformative coaching work. After experiencing personal burnout and hitting a breaking point despite professional success, Zaheer discovered that the real challenge for founders and leaders isn’t external strategy—but their internal operating system, shaping how they think, react, and lead.

Zaheer dives into how emotional patterns like fear and pressure often create hidden bottlenecks in decision-making, and how his work focuses on helping leaders step back, observe, and realign with clarity and presence. Through high-touch conversations, writing, and intentional spaces for reflection, he supports founders and executives navigating high-stakes environments to reconnect with themselves, build resilience, and lead with purpose in an increasingly noisy and fast-paced world.

Connect with Zaheer Merali:

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaheermorale

🔗 Website: https://zaheermorale.com

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, we’re joined by Jennifer Donohue, M.A., LCMHC, a cognitive behavioral and reality-based therapist with over 20 years of experience. Jennifer shares her direct, accountability-driven approach to treating anxiety and ADHD, emphasizing action over over-identification with diagnosis. Through what she calls The Donohue Approach, she helps clients separate themselves from their symptoms, shifting language from “I have anxiety” to “I experience symptoms of anxiety” — a subtle but powerful mindset shift that fosters empowerment and progress.

Jennifer also opens up about building a private practice in the modern digital landscape, generating clients through Psychology Today, LinkedIn, Substack, and word of mouth. As she prepares to publish her upcoming book and potentially launch a podcast, she reflects on the business side of therapy, pricing on a sliding scale, navigating insurance systems, and the internal mindset shifts required to expand impact beyond the therapy room.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we’re joined by Mohammad Ali Khan, founder and CEO of Unimind Studios, a digital marketing agency focused on helping small businesses grow through organic strategies. Mohammad shares how his journey began in the auto parts industry in Pakistan and evolved into digital marketing after recognizing the massive shift to online business during the pandemic. By leveraging his own e-commerce experience, he developed a deep understanding of how to generate leads and scale businesses across both local and international markets.

He dives into his philosophy of prioritizing organic marketing, SEO, and relationship-building over heavy reliance on paid ads, emphasizing long-term sustainability over short-term wins. Mohammad also shares his unique business model of partnering with clients as a stakeholder rather than just a service provider, along with his vision of scaling through strategic partnerships and continuous learning—especially as AI reshapes the marketing landscape.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Angie Bee, founder of Her Way Society, a transformational coaching movement centered on identity, self-leadership, and purpose-led entrepreneurship. Angie shares her deeply personal journey—from early childhood trauma and a career in social work to burnout, business misalignment, and ultimately rebuilding her work around intuition, self-trust, and decision-making without permission.

The conversation explores Angie’s philosophy that sustainable businesses are built from identity first, not strategy alone. She breaks down how unlearning societal conditioning, releasing people-pleasing roles, and taking radical personal responsibility are essential for women who want to lead, sell, and scale authentically. Angie also discusses her Becoming Her framework, the importance of purpose over hustle culture, and why clarity, nervous-system safety, and self-trust are the real foundations behind long-term impact and aligned success.