Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Andrew Hanson, founder of AH Love Advisory, an elite matchmaking and relationship advisory service. Andrew shares how he grew up immersed in the world of matchmaking through his mother’s successful practice, where he studied hundreds of relationship profiles and learned the psychology behind compatibility, chemistry, and long-term connection. Inspired by those early experiences, Andrew eventually launched his own practice focused on helping individuals find meaningful, lasting relationships.

Andrew primarily works with high-net-worth and highly successful individuals who are seeking deeper, more authentic connections in their personal lives. In this conversation, he discusses the importance of self-awareness, emotional honesty, and shifting from superficial “wants” in a partner toward deeper relationship “needs.” Andrew also shares his philosophy on love, the role of ego in modern dating, and his mission to help people better understand themselves in order to build healthier relationships.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Chrissy Janiga, an Alcohol Free Coach who helps individuals transform their relationship with alcohol and step into a more purposeful, intentional life. Chrissy shares how her business was inspired by her own personal journey of removing alcohol in 2022. After experiencing the benefits of sobriety firsthand, she pursued certifications in alcohol-free coaching and mindset success coaching, combining those skills with her professional background as a clinical social worker.

Chrissy now works primarily with women navigating what’s often referred to as “gray area drinking”—individuals who may not identify as having severe alcohol dependency but recognize that alcohol is negatively impacting their health, mindset, and daily lives. Through a supportive coaching approach that blends mindset work, subconscious exploration, and purpose-driven growth, she helps clients understand the deeper patterns behind drinking and build healthier, more fulfilling lifestyles without alcohol.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Nikki Antonaccio, founder of The Nutrition Psychology Coach. Nikki shares her unconventional journey from being a professional contemporary dancer to building a thriving coaching business. After sustaining a serious injury that ended her performance career, she retrained as a personal trainer and nutritionist. During the COVID lockdown, Nikki realized she had developed the full skill set needed to run her own business and decided to step away from corporate gyms to build her own coaching practice focused on women’s health and wellbeing.

Today, Nikki works with high-performing female founders, CEOs, and business owners who want to improve their relationship with food, fitness, and overall wellbeing without sacrificing their mental health. Through a trauma-informed and holistic coaching approach that combines nutrition, mindset, somatic therapy, and behavioral psychology, she helps clients break cycles of self-sabotage and build sustainable health habits. Nikki also shares insights into growing a business organically through Instagram and referrals, building a coaching team, and creating scalable programs that support both client transformation and founder freedom.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, Steph Darmanin joins the show to share her journey from a 20-year corporate career in sales, media, and marketing to becoming a performance coach for business owners and executives. A four-time best-selling author, facilitator, and brand strategist, Steph explains how her passion for personal development, creativity, and leadership naturally evolved into helping high achievers unlock sustainable growth without burnout.**

Steph breaks down her performance coaching philosophy, including her proprietary Dharma Code framework, and how she works with clients through longer-term programs designed to create lasting behavioral change. The conversation explores career transitions, personal branding, executive presence, and the importance of aligning values with daily action. Steph also shares how she builds her business through authentic connection—leveraging LinkedIn, Instagram, word-of-mouth, and in-person relationships—while outlining her vision for corporate workshops, retreats, and expanding her impact in 2026.

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In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, Debra Mansfield, a dating coach and matchmaker with over 20 years of experience, shares her entrepreneurial journey and how she built a career helping people create meaningful relationships. From launching her first business at just 18 years old to evolving her work from image and first-impression coaching into relationship coaching, Debra explains how her passion for human connection ultimately led to the creation of Love & Dating.

Debra discusses the realities of modern dating, particularly for people re-entering the dating world after divorce or long-term relationships. She explains why self-awareness, values, and emotional clarity are essential before pursuing a relationship and how authentic connection is often overlooked in today’s swipe-driven dating culture. Debra also shares how she helps clients rebuild confidence, break unhealthy patterns, and approach dating with intention in order to build healthy, lasting partnerships.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, Leslie Andrews, founder of Turning Point Women’s Health Transitions, LLC, shares how her two-decade career as a massage therapist led her to recognize a deeper health challenge many women face as they enter perimenopause and menopause. After repeatedly seeing clients struggle with exhaustion, anxiety, hormonal shifts, and unexplained physical discomfort despite “doing everything right,” Leslie realized that traditional wellness approaches were not addressing the root causes. The global shutdown in 2020 became a pivotal moment that pushed her to expand beyond bodywork and create a program designed to help women support their health from the inside out.

Through Turning Point Women’s Health Transitions, Leslie now works with women—primarily between the ages of 35 and 60—who want clear guidance on navigating hormonal changes with confidence. Her approach combines personalized nutrition plans based on lab work, structured lifestyle habits, and coaching support designed to simplify health strategies during a time of major physiological change. By helping women cut through confusing health trends and misinformation, Leslie empowers her clients to better understand their bodies, restore metabolic balance, and approach midlife health transitions with greater clarity and control.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, Nic White, a hormone optimisation and online health coach for men over 40, shares his journey from a decades-long career in the nutraceutical and natural products industry to building a coaching business focused on helping men reclaim their health and vitality. After spending years in sales and nutrition-related industries—and once helping build a company that eventually sold for millions—Nic realized he wanted to focus on something far more meaningful: directly helping men improve their physical and mental wellbeing through holistic health practices.

Drawing on his background as a competitive bodybuilder and decades of experience in sports nutrition, Nic now works closely with men who have fallen out of healthy routines due to work, family, and life pressures. Through highly personalized coaching, he guides clients through sustainable fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle changes that rebuild strength, confidence, and resilience over time. His mission is to help men avoid the struggles he experienced personally and to show that age can become a platform for renewed purpose, performance, and long-term health.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, Tamara Brown, founder of iPropel YOU, shares how a corporate layoff unexpectedly led her to launch a coaching and business transformation platform dedicated to helping professionals and entrepreneurs build purposeful careers and scalable businesses. With a background in technology and communications at a Fortune 1 company, Tamara initially began helping colleagues navigate career transitions, which eventually evolved into leadership coaching, personal brand development, and entrepreneurship support through her company.

Tamara also opens up about a major turning point in her life when she was diagnosed with a memory disorder, forcing her to rethink how she operated her business. This challenge led her to develop systems, automation, and AI-powered workflows that allow founders to focus on their strengths while building scalable operations. Through the iPropel YOU platform and her Business Operations Success System (BOSS), Tamara helps leaders transform their expertise into impactful brands and service-based businesses that create long-term legacy and freedom.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, Melissa Blue, Elite Leadership Mindpower Coach and founder of Melissa Blue Coaching, shares her journey from CPA firm owner and C-suite executive to becoming a transformational leadership coach. After more than 25 years working in high-level finance and serving as CFO for a gaming technology company, Melissa experienced severe burnout and realized she wanted a different kind of life—one that allowed her to be more present for her son while helping leaders overcome the internal barriers that hold them back from reaching their full potential.

Melissa explains how she now works with executives and C-suite leaders to identify limiting beliefs, eliminate self-doubt, and develop stronger communication and leadership behaviors. Through neuroscience-informed coaching, behavioral assessments, and mindset reframing techniques, she helps leaders understand the patterns that impact their decisions and performance. Her mission is to guide ambitious professionals toward greater self-awareness, stronger leadership skills, and more intentional growth—both personally and professionally.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, Rania Chami, a health strategist and lifestyle coach trained through the Integrative Institute of Nutrition, shares her personal journey from growing up in Lebanon immersed in the Mediterranean lifestyle to building a coaching practice in the United States. After moving to California and adopting the standard American diet, Rania began experiencing weight gain and health changes that inspired her to reconnect with the lifestyle principles she grew up with—focusing on nutrition, community, balance, and preventative wellness.

Through her work, Rania now helps individuals—primarily women navigating their late 30s and 40s—build sustainable health habits during life stages such as perimenopause and menopause. By combining health coaching and life coaching, she supports clients in improving nutrition, managing stress, strengthening mindset, and developing long-term lifestyle strategies that promote longevity, vitality, and overall wellbeing.