In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Andrew Kolasko, founder of Andrew Kolasco Life Center and Rucket. Andrew shares his journey from a decades-long career in advertising and marketing to building a purpose-driven practice focused on healthspan, vitality, and functional longevity for men over 50. As a former natural bodybuilding competitor with over 45 years of training experience, he explains how his background in psychology, branding, and human behavior shaped a deeply personalized approach to health and performance.

The conversation explores why midlife is often a turning point for men, as priorities shift from achievement and accumulation toward health, connection, and quality of life. Andrew discusses the importance of uncovering a clear “why,” integrating fitness into real-world lifestyles, and designing sustainable routines that support strength, cognition, and energy as men age. He also shares how rucking became a cornerstone of his philosophy—blending movement, nature, and community—and how trust-based content on YouTube has allowed him to grow both his coaching practice and Rucket organically through authenticity and long-form connection.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Dr. Brenda Loscher, a divorce recovery coach dedicated to helping high-achieving women rebuild their lives after leaving toxic, high-conflict relationships. Drawing from her own 13-year divorce journey and her background as a teacher, professor, researcher, and executive director, Brenda shares how unresolved post-divorce conflict silently impacts professional women—and why traditional “just move on” advice falls short.

Brenda walks us through her structured, transformation-focused coaching approach, including her small-group cohort programs, accountability-driven support, and plans to expand into retreats for professional women. She also shares candid insights on the coaching industry, the importance of human connection in an AI-driven world, and why personal accountability—not motivation alone—is the key to lasting emotional healing, confidence, and reinvention after divorce.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, we sit down with Paul Conley, leadership and work-life balance coach and founder of The Conley Group. Paul shares how his career began with a leadership role at the YMCA, where he gained early experience managing teams and running operations. However, the uncertainty brought by the COVID-19 pandemic made him rethink his career path and inspired him to take control of his income and future by building his own business focused on personal and professional growth.

Today, Paul works with entrepreneurs and professionals—particularly high-achieving fathers—who want to build businesses or expand their impact without sacrificing their personal lives. Through coaching programs and his High Achievers Mastermind community, he helps members gain clarity, overcome mental barriers, and create intentional plans to achieve both professional success and fulfillment at home. Paul emphasizes the power of community-driven accountability and meaningful conversations to help individuals design the life they truly want.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, we sit down with Lindsay Alcindor, founder and CEO of Digital Biz Management. Lindsay shares her entrepreneurial journey, which began during her final semester of college when she launched a product business selling a neutralizer spray on Etsy. While managing product creation, shipping, and marketing on her own, she quickly realized how overwhelming it was for small business owners to juggle every aspect of running a business. That experience sparked the idea for Digital Biz Management, where she began helping businesses build stronger marketing strategies and digital systems.

Lindsay also discusses how her business has evolved from offering traditional marketing services to developing more comprehensive growth solutions for local service-based businesses. Through her new initiative, Local Biz Engine, she aims to help entrepreneurs build the systems, marketing strategies, and operational foundations needed to scale sustainably. Her mission is to empower local businesses—often overlooked in larger growth conversations—by providing the structure, tools, and guidance needed to secure funding and expand their impact.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, we sit down with Erica Wood, founder and CEO of Client Journey Advisors, to explore her journey from healthcare to entrepreneurship. Erica began her career as a child life specialist in pediatric healthcare, where she helped patients and families navigate difficult hospital experiences. Over time, her focus shifted toward patient and family experience, which ultimately shaped her expertise in customer experience and client success. After a career pivot into the virtual assistant staffing industry and several years managing client relationships, Erica launched her own company following a series of personal and professional transitions.

Through Client Journey Advisors, Erica helps growth-stage service businesses improve client retention and reduce churn by designing human-centered client journeys. She developed the Compass Clarity Process, a three-phase approach that audits the client experience, builds strategies to close retention gaps, and equips teams with the skills needed to deliver high-touch service. Erica shares insights on why client experience should start from the first interaction with a brand and how businesses can turn retention into one of their most powerful growth strategies.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Monica Tanner, relationship and intimacy coach, author of Bad Marriage Advice, and host of the Secrets of Happily Ever After podcast. Monica shares how her mission began at the age of 12 after witnessing her parents’ divorce, sparking a lifelong curiosity about how couples can truly create lasting, fulfilling relationships. After building a successful pest control company with her husband while raising four children, Monica developed a deep understanding of the pressures entrepreneurial couples face when balancing business, family, and marriage.

Today, Monica helps couples strengthen their relationships through one-on-one coaching focused on communication, connection, and intentional partnership. Drawing from both personal experience and years of coaching, she explains how couples can overcome “roommate syndrome,” improve communication skills, and build stronger partnerships that support both their personal lives and professional ambitions. Monica also reflects on her philosophy of creating meaningful impact rather than chasing scale, using speaking, books, and coaching to help couples build the love stories they truly want.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Noah Little, Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Recharge and a renowned CSM coach helping undervalued customer success professionals land six-figure roles. Noah shares his unconventional journey from neuroscience PhD dropout and Uber driver to leading high-stakes enterprise portfolios across EMEA, managing multi-million-dollar accounts with exceptional retention and performance. Along the way, he breaks down how real-world execution, resilience, and direct communication shaped his career in tech.

The conversation dives into how Noah built a results-driven coaching business alongside a demanding full-time role—helping over 130 clients secure more than $14.6 million in job offers using his FIR method, without traditional networking. He unpacks his end-to-end coaching approach, hiring strategy, and why radical honesty is the most underrated skill in customer success. Noah also shares his raw, no-filter LinkedIn strategy, lessons on protecting time, scaling with the right team, and what truly separates top-performing CSMs from the rest.

In this episode of Founders Future, Natalie Borovska sits down with Yermi Kurkus, co-founder of YKC Consulting and architect of the People Flow System, to explore how founder-led trades businesses can scale without losing clarity, culture, or control. With a master’s background in industrial and organizational psychology, Yermi shares how his unconventional path — from prison counselor to organizational strategist — shaped his people-first approach to business growth.

Yermi explains why most scaling strategies fail without the right people systems in place, and how his three-step framework — Ignite, Align, and Scale — helps businesses eliminate bottlenecks and build exit-ready organizations. He also shares insights into his relationship-driven client acquisition model, selective engagement process, and upcoming plans to license the People Flow methodology to the next generation of consultants.

If you’re a founder looking to scale sustainably while building a self-managing organization, this episode delivers practical strategy grounded in human behavior and measurable execution.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, we’re joined by Dr. Tasheema Fair, OB-GYN physician, Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve Medical Corps, and founder of Lady Doc Nutrition. After experiencing her own transformation—losing 40 pounds in six months by addressing nutrition, stress, sleep, and lifestyle—Dr. Fair turned her personal breakthrough into a concierge wellness program for high-achieving women over 45. She now helps six-figure earning professionals overcome hormone imbalances, adrenal fatigue, and weight struggles through personalized, lab-driven care.

Dr. Fair shares how she built a premium 12-month, high-touch wellness program, generates leads organically through YouTube education, and supplements growth with challenges, masterclasses, and paid acquisition. She also discusses the importance of sustainable lifestyle shifts, hormone testing, and whole-person care, along with the realities of scaling a personalized service business while maintaining excellence. This episode is a powerful conversation on health as wealth—and building a premium brand rooted in transformation.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Roxana Popet, leadership coach, confidence mentor, speaker, and founder of Roxana Popet, to explore how a life-altering health scare became the catalyst for her purpose-driven career. In her mid-20s, Roxana developed a heart condition brought on by chronic stress and unexpressed frustration in a job she deeply disliked. That wake-up call forced her to confront her fear of judgment, step away from victim mentality, and take ownership of her choices — ultimately leading her into NLP, leadership development, and becoming a fear specialist.

Today, Roxana works primarily with corporate teams and leaders to create fear-free workplace cultures, improve communication, and help professionals overcome the paralyzing fear of “what will people think?” Through highly interactive workshops, role exchanges, and deep emotional reframing, she guides individuals to see fear and mistakes not as obstacles, but as powerful teachers. Her philosophy is simple yet transformative: regret is heavier than fear, mistakes are necessary for growth, and real leadership begins with self-awareness and courage.