Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we meet Victoria Colzie, the passionate founder behind Victorious Training. Victoria shares her powerful journey from overcoming personal trauma and working various jobs to becoming a certified happiness coach dedicated to helping others. She explains how her own healing process inspired her to create a unique suite of resources, including online courses and one-on-one coaching, all designed to empower individuals to heal from the inside out, master self-care, and achieve mental wellness on their own terms.

Victoria delves into the structure of her business, which is built specifically for those who need help but may not be ready to talk. She details her "Heal on Your Own" packages, her life affirmation kits, and her philosophy of providing actionable steps rather than just advice. Looking ahead, Victoria shares her exciting goal of publishing more books and helping other authors share their own healing-focused messages to build a library of empowering resources.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Cody Lutz, also known as Coach Cody, a coach, consultant, and trusted advisor to high-performing leaders who view business as a vehicle for purpose and impact. Cody shares his journey from serving on a SaaS executive team and leading customer experience and culture initiatives to building his own coaching business after years of entrepreneurial side projects. Drawing from experiences in leadership development, fitness coaching, and founding multiple ventures, he explains how coaching became the natural intersection of his passion for people, growth, and business.

Throughout the conversation, Cody breaks down how he works with founders and executives today through one-on-one coaching and group programs designed to remove bottlenecks and drive meaningful growth. He dives into his core coaching framework—clarity, creativity, courage, and consistency—and explains why coaching the person matters more than mastering a specific industry niche. The episode also explores his LinkedIn-driven inbound growth strategy, high-ticket offer design, content consistency, and long-term vision of turning his frameworks into scalable intellectual property through books, licensing, and future platforms.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Ken Freire, founder of Solo Scaled, to explore how solopreneurs can scale their businesses without burnout or sacrificing personal priorities. Ken shares his journey from spending over 15 years scaling operations and sales in nonprofits and universities to launching a business focused on sustainable growth. Drawing from firsthand experience with burnout, family life, and leadership, he explains why many entrepreneurs unintentionally trade a 9-to-5 job for a 24/7 one—and how systems, simplicity, and intentional design can prevent that trap.

The conversation dives deep into Ken’s philosophy on authority-building through podcasting, the role of AI in modern marketing, and why trust and human connection are becoming more important than ever in a noisy digital landscape. He breaks down his framework for launching and growing podcasts, turning long-form content into scalable assets, and choosing growth paths that align with different seasons of life. Ken also reflects on the future challenges of automation, authenticity, and time management, offering a grounded perspective on building a profitable business that supports—not competes with—family, values, and long-term fulfillment.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we’re joined by Jessica Tapia, a business mentor helping women build and scale service-based tech agencies through intentional content strategy and brand visibility. Jessica shares her unconventional journey from stay-at-home mom and beauty influencer to agency owner and mentor, explaining how organic growth on Instagram revealed a deeper demand for strategic guidance among women navigating digital business spaces. What began as creative self-expression evolved into a mission to help women in tech get seen, heard, and properly compensated for their expertise.

The conversation dives into Jessica’s intentionally small-scale mentorship model, blending group coaching with one-on-one support to prioritize depth, quality, and retention over rapid growth. She discusses why stability and sustainability matter more than constant scaling, how delegation and short-term collaborators support her vision, and why email marketing, Substack, and community-driven content outperform noisy social platforms. Jessica also opens up about balancing motherhood with entrepreneurship, setting realistic revenue goals, and building a business that integrates family life, personal values, and long-term impact.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Rory MacDonald, a coach specializing in purpose, confidence, and fulfillment for ambitious men in their 30s and 40s. Rory shares his journey from a high-pressure career as a commodities futures trader to leaving the financial world after burnout impacted his health and relationships. He reflects on the tension between pursuing money without meaning and rediscovering a more purpose-driven path, which ultimately led him into coaching founders and business leaders seeking deeper alignment between ambition, identity, and impact.

Throughout the conversation, Rory breaks down the real challenges faced by high-performing founders—burnout, insecurity, imposter syndrome, strained relationships, and leadership pressure—and explains how his work helps them shift from fear-driven achievement to confident, sustainable performance. He discusses his focus on one-on-one coaching as the foundation for wider organizational change, his views on marketing through trust, referrals, and long-form connection rather than transactional funnels, and the difficulty of trying to commoditize human transformation. The episode offers a raw, honest look at leadership, growth, and what it truly takes to build a business without losing yourself in the process.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Bogdan Zlatkov, founder of Growth Hack Your Career, to explore how a long and difficult job search became the foundation for a purpose-driven business. Bogdan shares his journey from working in film and television to spending over a year navigating a frustrating transition into tech—an experience that pushed him to document what truly works in modern job hunting and ultimately build resources to help others avoid the same struggle.

The conversation dives into how Bogdan clarified his niche, restructured his offerings, and built a sustainable coaching business by aligning pricing, impact, and long-term stability. He reflects on the challenges of scaling, hiring the right people, and managing revenue fluctuations, while emphasizing the importance of systems, community, and focusing on strengths. Throughout the episode, Bogdan offers grounded insights on resilience, leadership, and why building a business—or a career—should never be done alone.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Andrew Leshak, founder of SAMI, to explore his 18-year journey in sales and the experiences that led him to build a coaching platform rooted in real-world practice. Andrew shares how his early career across multiple sales roles, combined with a lack of mentorship early on, shaped his mission to help salespeople and founders develop confidence, clarity, and repeatable skills.

Throughout the conversation, Andrew breaks down his hands-on coaching philosophy, focusing on curiosity, objection handling, and small behavioral shifts that create outsized impact. He discusses working with small businesses, founders, and everyday salespeople, the challenges of scaling highly customized coaching, and his transition toward building a gamified, AI-driven practice platform designed to make sales training more accessible. Andrew also reflects on visibility, content creation, and staying consistent with long-term goals while building a business that blends mentorship, community impact, and sustainable growth.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Greg Faherty, founder of Million Dollar Resumes and A Perfect Resume. Greg shares his unconventional path into entrepreneurship, from working across science, photography, sales, healthcare, and laboratory management to discovering resume writing in the late 1990s—long before the industry moved online. What began as a side opportunity quickly evolved into a full-time business that has now spanned more than 25 years.

Throughout the conversation, Greg breaks down his hands-on, highly personalized approach to resume writing and career positioning, especially for senior leaders and C-suite executives. He discusses the importance of authenticity in an increasingly AI-driven job market, the role of long-term client relationships, and how visibility, trust, and strategy matter more than shortcuts. Greg also reflects on staying adaptable, managing a lean team, and navigating industry noise while maintaining a steady, values-driven business model.

In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Zach Young, Tara Jo Kadlec — founder of Love Your Journey — shares her journey from 23 years in the fitness world to a 12-year practice in transformational energy healing and intuitive guidance. Tara Jo walks us through how modalities like BodyTalk, Emotion Code/Body Code and somatic work helped her heal personal health crises and pivot into a practice that holds deep, witness-based space for women navigating trauma, chronic illness, caregiving and complex family dynamics. She explains why she focuses on women, how listening to the body surfaces stored trauma, and how honest, curiosity-led healing can unlock real transformation.

The conversation also dives into how Tara Jo structures her work — a mix of one-to-one retreats, group programs, and flexible “audio coaching” containers (Voxer/voice-note style) that make support accessible for busy caregivers and people with health limitations. She shares the power of sacred group spaces, the magic of nature-based retreats (Banff as a recent example), and her future goals: more bespoke retreats, continued advocacy and support for the Down syndrome community, and scaling offerings that honor energy capacity and sustainable integration. This episode is a heartfelt guide for listeners curious about somatic healing, energy work, and designing supportive containers for deep personal change.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Katie Leimkuehler, founder of Executive Leadership Center, to explore her journey into executive coaching and leadership development. Katie shares how early career challenges—moving cities without a plan, struggling with interviews, and navigating the job market without guidance—sparked her desire to become the mentor she once needed. These experiences laid the foundation for a career centered on influence, visibility, and leadership grounded in self-awareness.

Throughout the conversation, Katie breaks down her approach to helping executives and entrepreneurs who feel overlooked despite working hard. She discusses building leadership presence, navigating corporate dynamics, and crafting a personal brand that holds weight both internally and externally. The episode also touches on momentum-driven growth, the power of action over perfection, the importance of human accountability in leadership, and Katie’s vision for expanding peer-based mastermind communities for senior leaders seeking clarity, confidence, and strategic influence.