Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we’re joined by Blanka Kellermayer, neuroscientist-turned-parenting coach and founder of Dr. Blanka Peaceful Parenting. Blanka shares her journey from academia and biotech into entrepreneurship, shaped by her personal experience as a parent and by raising a child with ADHD. She explains how a disconnect between traditional parenting advice and neuroscience led her to adopt and teach peaceful parenting principles rooted in brain development, emotional regulation, and connection.

In the conversation, Blanka breaks down who she helps today—busy, overwhelmed parents—and how her one-on-one coaching, workshops, and digital resources support calmer homes and more cooperative children. She also opens up about her relationship-based approach to business, her focus on LinkedIn as a primary platform, and her vision for future growth through schools and employer-supported parenting programs. Throughout the episode, Blanka speaks candidly about the challenges of balancing self-care, parenting, and entrepreneurship, emphasizing why parental well-being is foundational to both family harmony and long-term success.

Connect with Blanka Kellermayer:
🌐 Website: https://www.drblankapeacefulparenting.com

 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blanka-kellermayer

 📸 Instagram: @drblankapeacefulparenting 

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we’re joined by Joe McCarthy, founder of Gem Social. Joe shares his unconventional entrepreneurial journey, from growing up on a small farm in Virginia to discovering the power of social media as a business tool in his teenage years. What started as marketing farm products on Facebook and Instagram evolved into a deep understanding of organic growth, audience-building, and monetization—laying the foundation for a personal brand that now reaches hundreds of thousands online.

The conversation dives into Joe’s current business model, where he helps coaches and business owners refine high-ticket offers, sharpen messaging, and use Instagram and short-form content to generate consistent organic leads. He breaks down why organic growth should come before paid ads, the mindset shifts required to confidently charge premium prices, and how simple systems can create scalable businesses without massive overhead. Joe also shares insights on team-building, client quality, and designing a business that prioritizes leverage, freedom, and long-term sustainability over vanity metrics.

Connect with Joe McCarthy:
🌐 Website: https://www.jemsocial.com

 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-mccarthy-7b691518a

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

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Rachael Lawrence, founder of Brand Her Edit, confidence and authority mentor, brand strategist, speaker, and author. Rachel shares her deeply personal journey into entrepreneurship, shaped by a major life crisis in her late twenties that led her into therapy, personal development, and eventually coaching. A pivotal influence was Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, which inspired her to retrain, pivot careers, and dedicate her work to helping women rebuild confidence after life-altering transitions.

In the conversation, Rachael explains how her work has evolved to focus on midlife women navigating visibility, imposter syndrome, and identity shifts in business. She unpacks her signature frameworks—Reset Your Mind and Brand Her Edit—and how books, group coaching, one-to-one mentoring, and community-based experiences help women own their voice and build authentic personal brands. Rachel also speaks candidly about founder-led visibility, systemizing a service-based business, and managing imposter syndrome even while teaching others how to overcome it—offering an honest look at growth, confidence, and leadership at midlife.

Connect with Rachael Lawrence:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachaellawrenceuk/

In this episode of to Founders, Future, with host Milan Kohut, Shevonne Joyce — CEO and Principal Consultant of Electro Consulting — shares her extraordinary journey from two decades in corporate HR, leadership, and business consulting to unintentionally becoming a founder after a life-altering neurological disorder and redundancy. Shevonne opens up about the highs and lows of her career, discovering her autism and ADHD late in life, and how these neurodivergent traits became her greatest strategic advantages. She recounts the profound experience of learning to walk again, the identity shifts that followed, and how a simple LinkedIn post led to Electro’s unexpected launch — a company built on human-centered change, original thinking, and dynamic, non-template consulting.

Shevonne then walks listeners through how Electro operates today, from large-scale transformations and tech adoption projects to 30- and 90-day strategic sprints designed to create “change that sticks.” She shares examples like untangling a multi-year stalled project in just 18 months and preparing a healthcare brand for successful investment. With clients ranging from $2M–$150M in revenue across industries, Electro thrives on helping change-makers synthesize chaos into clarity. Shevonne also reveals her biggest scaling challenge — breaking through the crowded consulting landscape dominated by Big Four firms — and her commitment to establishing Electro as a competitive, future-ready alternative grounded in impact, not headcount.

Connect with Shevonne Joyce:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shevonne-joyce/

 🌐 Website: https://www.electroconsulting.au

In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Jem Scragg, founder and head coach of Nirvu, a performance health coaching company supporting busy, high-achieving professionals. Jem shares his journey from competitive athletics and studying sports performance at the University of Bath to building a coaching practice rooted in long-term wellbeing. Drawing from his experience as an athlete, personal trainer, and coach, Jem explains how his work naturally evolved as he began supporting professionals whose careers were thriving while their health, energy, and mindset were quietly suffering.

Jem dives into the realities faced by high performers who sacrifice physical and mental wellbeing in pursuit of success, often reaching a breaking point before seeking support. He explains Nirvu’s holistic, flexible approach to health, designed to fit around demanding careers and family life, and discusses the challenges of reaching this audience, building trust, and creating sustainable change. The conversation explores identity, consistency, patience in entrepreneurship, and why trusting yourself — while taking a long-term view — is essential for building both a successful business and a healthy life.

Connect with Jem Scragg:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jemscragg/

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Erin Green, the founder of Audacious Labs. With over 20 years of experience in educational technology and online learning, Erin shares her journey from designing courses for global giants like Google and Amazon to a pivotal project with the Red Cross that redefined her mission. This experience, where the key performance indicator was "fewer staff lives lost," cemented her focus on creating learning experiences that drive genuine behavior change, forming the core philosophy of her work today at Audacious Labs.

Erin now channels this expertise into helping business experts, consultants, and thought leaders transform their knowledge into scalable digital products. She details her unique "Hook to Habit" framework, which flips traditional course design by starting with the desired behavioral outcome for the end-user. Looking ahead, Erin discusses her plans to scale her impact by launching her own digital tools, including a Course Idea Validator, aiming to make high-quality, behavior-focused learning design accessible to a wider audience while navigating the challenges of productizing her own services.

Connect with Erin Green:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/er-green/

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Antonio Pugliese, founder of APF Coaching. Antonio shares how a lifelong passion for health and fitness, paired with an early realization that the traditional 9-to-5 wasn’t for him, led him into entrepreneurship. He opens up about the challenges of transitioning into self-employment, building structure without external oversight, and learning to hold himself accountable while creating systems, routines, and standards from scratch.

The conversation dives into Antonio’s coaching philosophy, which centers on working with busy professionals who are successful in their careers but feel disconnected from their health. He explains his long-term, habit-based approach—using habit stacking, mindset work, and high-touch accountability—to help clients build sustainable routines that fit real lives. Antonio also reflects on the realities of running a coaching business as a solopreneur, learning sales and messaging, refining content strategy, and staying committed to long-term growth by focusing on quality, fulfillment, and consistency.

Connect with Antonio Pugliese:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pugliese.fitness/

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Adrian Alberts, founder of Leo Rising Consulting, to explore his unconventional journey from finance and military fitness instruction into high-performance and leadership coaching. Adrian shares how his background in investing, physical training, and sports psychology shaped a holistic philosophy that treats the mind and body as a single operating system—challenging the traditional divide between mental performance and physical discipline.

The conversation dives into Adrian’s work with elite performers, founders, and leadership teams, unpacking themes of intensity, resistance, and long-term growth. He explains his highly bespoke coaching approach, the psychology behind high achievers, and why discomfort is essential for progress. Adrian also reflects on the realities of building a coaching business today, including the rise of AI, filtering for committed clients, and adapting one’s worldview as new information emerges—offering thoughtful insights on resilience, clarity, and sustainable performance in an ever-changing world.

Connect with Adrian Alberts:
🔗 LinkedIn: Adrian Alberts
🔗 X (Twitter): @leorisingco
🌐 Website: https://www.leorising.consulting

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Kareem Rogers, founder of The Fit Recruiter. Kareem shares how graduating during the height of COVID shaped his entrepreneurial path, after facing hiring freezes, repeated rejections, and an uncertain job market. By learning how to optimize his resume and LinkedIn profile, he became his own first success story—securing a full-time role and uncovering a powerful opportunity to help others better position and market themselves in competitive hiring environments.

The conversation explores Kareem’s dual perspective as both a career coach and an in-house recruiter, offering insight into what employers actually look for and why job searching is a process—not just a resume update. He discusses working primarily with ambitious mid-level and executive professionals, the importance of personal branding, and why LinkedIn and referrals have been central to his growth. Kareem also reflects on balancing entrepreneurship with a full-time role, prioritizing capacity and mental health, and building a premium, boutique-style business rooted in clarity, strategy, and long-term career growth.

Connect with Kareema Rogers:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kareemarogers

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Gilberto Herrera, founder of Profitable Pro, to explore a powerful story of resilience, reinvention, and intentional growth. Gilberto shares his journey from immigrating to the United States undocumented to building a highly profitable consulting practice rooted in sales, digital marketing, and data-driven decision-making. His early experiences in banking during the 2008 financial crisis shaped a core belief that still guides his work today: businesses must be profitable, structured, and built to last.

The conversation dives deep into how Gilberto helps six-figure entrepreneurs scale to seven figures by simplifying offers, sharpening messaging, and building systems that remove founders from daily chaos. He breaks down the importance of personal branding, high-touch client experiences, and accountability-driven coaching, while also addressing modern challenges like rising ad costs, industry noise, and AI disruption. Throughout the episode, Gilberto emphasizes long-term impact over hype, sharing practical insights on leadership, delegation, and building a business that supports both freedom and legacy.

Connect with Gilberto Herrera:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilbertoherreraofficial