Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Stephan Alheim, founder of Alheim Fitness LLC and creator of the TA4 Fitness System, to explore his journey from a 20-year career in IT to building a purpose-driven fitness business centered on longevity and healthspan. Stephan shares the pivotal moment that changed everything—the sudden loss of his father to a heart attack—and how that experience reshaped his priorities, pushing him to leave a stable corporate career and dedicate his life to helping others move, feel, and live better for the long term.

The conversation dives into Stephan’s approach to training adults over 40 through personalized, remote coaching rooted in movement screening, mobility, strength through range of motion, and sustainable habits. He explains how his 90-day Strong for Life framework delivers measurable results while prioritizing durability over aesthetics, and reflects on the realities of building a lean, system-driven business as a solopreneur. Stephan also shares his philosophy on accountability, retention, community-building, and why true success comes from consistency, data-driven progress, and designing fitness for life—not just for looks.

 Connect with Stephan Alheim / TA4 Fitness: 

 🌐 Website: https://ta4fitness.com/

 🔗 LinkedIn (Personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevealheim/

 🏢 LinkedIn (Business): https://linkedin.com/company/ta4-fitness

 📺 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ta4fitness

 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/traineralheim

 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ta4_fitness

 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ta4fitness

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Vanessa Sturman, a health coach and speaker specializing in performance, habits, and nutrition. Vanessa shares her professional journey from corporate change management and behavior change into the health space, driven by a lifelong love of food and a deeply personal experience overcoming a binge eating disorder. Her story highlights how evidence-based nutrition and behavior change can support health without restriction, guilt, or sacrificing cultural and social enjoyment.

The conversation explores Vanessa’s dual work with corporate organizations and individuals, focusing on sustainable habits that improve energy, resilience, and long-term performance. She discusses the role of nutrition in burnout, leadership effectiveness, and workplace culture, along with the realities of implementing health initiatives in corporate environments. Vanessa also reflects on building a values-led business, the importance of trust and credibility, and her vision for creating longer-term, tailored health programs that genuinely fit real lives and real work.

Connect with Vanessa Sturman:

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-sturman-plant-based-health-coach/

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we’re joined by Kailen Rosenberg, founder and president of Love Architects, a boutique relationship coaching and elite matchmaking firm. Kailen shares her deeply personal journey from a turbulent childhood and early modeling career to becoming a nationally recognized love architect, author, and entrepreneur. What began as intuitive conversations about self-worth and healthy love evolved into a multi-six- and seven-figure business rooted in emotional intelligence, spiritual psychology, and inner healing rather than transactional matchmaking.

The conversation explores Kailen’s unconventional business philosophy, her Love Design process, and why she believes strong relationships with self are the foundation for success in business, leadership, and life. She discusses working with everyone from singles and couples to celebrities, billionaires, and individuals in crisis, while intentionally avoiding dependency-based coaching models. Kailen also reflects on scaling impact through digital platforms like My Love Design, partnerships, speaking, and media—while staying grounded in purpose, integrity, and service over profit. Her story is a powerful reminder that trusting intuition, staying human-centered, and leading with love can build both meaningful impact and lasting success.

Connect with Kailen Rosenberg:

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

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we’re joined by Marie Bodine, an Inner Peace Coach, Level 2 Certified Wim Hof Method instructor, Spartan athlete, and the creator of Inner Peace Portal. Marie shares her journey from a long career in the fitness industry to developing a deeply integrative approach that blends somatic practices, breathwork, cold exposure, and cognitive training. Through years of observation, she recognized that many high-performing individuals were achieving external success while remaining internally stressed, disconnected, and unfulfilled—prompting her to build a system that addresses the body and mind together.

The conversation explores how Marie works with highly stressed individuals, founders, teams, and organizations through immersive workshops, in-person experiences, and coaching engagements. She explains why embodied experiences—like cold exposure—create powerful state changes that translate into better decision-making, resilience, and emotional regulation in business and life. Marie also discusses building her business through word of mouth, live events, and outcome-driven storytelling rather than traditional funnels, as well as her long-term vision of scaling thoughtfully, working with corporate teams, and maintaining integrity, depth, and sustainability as her impact grows.

Connect with Marie Bodine:

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-bodine-innerpeacecoach/

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we’re joined by George Rea, founder of Unified Coaching, an online fitness and physique transformation brand. George shares his journey from working in bars and construction to becoming a personal trainer and competitive bodybuilder. After realizing the limitations of in-person training, he transitioned into online coaching to expand his impact and better support clients beyond the gym floor. His background in hands-on coaching helped shape a people-first philosophy rooted in accountability, lifestyle change, and long-term results.

George explains how Unified Coaching helps clients across all ages—from everyday lifestyle clients to physique-focused individuals—through his signature Unity Method, which combines training, nutrition, biometrics, and weekly check-ins. The conversation explores the realities of scaling a coaching business, navigating a saturated fitness market, building trust through organic content, and balancing ambition with family priorities. George also shares his personal definition of success, focusing on sustainable income, time freedom, and creating a life where he can fully show up for his family.

Connect with George Rea (Unified Coaching):

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

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we’re joined by Jen Funk, a relationship coach dedicated to helping individuals and couples build stronger, healthier, and more intentional relationships. Jen shares her deeply personal journey—from growing up in a divorced household to navigating her own marriage without strong relational role models. With a background in psychology, sales, and education, she explains how early therapy and later coaching tools helped her and her husband develop the practical skills needed to create a lasting partnership, ultimately inspiring her to help others do the same.

Jen walks through how she works with clients today through one-on-one coaching, evaluations across core relationship areas, and consistent action-based sessions designed to create real, measurable progress. She discusses why relationships require ongoing effort, how even small daily improvements compound over time, and why coaching offers practical tools beyond awareness alone. The conversation also explores her approach to content creation, her passion for providing free value through her newsletter and podcast, and her vision for expanding into group coaching, retreats, and connection challenges—while staying rooted in impact, purpose, and meaningful change.

Connect with Jen Funk:

🌐 Website: https://jenfunkcoaching.com
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenfunkcoaching
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenfunkcoaching
📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jenfunkcoaching
🎙️ Podcast – Relating with Jen Funk (Spotify):
https://open.spotify.com/show/5qs7kxlnM9QO82kaPSXCAb

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Janelle Trujillo, founder of Executive Health Habit Coaching. Janelle shares her journey from nearly two decades in the fitness and personal training industry into habit-based health coaching, shaped by her leadership roles in big-box gyms and the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. As gyms shut down and stress behaviors surged, Janelle recognized that long-term health wasn’t about more information or motivation—but about understanding and reshaping habits at a deeper psychological level.

The conversation explores how Janelle now works one-to-one with executives and high-performing professionals, helping them build sustainable health habits around sleep, nutrition, movement, stress management, and mindset. She explains why awareness and accountability are central to her coaching approach, how executive environments often undermine health, and why longevity must be built from daily behaviors—not quick fixes. Janelle also shares her vision for scaling through a nine-month longevity protocol grounded in functional medicine principles, biomarkers, and lifestyle change, positioning health as a performance foundation rather than a reaction.

Connect with Janelle Trujillo:

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janelle-trujillo-a6852a79/

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Jen Peterson, founder of Slay Social with Jen. Jen shares her unconventional journey from psychology graduate and mortician to hospital administration, and ultimately into entrepreneurship as a social media strategist and coach. Her transition began while working in a med spa, where curiosity around analytics, reach, and audience behavior sparked a deep dive into social media marketing that evolved into a full-fledged business.

Jen explains how Slay Social with Jen now supports founders who feel overwhelmed by social media by simplifying strategy, building confidence on camera, and helping clients show up consistently with content that aligns with their strengths. The conversation explores neurodivergent entrepreneurship, the balance between organic content and Meta ads, high-touch coaching through her 90-day programs, and the importance of systems, delegation, and authenticity when scaling. Jen also shares her vision for leveraging AI and automation while preserving the human connection that defines her brand.

Connect with Jen Peterson:

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jen-peterson-ba676715a
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slaysocialwithjen
🌐 Website: https://slaysocialwithjen.com

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Allie Gold, founder of All Gold Media Agency. Allie shares her journey from nearly a decade in corporate marketing into entrepreneurship, detailing how her background in influencer marketing and brand growth led her to launch a boutique social media agency. She reflects on the leap from a stable corporate role to building her own company, the mindset shift required to take that risk, and how early demand and referrals validated her decision to go all in.

Allie explains how All Gold Media supports small to medium-sized businesses across industries—including restaurants, fashion, fitness, and entertainment—by acting as an embedded, hands-on extension of their teams. The conversation explores her collaborative monthly content planning process, the balance between creativity and performance analytics, and why referrals and organic social growth have been core to her agency’s success. Allie also opens up about hiring her first team members, learning to delegate, saying no to the wrong opportunities, and her vision to grow intentionally with a close-knit team while maintaining quality, trust, and authentic storytelling.

Connect with Allie Gold: 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allgold-media-agency/
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allgoldmedia/
🌐 Website: https://www.allgoldagency.com/

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we’re joined by Jacqui Higgins, founder of Self Worth Foundation. Jacqui shares her journey from building a seven-figure commercial design firm to realizing that external success did not equal internal fulfillment. Despite checking every box of traditional entrepreneurial achievement, she found herself exhausted and disconnected, prompting a deep personal exploration into self-worth, identity, and sustainable leadership. That turning point became the foundation for her current work supporting purpose-driven women in business.

Jacqui explains how Self Worth Foundation helps women entrepreneurs align who they are with how they build and scale their businesses by integrating self-worth, identity, and strategy. The conversation explores her blended model of coaching and business consulting, the importance of designing businesses around personal values, and why burnout is often mistaken for ambition. Jacqui also discusses scaling through high-touch partnerships, mastermind-style groups, and collaborative ecosystems—while staying rooted in clarity, integrity, and long-term sustainability.

Connect with Self Worth Foundations:

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