Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Yianni Tsatas, founder of Raw In Recovery, a recovery coaching, intervention, and sober companion service dedicated to helping individuals break free from addiction with honesty, structure, and accountability. Yianni shares his powerful transformation—from his own 90-day stay in treatment, to working in a flawed rehab system, to discovering that many facilities prioritize full beds over real healing. Witnessing this first-hand pushed him to pursue formal education in addiction counseling and multiple certifications, ultimately leading him to build Raw In Recovery as a service rooted in integrity, ethics, and true long-term change.

Yianni walks listeners through the three pillars of his work: intensive recovery coaching, family-led interventions using the Johnson Method, and 24/7 live-in sober companionship to help clients reintegrate into the real world after treatment. He explains how he acquires clients through social platforms, networking, and referrals, and how he’s growing the business through travel, relationship-building, and expansion into markets like the U.S., London, and Dubai. With honesty and humility, Yianni shares the mindset behind successful recovery, the importance of taking action in business, and his core mission—to help people reclaim their lives, one step at a time.

In this episode of to Founders, Future, with host Zach Young, Hannah Conkey — founder and CEO of MindPilot — shares her journey from banking and organizational design into building a neuroscience-led advisory and coaching company. Hannah explains why understanding how the brain and body work matters for leaders, and how her background in people strategy and wellness shaped MindPilot’s mission: to help executives think, feel, and be better by designing brain-smart, biology-aligned ways of working.

Listen for concrete examples of MindPilot’s work — from neuroscience-informed people strategies and neuro-inclusive workplace design to partnering with architects and neurotech providers — and learn how small changes in light, layout, rhythms, and culture can boost focus, creativity, sleep, and overall performance. Hannah also outlines the company’s next steps: scaling neurotech-informed solutions, integrating human-centered strategy with AI and measurement, and helping organizations make wellbeing a measurable part of business impact.

🌐 Connect with Hannah Conkey

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-conkey-mind-pilot
• Website: https://www.mindpilot.com.au

 In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Zach Young,we sit down with Samantha Sadighi, founder of Easy Sleep Solutions, who turned a personal parenting sleep crisis and a psychology degree into a full-time sleep-specialist practice. Samantha shares the moment on maternity leave that sparked her pivot, her training in infant/toddler sleep and CBT-I for adults, and how her methods blend evidence-based therapy with practical, personalised coaching.

Samantha walks through what working with her looks like — mostly one-to-one programmes (adult plans typically run about six sessions), bespoke plans for children up to 12, workshops, and corporate or academic talks — and explains how clients find her via referrals, Google and social media. She also discusses wearable tech (how to interpret it sensibly), the global reach of her practice, and her 1–2 year goals: expanding corporate offerings and building an executive package to create steadier, higher-value revenue.

In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Olivia Sammons we speak with Hiba , founder of Hiba Holistic Coaching, who shares how a personal health struggle led her from a legal career into holistic health. Hiba explains how mainstream medicine failed to address the root causes of her fatigue and burnout, and how discovering holistic practices transformed her life — inspiring her to help high-achieving women reclaim energy, clarity, and balance.

Hiba walks through who she serves (ambitious women experiencing burnout and chronic fatigue), her one-to-one coaching approach focused on mindset, lifestyle and deep inner work, and how she builds traction organically via TikTok and Instagram. She also discusses the practical challenges of running a coaching business alongside a corporate law role, her plans to grow a client base and online community, and the simple but powerful advice she lives by: take action, ignore momentary anxiety, and keep persisting.

🌐 Connect with Hiba Holistic Coaching

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hibaholisticcoaching/
  
  

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Ada Mazurek, founder of Pitch Deck Studios, to dive into her journey from film production to becoming one of the most sought-after experts in investor pitch decks, strategic storytelling, and high-end business presentations. Ada shares how working on film sets in Europe and Southeast Asia unexpectedly led her to designing pitch decks for studios, producers, and later, startups. As demand grew, she transformed from a consultant into the founder of a global hybrid studio-consultancy that now serves over 3,000 clients—including startups, scale-ups, enterprise companies, and even Fortune 500 brands. With a portfolio of 5,000+ completed projects and over $500 million raised using her decks, Ada explains how her filmmaking background shaped her unique approach to narrative, design, and business strategy.

Ada also reveals how Pitch Deck Studios evolved into a full-stack B2B communications partner offering investor decks, sales presentations, branded materials, annual reports, templates, and early-stage startup packages. Based in Dubai, she discusses expanding into the GCC, leveraging LinkedIn and Google Ads for lead generation, and her model of combining internal teams with contractors for scale and quality. Looking ahead, she outlines ambitious plans: integrating company-wide AI systems, scaling their presence across the Middle East, and ultimately launching a venture studio fund to support promising startups beyond design—helping them with strategy, data rooms, go-to-market planning, and facilitating introductions to investors. Her vision is bold, global, and rooted in elevating how founders communicate their ideas to the world.

🌐 Connect with Ada Mazurek:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ada-mazurek

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Erika Ettin, founder of A Little Nudge, an online dating consulting service built on data, strategy, and behavioral insight. Erika shares her unexpected leap from a stable finance career into the world of online dating guidance, inspired by her early fascination with dating apps long before they were mainstream. Armed with an economics background—and a spreadsheet tracking her own dating metrics—she discovered how patterns, probabilities, and small behavioral tweaks could transform dating outcomes. That realization, combined with her natural ability to help friends navigate apps, sparked the creation of A Little Nudge in 2011, long before online dating coaching was a recognized industry.

Erika walks us through how her business evolved alongside the dating landscape, from long-form Match.com profiles to the fast, conversational world of apps like Hinge, Tinder, and Bumble. Today she supports clients through profile creation, photo selection, messaging, date planning, and even fully managing accounts for those overwhelmed by the process. Beyond tactics, she highlights the emotional intelligence required in dating—belief, openness, and resilience—and how her work has expanded through organic social media growth, now reaching over 240,000 Instagram followers. As she reflects on running a business solo versus managing a team, Erika shares her commitment to scaling in a way that preserves joy, impact, and personal fulfillment. Her story is a vibrant reminder that success is defined not by size, but by alignment with the life you want to live.

🌐 Connect with A Little Nudge

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alittlenudge/

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Gurjit Rana, founder of Marriage Expert Coaching, to explore her remarkable journey from corporate brand marketing to becoming a leading relationship and marriage coach. Gurjit opens up about her early life navigating cultural expectations, arranged introductions, and the emotional challenges of dating in a changing digital world. Her personal experiences—from engagement and divorce to rediscovering her independence at 30—shaped her deep understanding of love, identity, and connection. A pivotal encounter with a life coach introduced her to NLP, personal development, and transformation work, which ultimately unlocked her path into coaching. Her unexpected break came when a South Asian TV network invited her onto a segment, where she first coined the phrase “a marriage takes a marriage mindset,” sparking the beginnings of her brand and setting her on a new mission to help others build thriving partnerships.

Today, Gurjit works with high-level entrepreneurs, executives, and couples at make-or-break moments—helping them rebuild trust, improve communication, dissolve long-held patterns, and move from conflict to clarity. She shares how Marriage Expert Coaching has evolved into a powerful platform focused on rekindling human connection, self-worth, and relational leadership. With a thoughtful blend of transformational frameworks, values-based tools, and separate consultation structures for each partner, Gurjit’s approach bridges emotional intelligence with personal accountability. Looking ahead, she discusses her rebrand, expansion across social platforms, plans to launch a Marriage Expert Academy, and her vision to train future coaches while increasing her global impact. Her story is one of resilience, reinvention, and choosing to lead from the heart—even when the journey is uncomfortable.

🌐 Connect with Gurjit Rana

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurjitrana/

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Sarah Levinger, consumer behavior strategist and founder of Tether Insights, to explore her unconventional journey from generalist marketer to one of the most respected voices in psychology-driven advertising. Sarah shares how a decade spent studying neuromarketing, brain processes, and emotional cues—much of it self-taught from library books—laid the foundation for her signature approach to understanding why people buy. From early days building WordPress sites and running lead-gen for hotels to mastering e-commerce advertising during the COVID boom, Sarah explains how slowly refining her psychological frameworks eventually sparked the creation of Tether, a system designed to decode emotional insights and transform them into high-performing, strategic ads.

Sarah also reveals how she built her business almost entirely from organic content—posting four times a day, five days a week, for five years—and why human psychology, not tactics, is what truly drives marketing success. Inside the episode, she breaks down the evolution of her model from consulting to fractional strategy to SaaS, the challenges of being a solo founder with young kids, and her commitment to sustainable growth over arbitrary revenue milestones. She reflects on hiring, delegation, AI’s limitations, and the future she envisions for Tether: a scalable tool enhanced by human expertise, a growing team, and a balanced life rooted in intention rather than hustle. It’s a candid, insightful conversation about entrepreneurship, identity, and building a business that actually fits the founder behind it.

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🔗 X(Twitter):  https://x.com/SarahLevinger

In this episode of to Founders, Future, with host Olivia Sammons, Olivia sits down with Mita Begum, founder of Glowing Beyond Consulting, to trace Mita’s transition from financial advisor and professional makeup artist to trauma-informed mindset coach. Mita shares how her own healing from an abusive relationship led her to blend emotional recovery, practical mindset work, and beauty services to help women reclaim identity, confidence, and agency after toxic relationships or divorce.

They discuss how Mita delivers transformation (in-person and online coaching, 30-day challenges, one-on-one sessions), how she currently attracts clients (word of mouth, social posting, community groups), the barriers survivors face in seeking help, and her long-term vision to build a nonprofit that teaches skills and provides sustainable support for women rebuilding their lives.

🌐 Connect with Mita Begum

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindsetcoachmita
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mita-begum-213a7610b
• Website: https://www.glowingbeyond.com

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with John Ribeiro, founder of Thriving Humans, to explore his transformation from a 22-year corporate career in Canadian telecommunications to becoming a high-impact business and leadership coach. John shares how early exposure to personal development, mentors like Tony Robbins and Robin Sharma, and a lifelong desire for deeper impact drew him into coaching. After years of leading large teams in IT, he realized that the corporate environment—despite career success—could not offer the level of personal transformation and influence he was driven to create. That realization led to his leap into entrepreneurship, where he now helps executives, leaders, and business owners break through stagnation using tools like NLP, mindset work, and emotional intelligence.

John dives into how Thriving Humans operates today—balancing B2B and B2C coaching, working closely with organizations to improve culture, retention, and leadership development, while also guiding individuals through personal breakthroughs. He discusses social media (especially LinkedIn) as his key engine for authority and client acquisition, the value of content built on service and insight, and his long-term mission to positively impact one million lives. Looking ahead, John shares his ambitious vision for the next 12 months: expanding his coaching team, scaling his impact 5–10x, growing his “Say Yes Movement” podcast, and stepping onto more stages globally—including his goal of speaking to an audience of 100,000 people. His story reflects resilience, service-based leadership, and a belief that transformation begins the moment you say “yes” before knowing the how.

🌐 Connect with John Ribeiro

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ribeirojohn