Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, we’re joined by Brian A. Street, founder of Your Legacy Begins Now, who shares his journey from working in the child welfare system to building a mission-driven business that bridges entrepreneurship and social impact. Witnessing firsthand how underserved youth aged out of the system without the tools to succeed, Brian was inspired to create a company focused on helping organizations generate sustainable funding while empowering individuals to build lasting legacies. His background in psychology and social work shapes his unique approach, blending emotional intelligence with strategic business growth.

Brian dives into his organic approach to client acquisition, emphasizing authentic connections, community-building, and thought leadership through platforms like Clubhouse and LinkedIn. He explains how his work centers on mental and emotional regulation, financial behavior, and entrepreneurship development—helping both individuals and institutions uncover root causes rather than applying surface-level solutions. Looking ahead, Brian shares his vision of scaling his online community, publishing his book Pain: Pain is Inevitable, What You Do With It Matters, and launching a financial behavior curriculum for universities, all while continuing to create meaningful impact.

Connect with Brian A. Street:

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

🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianastreet 

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, we’re joined by Daria Tilikanova, a customer acquisition coach, Venture Fellow at Winner Capital, and Co-Director of Startup Grind Toronto. Daria shares her journey from building and selling an offline English school in Russia to transitioning into online education and coaching, driven initially by financial necessity and later by a passion for entrepreneurship. Now based in Toronto, she works closely with service providers, agencies, and increasingly startup founders, helping them build scalable customer acquisition systems and sustainable businesses.

Daria dives into her approach to lead generation through personal branding, LinkedIn, and in-person networking, emphasizing the importance of relationships in today’s digital-first world. She also reflects on her current transition into the startup ecosystem, her focus on learning and adapting to rapidly evolving technologies, and the challenges of keeping pace with constant change—especially in the age of AI. With a strong belief in continuous growth, Daria highlights how coaching allows her to both guide clients and deeply understand market dynamics while exploring future business opportunities.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we’re joined by Ken Collins, founder of Strategic Horizons Consulting and owner of Ken Collins Marketing, who shares his decades-long journey across military service, IT, and entrepreneurship. From working alongside high-level military leadership to building and scaling his own marketing agency, Ken reflects on how early exposure to large-scale operations shaped his ability to balance vision with execution. His path includes multiple pivots, including stepping away from marketing during the rise of AI and rediscovering his true strength in business consulting.

Ken dives into the evolving landscape of marketing, highlighting the growing gap between AI-driven solutions and human-led strategy. He shares why he returned to “old-school” marketing principles, the importance of building scalable systems, and his philosophy of creating businesses as assets—not jobs. The conversation also explores his current focus on rebuilding his marketing agency, structuring teams through contractors, and aligning his business decisions with a long-term retirement and exit strategy.

Connect with Ken Collins:

🔗 Website: https://kencollinsmarketing.com

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-collins-marketing

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we’re joined by Julie Foucht, founder of The Art of Feminine Business, who shares her deeply personal journey from surviving an abusive marriage to building a purpose-driven coaching business. Julie opens up about how her early beliefs around money and dependence shaped her life, and how breaking free led her to discover her passion for helping women create financial independence. Her story is one of transformation, resilience, and redefining success on her own terms.

Julie dives into how she built a unique business model that blends spirituality, feminine energy, and strategy—challenging traditional approaches to marketing and entrepreneurship. She explains how inner work, belief systems, and visibility play a critical role in success, and how she guides women to align wealth with spirituality. The conversation also explores her client journey, business structure, and long-term vision, including scaling through digital products while maintaining deeply personal client relationships.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we’re joined by Théma Angol, founder of A Different Angle, a bilingual life coach, voice educator, and storyteller whose work centers on identity, language, and belonging. Théma shares her journey from working in accounting to stepping into entrepreneurship, shaped deeply by her experience immigrating to the U.S. from Guadeloupe as a teenager and navigating life between French, Caribbean English, and American English. What began as a search for stability evolved into a calling to help others reclaim their authentic voice.

The conversation explores Théma’s identity-centered coaching practice, where she works primarily one-on-one with bilingual and French-speaking professionals who want to communicate with confidence and cultural fluency in English. She discusses the nuances of language structure, rhythm, and meaning, the importance of depth over speed, and how storytelling and reflection drive transformation. Théma also shares her vision for the future, including publishing her memoir in both French and English, expanding into group coaching and speaking, and building sustainable systems that allow her work to scale with integrity.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Victoria Peña, founder of Victoria Peña Coaching and Consulting, a burnout and performance coaching practice helping high achievers reclaim their energy and fulfillment. After a decade-long career in sales and marketing within the cybersecurity industry, Victoria experienced a slow-burn of corporate burnout that ultimately led her to leave without a concrete plan—choosing instead to rediscover what truly energized her. That journey led her into coaching, where she now supports ambitious professionals who look successful on paper but feel drained, stuck, or disconnected behind the scenes.

Victoria works with high-performing sales professionals and corporate teams to uncover the root causes of burnout, reconnect with core values, and build sustainable systems that support long-term performance. Through tailored one-on-one coaching and corporate workshops, she helps clients increase energy, regain motivation, and improve retention without sacrificing results. As she expands further into the corporate space in 2026, Victoria is on a mission to make burnout prevention less taboo—and more accessible—while encouraging founders and professionals alike to embrace one guiding principle: trust. 

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, we’re joined by Harsha Mokkarala, entrepreneur and founder working at the intersection of AI, data, and go-to-market strategy. Harsha shares how his company develops agentic AI solutions designed to help marketing and sales teams transform and analyze their customer data, enabling businesses to optimize their funnels, improve forecasting, and make smarter strategic decisions. By integrating AI agents directly into existing workflows, companies can turn fragmented marketing and sales data into actionable insights.

Harsha also discusses the realities of building and scaling an AI startup, including identifying the right market segment, navigating complex enterprise sales cycles, and balancing growth with product development. With experience leading large-scale marketing operations—including managing billion-dollar budgets earlier in his career—Harsha provides insights into go-to-market strategy, LinkedIn advertising, and how startups can leverage data and experimentation to scale responsibly while proving product value to customers.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, we sit down with Abood Qadri (Abdel Qadri) , Sales Coach and Manager, who specializes in building and leading high-performing sales teams within the online education and creator economy. Abood shares how his journey began with a background in life sciences before discovering his passion for sales, eventually landing a role at Salesforce and later transitioning into high-ticket sales where he progressed from appointment setter to closer and eventually a sales team manager.

As the conversation unfolds, Abood discusses the moment he decided to launch his own venture with a business partner, combining sales expertise with marketing and systems. He explains how their company focuses on scaling offers through strategic sales systems, testing marketing angles through paid traffic, and building teams aligned with specific values and audiences. Abood also shares his vision of becoming a leading voice in sales coaching within the Muslim entrepreneurial community.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, we’re joined by Chantaie Allick, founder and chief storyteller at Ramsay & Co Consulting and co-founder of the Rework Movement. Chantaie shares how her journey from journalism and brand storytelling—including roles at major organizations like Shopify—eventually led her to entrepreneurship. After recognizing the growing struggle many small businesses face with marketing and sales, she launched her consulting practice to help founders clarify their message, develop strong storytelling, and create effective go-to-market strategies that drive meaningful impact.

Chantaie also opens up about experiencing burnout while building her business and how that challenge ultimately inspired the creation of the Rework Movement. Through research, experimentation, and real-world experience, she and her co-founder developed a framework that helps professionals rethink traditional work culture and pursue what they call “ambition with ease.” Throughout the conversation, Chantaie shares practical insights on marketing strategy, the power of email lists over social media followings, building scalable training programs, and how entrepreneurs can grow sustainable businesses without sacrificing well-being.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Coach Ambrose ,Online Health Coach, who helps athletes, professionals, and parents overcome procrastination, self-doubt, and stress to unlock better performance and healthier lifestyles. Coach Ambrose shares how his entrepreneurial journey began during the recession when he struggled to find a traditional job after college, eventually building a successful fitness business that served over 170 clients and multiple trainers.

Over time, he discovered that true transformation came from deeper coaching rather than high-volume training. In this conversation, Coach Ambrose explains why he transitioned to online coaching, how he integrates nutrition, movement, and stress management into his programs, and why building a lifestyle-focused business allows him to balance entrepreneurship, fatherhood, and meaningful impact.