Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Michelle Moss, a former chartered accountant who transitioned from corporate finance into entrepreneurship and business coaching. Michelle shares how she initially entered the accounting world through an apprenticeship at a young age, eventually becoming a chartered accountant before realizing that corporate life didn’t offer the freedom she wanted. After leaving her 9–5, she launched her own accounting business and discovered that her true passion wasn’t tax work, but helping entrepreneurs build and grow their businesses.

Today, Michelle works closely with primarily women entrepreneurs, helping them turn platforms like Instagram into strategic sales funnels instead of simply social media channels. In this conversation, she discusses how she helps business owners clarify their messaging, attract the right audience, and convert followers into paying clients. Michelle also shares insights into running ads, building a client acquisition system, and navigating the challenges of scaling a one-person coaching business while maintaining the freedom and lifestyle that inspired her entrepreneurial journey.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, Leonid Petkovski, founder of Henge, shares how his early passion for computers and programming led him to build a web development agency at just 18 years old. After experimenting with coding and learning web development through online resources, Leonid began offering website services to businesses, gradually refining his skills across platforms like Webflow and Shopify. What started as curiosity quickly evolved into a growing agency focused on helping startups and businesses build high-performing websites that clearly communicate their products and convert visitors into customers.

Leonid also discusses the realities of building a service-based business from the ground up, including his early reliance on outbound outreach to land his first clients. By sending hundreds of emails and messages each day, he secured his first projects and built momentum through referrals and client retention. Today, through Henge, he works with businesses across industries such as e-commerce, law firms, online therapy companies, and local businesses, helping them improve their digital presence while focusing on scalable systems, strong client relationships, and long-term growth.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Katie Rothwell, founder of Katie Rothwell Therapies, who shares her inspiring journey from military physical education officer to pain therapist specializing in chronic pain recovery. After being diagnosed with degenerative disc disease and struggling with debilitating back pain herself, Katie began exploring alternative approaches to healing beyond traditional medical treatments. Through studying pain science, nervous system regulation, and somatic therapies, she discovered that chronic pain is often deeply connected to the brain, emotions, and nervous system rather than purely structural damage.

Katie explains how her personal experience ultimately led her to create the BEAT Pain Approach—a method that combines brain retraining, energy management, physical activity, and therapeutic practices to help people overcome persistent pain conditions. Today, she supports clients both in-person and online through one-on-one coaching, educational programs, and a growing membership community that offers Pilates sessions, meditations, and group coaching designed to empower people to reclaim their lives from chronic pain.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Josh Collier, founder of MoreOpportunity.io, to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the future of sales, marketing, and revenue operations. Josh shares his entrepreneurial journey from working in the financial industry and managing high-performing sales teams to pivoting into AI-powered revenue systems. After experiencing the challenges of scaling sales teams—particularly the inefficiencies of hiring and managing appointment setters—he began experimenting with AI tools like ChatGPT to automate key parts of the sales process.

Josh explains how this experimentation evolved into a proprietary AI-driven revenue operating system designed to generate qualified appointments and streamline lead generation for businesses. Through his framework of sourcing high-intent leads, sequencing automated AI sales conversations, and scaling through system optimization, he helps companies build automated infrastructure that increases revenue while reducing human inefficiencies. He also shares his vision of a near future where AI-powered systems run the majority of business operations, allowing entrepreneurs to build highly profitable lifestyle businesses with small, strategic teams.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, Jared Markiewicz, founder of FIT Legacy, shares his journey from personal trainer to gym owner and community fitness leader. Inspired by his parents’ work ethic and dedication to helping others, Jared began his career coaching clients one-on-one before realizing he wanted to expand his impact. This vision led him to launch FIT Legacy in Madison, Wisconsin, creating a coaching-driven gym model that allows him and his team to help hundreds of clients build strength, resilience, and healthier lifestyles.

Over the past decade, Jared has shifted from being a full-time coach to leading and mentoring a team of trainers while focusing on business growth and long-term impact. He discusses how building a strong coaching culture, prioritizing client relationships, and maintaining exceptional retention rates have allowed the gym to thrive. Through FIT Legacy and his broader Fit for Life philosophy, Jared continues to help individuals—especially busy parents—build the physical and mental capacity to enjoy life more fully.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, Lori Bertoni, Master NLP Practitioner and Coach, shares her journey from working in the fitness industry to building a coaching practice focused on deep mindset transformation. After years helping clients with physical health and wellness, Lori discovered that many people struggled not because of a lack of knowledge, but because of hidden mental patterns and self-sabotaging beliefs that prevented real change.

Today, Lori works with success-driven women who feel stuck despite trying multiple forms of coaching, therapy, or personal development. Through NLP techniques, one-on-one breakthroughs, and group programs, she helps clients identify and release limiting patterns so they can expand their energy, confidence, and capacity for success in both business and life.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, Shelby St. Clair, a 6-Figure Business Coach & Energetic Strategist, shares her journey into entrepreneurship and the mindset shifts that shaped her approach to building a successful business. Growing up in a restrictive environment that emphasized conformity, Shelby eventually chose a different path—launching her first business right after college and learning the foundations of entrepreneurship through trial, experimentation, and self-education. After several ventures, she transitioned into coaching, where she discovered her passion for helping women entrepreneurs break through limiting beliefs and build businesses aligned with their purpose.

Today, Shelby helps women who already have businesses but struggle with inconsistent income, lack of systems, and overwhelming strategies. Through clear messaging, streamlined offers, and trauma-informed coaching, she guides entrepreneurs toward creating consistent six-figure and multi-six-figure businesses while maintaining personal freedom and balance. By focusing on clarity, simplicity, and intentional strategy, Shelby empowers her clients to build scalable brands without burnout or chasing constantly changing trends.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, Sarah Ennor, founder of Growth Counsel, shares her journey from a successful legal career in Canada’s major financial institutions to becoming an entrepreneur and speaker focused on neurodiversity in the workplace. After years working as a securities lawyer, Sarah found herself increasingly challenged by the politics and structure of large organizations. Eventually stepping away from corporate law, she took time to travel and reflect before launching Growth Counsel as a legal practice that later evolved into a speaking and advisory business centered around leadership, communication, and ADHD in professional environments.

Today, Sarah works with organizations, law firms, and leadership teams to help them better understand how ADHD and neurodiversity show up in the workplace. Through keynote talks, workshops, and focused coaching sessions, she reframes ADHD from a stigma into a source of strength—highlighting how neurodivergent individuals can drive creativity, problem-solving, and innovation within companies. By blending her legal background with lived experience, Sarah helps organizations create environments where diverse thinking styles can thrive while also improving productivity, retention, and workplace culture.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Natalie Borovska, Megan Hines, integrative health practitioner and founder of Functional Wellness by Meg, shares her journey from molecular biology research and teaching to building an online health coaching business. After experiencing repeated burnout—from graduate school to teaching and later running a juice bar—Megan realized that the lifestyle she believed was “healthy” was actually harming her wellbeing. This turning point led her to apply her scientific background to her own health, ultimately transforming her lifestyle and inspiring her to help other women facing similar challenges.

Today, Megan works primarily with stressed working mothers who are juggling careers, family responsibilities, and their own health struggles. Through her programs, she helps women lose weight sustainably while addressing the root causes of fatigue, burnout, and metabolic imbalances. By combining functional lab testing, personalized wellness strategies, and practical lifestyle changes, Megan empowers clients to rebuild their health in a sustainable way that supports both their wellbeing and their busy lives.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, Chris Schneider, founder of QuixSpec and a bar business coach, shares his journey from growing up in the restaurant industry to becoming an entrepreneur helping bar owners improve profitability and operational efficiency. After years of owning and running bars himself, Chris transitioned into consulting and coaching, using his experience to help hospitality businesses uncover financial blind spots, optimize systems, and build more predictable revenue models.
Chris also explains how his work has evolved alongside emerging technology. Through QuixSpec, he is developing AI-driven tools designed to analyze financial and operational data from bars, helping owners make smarter decisions faster. By combining industry expertise with artificial intelligence, Chris aims to create systems that can identify operational bottlenecks, improve forecasting, and deliver insights that traditionally required experienced consultants.