Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Vikram Deol, founder of The Real Estate Sales Academy. Vikram shares his profound journey from a successful but unfulfilling career in real estate to discovering his true purpose in mentorship and personal development. He opens up about the "third-life crisis" that led him to shut down a thriving business and embark on a path of self-discovery, ultimately realizing that his calling was to help others untangle their own webs of limiting beliefs and childhood trauma to build not just successful businesses, but sustainable and passionate lives.

Vikram delves into his mission to change the fabric of the real estate industry by moving agents away from robotic, scripted sales tactics and toward authentic, structured conversations rooted in conscious listening and genuine connection. He argues that the key to effective sales and personal fulfillment isn't found in more automation or better leads, but in overcoming ego, being present, and helping clients find clarity about their future desired state. Looking forward, Vikram is focused on scaling his dual mission of empowering entrepreneurs through personal development and instilling a new, more human standard of communication within the real estate world.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we meet Hanifa Hasan, MSc, Your Neighbourhood Neuroscientist and coach. Hanifa shares her powerful journey from a pre-med student to an entrepreneur, driven by a desire to empower her family and others with a deeper understanding of their own brains and bodies. She explains how witnessing the disempowerment within the traditional healthcare system led her to a more impactful path, using neuroscience and mindset coaching to help high achievers prevent burnout and build the nervous system capacity to scale and hold success.

Hanifa delves into the specifics of her business, detailing her one-on-one coaching programs that utilize cognitive reframing and neuroplasticity exercises to create rapid, transformative change for her clients in as few as 4 to 6 sessions. She also discusses her multi-faceted approach to marketing through organic content and her vision for the future, which includes creating a more cohesive brand ecosystem and developing digital courses to widen her impact. Throughout the conversation, she emphasizes the importance of self-belief for entrepreneurs and the power of taking a mindful pause to appreciate growth before scaling to new heights.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Alexandra Terrey, the visionary founder and CEO of The Mentoring Effect. Alexandra shares her incredible entrepreneurial journey, from running a Red Bull marketing team and launching diverse businesses across Slovakia, Thailand, and the Caribbean, to her true calling in leadership development. She reveals how her experiences led her to understand that the ultimate bottleneck in business growth isn't strategy or systems, but the leader's own self-awareness, emotional state, and energy. Alexandra delves into her unique Leadership 6.0 methodology, explaining how she creates transformative safe spaces for high-performing leaders and teams to break down walls, foster vulnerability, and unlock extraordinary potential through emotional fitness and conscious leadership.

Alexandra discusses the powerful group work she facilitates, including retreats where she masterfully guides successful business owners, particularly men, to connect with their emotions and each other. She details her mission to move business back to a relationship-based model and her ambitious future goals, which include establishing a physical retreat space for continuous co-creative work and developing an AI-powered application designed to foster genuine, trusted professional circles beyond transactional networking.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we are joined by Tamisha Souza, a dating coach and biblical relationship expert. Tamisha shares her unexpected and organic journey into coaching, which began not by design but when a client persistently asked for her guidance. She explains her transformative "Rapid Rewire" method, which uses neuroscience to help Christian men create deep identity shifts, heal past wounds, and break free from the cycles of frustration that hold them back in their dating lives and personal growth.

Tamisha also unveils her expansion into coaching women, focusing on helping high-achieving, independent women learn to soften and surrender in order to attract healthy, masculine partners. She discusses the importance of aligning with one's authentic self and God-given purpose to move beyond transactional dating scripts and build relationships rooted in genuine connection and shared values.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we are introduced to the inspiring work of Dr. Susanne Foulk. Dr. Foulk shares the powerful origin story of her nonprofit, FFGOIL, which emerged from a home-based childcare center over two decades ago. Driven by her own experiences as a young single mom and a deep desire to break cycles of trauma, she discusses how her mission has evolved from supporting children and families to now empowering women and emerging adults through a unique blend of mentoring and evidence-based, trauma-informed coaching. She emphasizes the critical importance of human connection, building agency, and creating supportive, growth-oriented environments for sustainable personal and organizational transformation.

Dr. Foulk provides a candid look into the realities of nonprofit leadership, highlighting the shift towards partnerships, volunteerism, and community collaboration in the face of funding challenges. She passionately argues for a research-based, systems-level approach to creating change, where organizations work together instead of in isolation. The conversation also delves into the practical use of technology, with Dr. Foulk sharing her philosophy on leveraging AI like ChatGPT as a supervised "assistant" for program development, while firmly keeping human ethics, vetting, and leadership in charge. This episode is a masterclass in resilient leadership, long-term vision, and the power of integrated support systems.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Mary Henderson, an online business coach and personal branding specialist with over two decades of experience. Mary shares her incredible journey from a high-flying corporate tech career to founding multiple tech startups, and how she ultimately packaged her unique gifts into a framework that helps industry experts and coaches build scalable, acquisition-ready online businesses. She delves into the importance of creating business assets based on your own "internal inventory" of wisdom, rather than external noise, and her mission to preserve human wisdom in the age of AI through structured online academies that deliver real outcomes.

The conversation takes a deep dive into the modern dynamics of LinkedIn, which Mary has masterfully decoded. She reveals a critical shift in the platform's algorithm to a Large Language Model (LLM) and explains why aligning your content with the experience listed on your profile is now the key to organic visibility and lead generation. Rejecting short-term "hacks," Mary advocates for a systematic, framework-driven approach to building a business, emphasizing the need for relentless testing and a distraction-free mindset to create a truly sellable asset that can withstand market changes and attract serious acquisition interest.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we are joined by Erica Sosna, the founder of Career Matters. Erica shares her journey from feeling misaligned in a prestigious government role to becoming a leading career strategist. She delves into her "Career Equation" method, a framework that helps individuals align their strengths, values, and vision to build meaningful success. Erica explains how her consultancy partners with major organizations like Amazon and Microsoft to transform their approach to employee engagement, retention, and empowerment by facilitating powerful career conversations at scale.

Erica discusses the effective marketing strategies that have built her reputation, including thought leadership through speaking, writing, and her podcast. She opens up about how a personal, life-altering accident prompted a strategic pivot in her business, shifting focus towards licensing her proven IP to larger consultancies for greater impact. Offering advice to her younger self, Erica emphasizes the importance of embracing discomfort and seizing opportunities when they arise, encouraging listeners to "be bold" in their own entrepreneurial and career journeys.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Jenn Moore, the compassionate founder behind You Got This with Coach Jenn. Jenn shares her powerful journey from a 25-year career in retail management to becoming a health and wellness coach, a transition sparked by her own challenging diagnosis with ulcerative colitis. She reveals how a moment of being unable to keep up with her niece and nephew on a hike became the catalyst for rebuilding her health and, ultimately, for creating a business dedicated to helping others who are often overlooked by the mainstream fitness industry.

Jenn delves into the heart of her mission: providing a supportive and understanding coaching environment for individuals with chronic illnesses, those in the aging population, and people recovering from surgery. She discusses her unique approach that blends one-on-one training, group support sessions, and online programs, all designed to help clients overcome self-doubt and build strength and confidence. Jenn also opens up about her ambitious plans to double her impact, the challenges of marketing in a crowded digital space, and her inspiring "You Got This Wellness Fund," which aims to sponsor coaching for those who couldn't otherwise afford it.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Bob Bradley, a former founder and seasoned business leader with decades of experience running companies and helping others do the same. Bob delves into the critical transition founders must make to scale their businesses successfully, moving from the hands-on "just do it" mentality of a startup to the strategic, leadership-focused role required for growth. He shares invaluable advice on why you must stop chasing every deal to focus on a clear strategy and emphasizes the art of building a high-performing team by delegating outcomes, not just tasks, to empower your people and drive the business forward.

Bob also opens up about his personal journey from leading blue-chip corporations to finding his niche in scaling medium-sized businesses, and now, in his "retirement," sharing his wealth of knowledge through writing and coaching. He leaves listeners with a powerful piece of advice for any stage of the entrepreneurial journey: always start with "why." Understanding your core motivation provides the clarity and drive needed to navigate the challenges of building and scaling a business.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we are joined by Dr. Ellen Albertson, The Midlife Whisperer. Dr. Ellen shares her incredible entrepreneurial journey, which began at the age of 12, and how she has evolved into a psychologist, registered dietitian, and coach dedicated to empowering professional women over 40. She delves into the unique challenges and opportunities of midlife, describing it as a pivotal time where women often feel successful on the outside but unfulfilled on the inside, leading to what she calls being "comfortably uncomfortable."

Dr. Ellen discusses her science-and-soul approach, which integrates mental, physical, and emotional well-being strategies, and introduces her powerful use of Human Design to help clients quickly discover their purpose and transform their lives. She passionately argues against "bro marketing" and cookie-cutter business solutions, emphasizing the importance of authenticity, deep connection, and failing forward. The conversation also covers her plans to scale her impact through group coaching and her ambitious goal to build a community of 100,000 women, all while maintaining a high-vibration, joyful approach to business and life.