Founders Future

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Mike Anderson, the founder of DOTTT. Mike shares his incredible journey from a 20-year corporate career on Fleet Street, where he rose to board-level positions and launched major products like the Metro newspaper, to founding and exiting the Chelsea Apps Factory. He explains how these experiences in both the instinct-driven world of media and the data-driven world of tech startups culminated in his current venture, DOTTT, which operates on a powerful "Coach and Connect" model. Mike delves into his unique approach to leadership coaching for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, his disciplined process for fostering real outcomes, and how he leverages his vast 40-year network to make impactful connections for his clients.

Mike provides a masterclass in relationship-driven business growth, emphasizing the importance of listening, authenticity, and disciplined networking over aggressive outreach. He reveals why he focuses solely on leadership coaching, the structure of his long-term client engagements, and how he maintains a full roster of 6-8 clients purely through referrals and active community involvement. Reflecting on his extensive career, Mike leaves us with invaluable advice for his younger self: to listen more and transform arrogance into confidence, a lesson he now imparts to the ambitious founders and corporate innovators he coaches today.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we are joined by Linda Brand, a spiritual mindset and self-love empowerment coach. Linda takes us on a profound journey from her challenging past in real estate and a period of serious health struggles to the divine message that prompted her to move across the country and launch her coaching business. She opens up about the intense, multi-year process of healing her own unresolved trauma, which became the foundation for her work helping others. Linda explains that her mission is to guide women—often people-pleasers feeling depleted and unhappy—to gain clarity, build confidence, and rediscover their self-worth and passion for life.

Linda details the structure of her business, including her one-on-one coaching programs, EFT tapping sessions, and her successful podcast, "Worthy and Abundant." She candidly discusses the current challenges of client acquisition as a solo entrepreneur, relying on social media and in-person networking. Looking ahead, Linda shares her goals of building a support team and reaching six figures in revenue, emphasizing that the core of her work—and her advice to her past self—is the transformative power of self-belief and knowing your own inherent worth.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we are introduced to Mantin Lu, the founder behind Success Spectrum a mission-driven venture focused on supporting neurodivergent families. Mantin shares his powerful personal journey, revealing how his son's autism diagnosis turned his successful career in the gaming industry upside down. He opens up about initially escaping into work to avoid the reality of the situation and the pivotal moment of disconnection during his son's piano recital that became a catalyst for profound change. This experience led him to redirect his life toward advocacy, coaching, and entrepreneurship, all dedicated to the autistic community.

Mantin details how his work has evolved to empower both parents and children. He explains his tailored coaching approach for autistic kids, promising to help them overcome a significant life challenge—such as building confidence or managing anxiety—within three months. He also discusses his goals for scaling his impact through speaking engagements and his vision for the future, which includes creating supportive communities for high-achieving fathers. Mantin’s story is a heartfelt testament to finding purpose and fulfillment by turning personal challenges into opportunities to serve others.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we meet Jo Douglas, the founder of Midlife Harmony. Jo shares her incredible journey from being a furloughed nursery worker during the COVID-19 pandemic to building a thriving coaching practice dedicated to supporting women through perimenopause and menopause. She details how a personal health challenge led her to network marketing, which unlocked a passion for entrepreneurship and, through helping friends, revealed a deep need for holistic menopausal support.

Jo discusses the evolution of her business, which now includes one-to-one coaching, free and paid community memberships, and in-person retreats in Spain. She emphasizes the importance of a holistic approach that encompasses nutrition, lifestyle, and movement alongside medical options. Jo also opens up about the challenges of consistency and tech for entrepreneurs and her exciting plans to scale her business with a new membership program, all driven by her mission to help women transform this life stage into a time of growth and opportunity.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Milan Kohut, we sit down with Tiye Martin, the founder of RepSelect.io. Tiye details his entrepreneurial journey, which began with door-to-door sales and managing social media accounts before evolving into a marketing agency. He quickly identified a critical gap in the market: while there was ample sales training available, experienced reps struggled immensely to find legitimate, high-quality remote sales opportunities, and business owners had a hard time connecting with vetted talent. This key insight led him to pivot and build RepSelect.io, a dedicated platform designed to streamline the connection between skilled sales representatives and growing businesses.

Tiye delves into the challenges and strategies of bootstrapping a tech startup, sharing his highly effective marketing approach that leverages a mix of retargeting ads and cold outreach. He emphasizes the importance of patience in team building and the critical balance between product development and growth marketing. Looking ahead, Tiye outlines his goals for RepSelect.io, aiming to hit significant revenue milestones while continuously innovating the platform to better serve both sales reps and business owners in the high-ticket coaching and consulting space.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Lynesha Marie, the visionary behind L. Marie Consulting and "F.L.Y Coach." Lynesha shares her powerful journey from a successful corporate HR career, where she aspired to reach the C-suite, to becoming a transformational entrepreneur. The pivotal moment came from witnessing widespread employee disengagement and a personal realization that "retirement isn't about age, it's about income." This fueled her mission to help others break free from unfulfilling work and step into their purpose, leading to the creation of her coaching business and community-focused travel retreats.

Lynesha delves into her unique "FLY Coach" methodology, which stands for Fulfilling Living Year-Round. She explains how she helps her primary audience—corporate women—discover and monetize their overlooked skills to build purpose-driven income streams without waiting for a promotion. Through her "Elevate University" program and the "Goldmine Method," she guides clients from self-discovery to consistent implementation and visibility. Lynesha also discusses her plans for the future, including scaling her business, hosting transformative retreats like her upcoming "Purpose in Paradise" in Jamaica, and her philosophy of "keeping flying" even when the path doesn't look as you imagined.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we are joined by Nanette Murphy, an award-winning divorce and life reinvention coach and founder of Live Life Now, LLC. Nanette shares her powerful personal journey of navigating a divorce after a 25-year marriage, which led her to her mission of changing the narrative around divorce. She delves into the critical, often overlooked role of a divorce coach, explaining how she provides compassionate, practical support to help women move from a place of fear and uncertainty to one of clarity and empowerment, ultimately saving them time, money, and emotional turmoil.

Nanette outlines her client process, which begins with self-care and emotional management before any legal steps are taken. She emphasizes the importance of hiring professionals in the correct order—starting with a financial planner, not an attorney—and explains the distinct value a coach provides compared to a therapist. For aspiring entrepreneurs, she also shares insightful lessons on client acquisition in a sensitive industry, revealing that genuine connection and word-of-mouth through networking and podcasts have proven far more effective than traditional social media lead generation.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we sit down with Jason Safford, an elite performance coach and founder of Win Your Day Now. Jason shares his incredible entrepreneurial journey, from a dot-com venture tragically halted by 9/11 to a 19-year career in environmental real estate, navigating the 2008 financial crisis. He details how the COVID-19 pandemic was the catalyst that launched him into full-time coaching, leading him to develop his unique methodology that blends physical fitness with mental resilience coaching. Jason explains his signature approach of conducting deep, therapeutic conversations with clients during their workout sessions, using physical exertion to help them break through mental barriers and build a truly resilient lifestyle.

Jason walks us through the current state of his business, which includes in-person training at his private gym, one-on-one coaching, and a supporting app. He discusses his client acquisition strategies, which heavily leverage organic content on platforms like LinkedIn, and his vision for the future, which includes opening a flagship facility and franchising his unique gym model. The conversation also covers his upcoming book, "Win Your Day," which pairs stories of legendary resilient figures like Nelson Mandela and Steve Jobs with the real-life transformations of his own clients, illustrating that resilience is the ultimate human superpower.

In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we dive into the remarkable journey of Timothy "Coach Papa" Stewart. Tim shares how a single, seemingly random event—a football interception in 1972—set off a chain reaction that led him to his wife, a transformative career path, and his ultimate purpose. He powerfully illustrates his core philosophy that "every action we take, every decision we make, has future implications," challenging listeners to consider the impact they are having on the world around them.

Tim traces his evolution from a farm kid in Nebraska to a military policeman, plant manager, and successful stockbroker before finding his true calling as a coach. He opens up about the life-threatening health crisis that forced him to recognize that "everything mattered all along." Now, as "Coach Papa," he uses his unique blend of storytelling, poetry, and hard-won wisdom to act as a "treasure hunter" for his clients, helping them unlock the best version of themselves by confronting the blocks in their lives and businesses.

n this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we dive into the world of high-impact event production with Shay Wheat, founder of Grace and Ease Productions. Shay shares her unexpected journey into the industry, which began with a chance encounter and a simple joke that led to her managing over 70 speakers for a major conference. She explains the powerful distinction between an event planner and an event producer, emphasizing that her role is to strategically engineer profit and ROI into every event, helping clients cut through the digital noise and create real-time trust and community.

Shay breaks down the two primary types of events that drive business growth: enrollment events, designed to convert new clients into high-ticket offers, and fulfillment events, which deepen relationships with existing customers and serve as a platform for renewals and upsells. She provides invaluable advice on how to fill a room, from leveraging joint venture partners and speaking on other stages to strategic ticket mapping. For any entrepreneur considering hosting their own event, Shay’s key takeaway is to ensure your team is supported, allowing you as the host to focus entirely on delivering value and connecting with your audience.