In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we’re joined by Katy Margison, founder of Athena Nutrition. Katy opens up about her deeply personal journey through alcoholism and cocaine addiction, and the turning point that led her to sobriety in January 2024. With over a decade in CrossFit and competitive Olympic weightlifting, she shares the surprising reality of navigating fitness while battling addiction—and how getting sober forced her to rebuild her health, identity, and relationship with food from the ground up.

The conversation explores Katy’s work supporting women—particularly those in midlife—through sobriety, nutrition, fitness, and mindset change. She breaks down her four core pillars: nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress management, and explains why long-term habit building beats quick fixes pushed by “big wellness” marketing. Katy also reflects on growing Athena Nutrition from a side project into a full-time business, overcoming imposter syndrome, building authentic connections through social media, and her vision for scaling impact through team growth, sober retreats, and community-led transformation.