In this episode of Founders Future, host Zach Young sits down with Suraj Ethirajan, the founder of Grow You Now and a tech industry veteran with experience at Intel and Samsung. Suraj shares his journey from a circuit designer and global leader in the semiconductor industry to entrepreneurship, driven by his desire to live the American dream. He reveals the pivotal moment in 2021 when he decided that if he was the product, the variables for success were fewer, leading him to leap into leadership coaching.

Suraj delves into the two core pillars of Grow You Now: transforming high-performing but often difficult-to-manage tech executives through a 12-week coaching program, and helping laid-off tech professionals land new jobs. He explains his unique approach, which combines his technical acumen with psychological tools and conflict resolution techniques. A passionate innovator, Suraj also details how he is building AI agents to scale his expertise, using tools like Numerous.ai to "clone" himself and create a future where his guidance is accessible to all, with the ultimate goal of providing livelihoods and creating opportunities for others.