How Founders Transformed Their Relationship with Success
These entrepreneurs didn't just fix a few problems—they transformed their entire approach to business and life. Each story shows what happens when you're willing to do BOTH the internal work AND the external work.
These are founders who: Already built successful companies. Already did some inner work. Ready to access the next level of capability and consciousness. Not in crisis—in expansion.
Ross McCray
Founder of VideoAmp ($2B valuation)
Before: Driven by raw talent and ambition, but plagued by insecurity and ego. Chasing vanity metrics and success narratives without a deeper sense of purpose.
Breakthrough & Transformation: Shifted from goal-oriented hustle to purpose-first leadership. Reduced reactive decision-making through nervous system awareness. Realigned business tactics with core values and strategic thinking. Built a company culture centered on mindfulness and shared purpose.
Results: VideoAmp rose from $18M to $88M (ultimately surpassing $2B). Discovered clarity and fulfillment across professional and personal realms.
"My time with CK was a journey of profound self-discovery and impactful leadership."
Victor M.
Co-Founder of 7-Figure CPG Company (Featured on Shark Tank)
Before: Struggling with cost overruns and emotional strain, especially around his family life. Felt paralyzed by stress and unable to juggle business challenges and personal well-being.
Breakthrough & Transformation: Built capacity to face financial stress without shutting down. Identified and closed a 35% gap in variable shipping costs, saving $300K annually. Experienced a personal breakthrough with his son, finding renewed peace and balance.
Results: Immediate operational savings that boosted profitability. A mindset shift: learned the power of letting go and embracing fulfillment rather than chasing it.
"This coaching helped me see the possibilities in letting go and finding fulfillment along the way."
Justin Barr
Co-Founder of TapIt (8-Figure Exit)
Before: On an emotional rollercoaster craving motivation and productivity hacks. Lacked clarity in how to scale success without sacrificing family and well-being.
Breakthrough & Transformation: Gained a new perspective on personal greatness, especially regarding core family relationships. Understood how loved ones see him—and who he needs to be for them.
Results: Elevated relationships at home while also 10X-ing his professional impact. Feels deeply aligned with his goals and the people he cares about most.
"This newfound clarity is going to 10X everything I do."
Tony B.
Founder of 7-Figure Agency
Where He Started: Navigating co-founder conflict with his spouse. Ready to find a way to honor both marital needs and business obligations.
The Work & Evolution: Implemented clear boundaries, communication frameworks, and accountability in both marriage and work. Found a harmonized approach that respects both relationship and business growth.
The Results: Relationship and business are thriving, even after just one week of changes. Sustainable structure for long-term harmony at home and in the office.
"We elevated our communication to a level we never thought possible."
Ron M.
Silicon Beach Serial Entrepreneur
Where He Started: Carrying deep guilt and regret about a lost relationship with his kids—felt like a crushing burden. Ready to shift perspective without letting it define him.
The Work & Evolution: Shifted perspective to respect the problem without letting it define him. Released emotional baggage, leading to a physical release from back pain.
The Results: Feels lighter, stronger, and balanced; approach to family challenges is more grounded. Gained new emotional freedom, sparking deeper resilience.
"Your work is powerful, my brother—I can't thank you enough."
V.M.
Founder of 7-Figure Business
Where He Started: Emotionally drained and experiencing nervous tics as stress escalated. Ready for profound clarity before considering medication.
The Work & Evolution: Attended a ceremony that catalyzed deep release of long-held angst. Gained profound clarity and reconnection.
The Results: Nervous tics vanished; reconnected spiritually and personally. Feels empowered to live fully and run his business with genuine alignment.
"The retreat was a turning point in my life."
Kristofer Q.
Co-founder of a 7-figure CPG company (Featured on Shark Tank)
Where He Started: Focused on business growth but sensing deeper layers ready to be accessed. Ready to embrace family moments with aging parents before time runs out.
The Work & Evolution: Realized the importance of cherishing family while time remains. Tapped into a 'warrior' energy—limitless determination and inner strength.
The Results: Feels truly empowered in both personal life and company growth. Embracing family bonds and forging a more purposeful business future.
"I discovered I am a warrior, and the sky is the limit."
Bradford Hamilton
Global Expansion Executive
Where He Started:
On a deeply transformative journey after plant-medicine experiences. Ready to deepen those breakthroughs and integrate spiritual insights into how he actually shows up—in leadership, relationships, daily decisions.
The Work & Evolution:
CK's integration system ensured Bradford capitalized on his breakthroughs. Not just understanding them intellectually, but metabolizing them into practice—expanding gratitude beyond concept into felt experience, refining physical presence so his body matched his insight, building daily mindfulness as a leadership capability rather than a morning ritual.
Together they reframed life as a holistic experience rather than a linear race from milestone to milestone. The work wasn't about achieving more. It was about integrating what he'd already accessed.
The Results:
Feels more whole, grounded, and present in every arena—work, relationships, his own internal experience. No longer carrying past mistakes and regrets—releasing weight to move lighter and faster toward what's next.
The shifts weren't philosophical. They were embodied. His body knows the difference between grasping and flowing now. That changes everything.
"The end result is I feel more whole, more grounded, more present."
David H.
Crypto Hedge Fund Manager
Where He Started: Sensing a lack of clarity or driving purpose. Ready to balance spiritual curiosity with demanding professional goals.
The Work & Evolution: Activated the 'Warrior King' energy—standing strong and fully engaged in his vision. Deepened intuition and self-trust, fueling decisions from a place of solid inner power.
The Results: Moved from paralysis to purpose-driven action. Now embodying soul force, forging an inspired path forward in his hedge fund career.
"CK helped me unleash my soul force, connecting deeply with intuition and self-trust."
Anthony G.
Founder of Multiple 7-Figure Businesses
Where He Started: Caught in people-pleasing patterns. Ready to reclaim personal power without adopting arrogance or aggression.
The Work & Evolution: Identified self-doubt as the root pattern—released it through guided work. Discovered a grounded, authentic power that balances strength with empathy.
The Results: Now takes decisive action daily, fueled by a newfound sense of confidence. Feels more committed, energized, and ready to expand his businesses.
"I'm ready to maintain this powerful state every single day."
Peter F.
Founder of Sales Agency
Where He Started: Experiencing constant mental chatter that undermined his flow. Ready to find a more fluid approach to business challenges.
The Work & Evolution: Adopted the mantra "focus on the flame," staying present in each moment. Learned to release struggle, allowing forward momentum without resistance.
The Results: More fluid approach to business hurdles, seeing solutions more readily. Lives in greater harmony, balancing ambition with inner peace.
"This practice has been transformational."
Joe
Mid-Career Professional
Where He Started: People-pleaser pattern jumping between relationships seeking validation. Ready to build something sustainable with clear purpose.
The Work & Evolution: Developed trusted ally network, established clear purpose and daily disciplines driving results toward his lifelong vision. Built physical and financial foundation.
The Results: Makes more money than he's ever made, surrounded by trusted allies. At a recent industry event, former colleagues asked how he maintained such energy and focus. He's in the best shape of his adult life.
Noba
Creative Professional
Where He Started: Doing all the surface-level work—meditation, exercise, personal development—but underneath, navigating financial stress. Ready for deeper integration.
The Work & Evolution: Built clear 10-year vision and daily disciplines driving results toward creative dreams. Developed capacity to discuss money and business without emotional reactivity.
The Results: Has a clear vision and practical path forward. Can engage with financial realities from a place of calm rather than chaos.
Jack
Senior Technical Professional
Where He Started: Just ended a long-term relationship. Successful but using work as primary strategy for advancement. Ready to develop authentic expression and broader life engagement.
The Work & Evolution: Developed confidence to speak up in high-stakes situations. Built clear long-term vision while maintaining flexibility about the path forward. Expanded interests and social connections.
The Results: Advancing rapidly in his organization, earning respect from both his team and senior leadership. Champions important initiatives, drives meaningful projects, finds genuine satisfaction in his daily work. Has a clear long-term vision and maintains his disciplines.
Cody
Entrepreneur with Major Backing
Where He Started: Incredible external advantages—major investor backing, deep industry expertise, connections with top-tier influencers. Ready to align behavior with opportunity, strengthen judgment, and build consistent follow-through.
The Work & Evolution: Built clear-mindedness and physical strength. Established consistent spiritual practices and developed genuine self-confidence. Preserved crucial investor relationship while reactivating valuable industry network.
The Results: Building real momentum toward entrepreneurial vision with renewed clarity and discipline. Preserved his crucial investor relationship and is reactivating his valuable industry network.
Sur En
Co-Founder of LigoLab
Where He Started: Company ready to articulate its core "why, how, and what" more clearly. Sensing opportunity to align individual values with organizational mission.
The Work & Evolution: Through efficient, impactful exercises, uncovered the company's true purpose and core values. Aligned founders' personal motivations with the business vision, fostering a renewed sense of unity.
The Results: Created a shared mission that energizes the entire team. Established a solid strategic foundation for growth.
"We wouldn't have reached this clarity without CK's transformative approach."
Dylan Watkins
Founder of RealitySmash
Where He Started: Clear on the what and how of his company, but ready to access the deeper why. Seeking a guiding star to unify decisions and direction.
The Work & Evolution: Unearthed the deeper purpose (the true "why"), becoming the team's North Star. Aligned daily actions and long-term strategy around a unified vision.
The Results: Stronger team alignment and renewed momentum. A transformative sense of clarity, guiding scale and innovation.
"The impact on our vision has been transformative."
John Le
Founder of FB Marketing Agency
Where He Started: Ready to unlock full potential but carrying a lifelong "lazy" label that inhibited true self-expression.
The Work & Evolution: Realized the "lazy" label was others' way of pushing him to stop—insight led to immediate release of a self-defeating identity. Embraced a joyful, loving approach to work and life.
The Results: Left the program overflowing with clarity and concrete steps to lasting happiness. Freed from a psychological weight that had held him back for years.
"This experience was truly life-changing."
Manu E.
Founder of a Silicon Valley startup
Where He Started: Approaching his work with self-critical lens. Ready to discover what to double down on rather than what to fix.
The Work & Evolution: Discovered what he needed to amplify—strengths, values, and core capabilities. Emerged with a renewed vision of self that overcame limiting beliefs.
The Results: Felt fundamentally changed, more self-assured, and guided by potential rather than doubt. Returned to his startup with fresh energy and innovative ideas.
"This weekend has definitely changed me. Truly incredible."
Alex Tsatkin
Founder of a 7-figure e-commerce business
Where He Started: Sensing life had lost its spark. Ready to return to childlike wonder and operate with more ease.
The Work & Evolution: Realized the struggle was self-created; learned to operate with awareness and synchronicity. Found a way to be fully awake and joyful in business and life.
The Results: Rediscovered true self with clarity, ditching the constant grind. Business regained momentum as creativity and passion returned.
"It's like rediscovering the wonder of being a kid."