From Burnout to Breakthrough: How Mhairi Todd Rebuilt Her Life’s Purpose

In this episode of Founders, Future, with host Milan Kohut, transformation coach and founder of Revolve Coaching, Mhairi Todd shares her compelling journey from a high-pressure commercial director role in London’s beauty industry to building a purpose-driven coaching business in Scotland. After years of climbing the corporate ladder, Mhairi realized the titles and salary weren’t creating the fulfillment she expected. A series of life-changing events — including moving back home for maternity leave and the sudden loss of her mother — pushed her to reevaluate everything she thought success was supposed to look like. This ultimately led her to pursue coaching full-time, driven by the desire to help women break through emotional and professional roadblocks that keep them stuck.Mhairi discusses the evolution of her business, her multi-stream model, and her signature transformational coaching program that blends deep emotional work with future-focused action. She opens up about navigating motherhood while scaling a business, why mixed-model revenue keeps her secure, and the realities of marketing in a noisy digital landscape. From embracing SEO and in-person networking to maintaining strict work-life balance, Mhairi shows how she builds a business aligned with her values — one that prioritizes impact, time freedom, and sustainable growth over vanity metrics.