Path in Life Podcast

Marketing Made Simple: Relationship Building at Scale for Founders & Creators

Luca Volentir sits down with Alex Whitty, a freelance marketing consultant who works with founders to simplify their marketing and turn ideas into clear, effective strategies. Alex breaks down marketing into its core essence: relationship building at scale. He explains how to simplify your message, understand your audience, create genuine outreach, and use pattern-breaking to stand out. — Alex's Links: * Alex on LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-whitty/ Luca's Links: * Listen on YouTube → https://youtu.be/vtEPx0-fzJ4 * Website → https://www.pill-podcast.com/ * Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/pathinlife.podcast

Adam Fouracre: building my business, Elevate You Aesthetics

After 17 years in the NHS, Adam decided to take control of his life and launched his own aesthetics clinic. He shares how he validated the idea and secured clients before even completing his training course, how he approaches marketing locally, building trust with people putting their face in his hands, the operating costs, and much more. — Adam's Links: * Elevate You Aesthetics → https://elevateyouaesthetics.co.uk/ * Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/elevateyou.aesthetics/ Luca's Links: * Listen on YouTube → https://youtu.be/Lib_KID60Ng * Website → https://www.pill-podcast.com/ * Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/pathinlife.podcast

Maahika Singh: reclaiming bossy

Luca Volentir sits down with Maahika, host of the Reclaiming Bossy Podcast, and founder of Empower Sounds Media. At just 19, Maahika launched her podcast while still at university, driven by a desire to create visibility and opportunities for young women in business and creativity. From the “party girl” era of saying yes to everything, through a “healing girl” phase of self-discovery, to her “Dora the Explorer” travel and learning period, and now stepping fully into her CEO era. Maahika talks about how she turned curiosity into action by cold-emailing for internships, building communities, rebranding her podcast, and learning to treat content creation like a business while keeping the joy and authenticity intact. — Maahika's Links: * Maahika's Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/maahika.s * Reclaiming Bossy YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@reclaimingbossy * Reclaiming Bossy Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/reclaimingbossy * Empower Sounds Media → https://www.empowersoundsmedia.com Luca's Links: * Listen on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@pathInLifePodcast * Website → https://www.pill-podcast.com/ * Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/pathinlife.podcast

Adam Fouracre: stand against violence

Luca Volentir sits down with Adam Fouracre, whose life changed forever on 25 September 2005 when his 17-year-old brother Lloyd was brutally murdered on his way home from a friend’s birthday party. At just 19, Adam channelled his grief into action and founded Stand Against Violence, a charity that has spent over 20 years delivering educational workshops in schools across the UK. Through powerful storytelling, reconstructions, and empathy-based sessions, the charity helps young people understand the devastating impact of violence and break the cycle before it starts. Adam opens up about the night he found out, the emotional rollercoaster that followed, going head-to-head with the police, meeting one of the killers, winning the Queen’s Award, and the highs and lows of growing a charity on a shoestring budget. — Adam's Links: * Stand Against Violence → https://standagainstviolence.co.uk * Book: When September Ends → https://a.co/d/0eascisC Luca's Links: * Listen on YouTube → https://youtube.com/@pathinlifepodcast?si=lnji8JlTk2GP_P2n * Website → https://www.pill-podcast.com/ * Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/pathinlife.podcast If you’ve ever wondered how someone turns unimaginable loss into a force for good, or how education can help break the cycle of violence, this episode will stay with you. Subscribe for more real conversations on finding your path in life. 🎙️

Chris May: founder of Mayden

Luca Volentir sits down with Chris May, founder of Mayden, a Bath-based health tech company behind iaptus, the leading digital care record system for NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT). Over 25 years, Mayden has supported millions of patients (now over 10 million records, a fifth of the UK population) by turning unused healthcare data into better outcomes, faster access, and evidence-based care. Chris shares his journey: from engineering at Cadbury's, university projects comparing manufacturing and healthcare, to founding Mayden in 2000 after spotting massive untapped potential in health data. He talks about building a humble, kind culture, stepping back after recent investment, writing fiction (with a sequel in the works), and investing in new ventures. — Chris May's Links: * Mayden's Website → https://www.mayden.Son of Man Book → https://a.co/d/0gaKGI7U * Data Driven Healthcare Book → https://a.co/d/0ixYe84Z * Made Without Managers Book → https://a.co/d/035QtxeZ Luca's Links: * Listen on YouTube → https://youtube.com/@pathinlifepodcast?si=2sS0iFOInxeZGGWn * Website → https://www.pill-podcast.com/ * Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/pathinlife.podcast If you're interested in health tech, using data for good, entrepreneurship journeys, this episode is for you. Subscribe for more real conversations on finding your path in life! 🎙️