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Sukany4 - The Podcast
A UK based walking and talking business podcast! Sukany4-The Podcast is a recorded outdoors while walking through parks, streets, lakes and community spaces.
Hosted by Sukanya, this podcast blends business conversations, community stories and wellbeing, all while moving side by side. Each episode features founders, leaders, creatives and community builders sharing real, candid conversations about business, work, purpose, growth and connection while walking in nature or local places that matter to them.
If you enjoy podcasts to listen to while walking, Sukany4-The Podcast is designed for you. The walking format creates relaxed, grounded conversations you do not get in a studio. Think less performance, more presence. Less hustle chat, more real life business stories.
You will hear:
• Small business and entrepreneurial journeys
• Leadership, values and decision making
• Community building and social impact
• Wellbeing, balance and life beyond work
• The power of walking and talking for better conversations
This is a business podcast you can walk to, whether you are walking the dog, heading out on your lunch break, hiking in the Lakes or just needing a change of pace from screen based content.
Sukany4 The Podcast sits at the intersection of business, community and wellbeing, proving that some of the best conversations happen when we slow down, step outside and walk together.
Find out more at www.sukany4.com
Pop your shoes on. Let’s walk and talk.
Sukany4 - The Podcast
S3E4 - Sam Massey - Parsons Woods - Virgin Flight Attendant to Youth Worker
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Walking through Parsons Woods with Sam Massey: From School Leaver to Youth Work Champion | Walking Podcast
Join us for a beautiful autumn walk along the Cumbria Way from Caldbeck village through Parsons Woods with Sam Massey, co-founder of Woman Up UK and youth worker with over 20 years of transformative experience across Cumbria. What started as leaving school at 15 has led to a career creating inclusive spaces where young people can have the conversations they desperately need, even when schools are too afraid to tackle them.
In this episode, Sam shares her unconventional journey from school struggles to Virgin Atlantic flight attendant to discovering her calling in youth and community work. She opens up about the mentor who changed everything by sitting on a street with someone at rock bottom, sharing chips and unconditional support. We explore why youth workers occupy this unique non-authoritative space in young people's lives, how period workshops open doors to conversations about shame and power, and why Sam believes "you can't hate up close."
Sam also discusses her current work supporting families seeking asylum in isolated rural communities, tackling far-right rhetoric creeping into schools, and launching girls-only (and non-binary inclusive) youth groups across Carlisle through Woman Up UK.
Recorded on a day that started rainy but turned beautiful, you'll hear us navigating muddy riverside paths, nearly dropping phones, and maybe, just maybe, me slipping once or twice!
Perfect for:
- Teachers, youth workers, and anyone working with young people
- Parents navigating difficult conversations with their children
- Anyone interested in social justice and community development
- People who've ever felt like the education system failed them
- Those wanting to understand how to create truly inclusive spaces
Walk Location: Caldbeck to Parsons Woods, Cumbria Way, Cumbria
About the Music:
S3 Music partner is A Band Called Persimmon.
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