02. Building a Holistic Wellness Empire with Maitri Patel

Welcome to episode two of the Kickass Chronicles Podcast. In this candid conversation, Maitri Patel, a serial entrepreneur who runs four businesses, shares her journey from India to Australia. Patel dives into her diverse ventures, from running a Bollywood Dance Studio to two wellness spas and the recently launched ecommerce business ‘Haus of Wellness’.

Following her passion for the wellness industry, Maitri has won the prestigious Telstra Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017, and the 30 under 30 in 2016.

We chat about:

• Inheriting her entrepreneurial spirit from her father, Patel channelled her passion for dance, turning her garage into her first dance studio and growing it over 13 years.
• The evolution of her wellness and self-help businesses, Active Wellness and House of Wellness, attributing their success to addressing real issues like menstrual pains and embracing biohacking techniques to improve vitality.
• She opens up about overcoming cultural expectations and societal attitudes towards her decision to be child-free.
• Her hack for cutting out white noise and focus on a few tasks each day or quarter.
• Advice on blocking out external influences, reflecting on personal beliefs and needs while staying true to oneself.
• Her new business, offering solutions for the challenges she faced personally.
• Her aspirations to retire her partner create the ultimate digital nomad lifestyle.

Connect with Maitri:

www.activewellnessspa.com 

https://www.instagram.com/activewellnessspa/

Connect with Nikki:

https://www.brandartisans.com.au/

https://www.nikkiweaver.com/

https://www.instagram.com/nikkiweaverofficial/