Screw It Just DO It with Alex Chisnall

Welcome to Saturday's Solo Episode #305. In this week's episode, I want to talk about Is Clubhouse “The Next Big Thing” & Why You Need To Be On It. There's been a buzz hanging around since last year about a new social media platform called Clubhouse app. It's a new platform where people chat in real time, share stories, and collaborate ideas using only audio. This is really interesting for an audio content creator like me so I recently joined to understand first hand the buzz. This episode talks about this experience and whether it's really the next big thing, let's wait and see but I can already see a lot of positive points in my first week trying it out. Learn more about this podcast: - Check out Clubhouse app in here.

Welcome to Episode #304, with William Watkins, Founder of Radnor Hills. William grew up on his family farm in Mid Wales, after studying Food Marketing at Newcastle University. On his return to the farm William put in place his plan to capitalise on the natural spring water from an aquifer below the farmland, and launched Radnor Hills Mineral Water Company. Thirty years later following many ups and downs the Company now runs 8 production lines filling well over 300 million units of soft drinks a year. Radnor is currently the only production site in the world to have the capability of bottling in glass, plastic, can and TETRA on one site. During this episode, we talked about: How in retail, you have to expand in different sectors so you can easily adapt to outside forces such as the pandemic right now How in every business, one should have a sustainability and environmental friendly initiative How in business, you create your own luck. A little bit of luck and precise timing can make or break your business. Learn more about the content discussed in this episode: Visit Radnor Hills website here. Connect with William Watkins via his LinkedIn here.

Welcome to Saturday's Solo Episode #303. In this week's episode, I want to talk about My Lockdown Routines, Rituals & Habits. If you're having a hard time functioning and working specially on the recent lockdown v3.0 here in the UK, I'm here to tell you that you are not alone. I've struggled myself getting my A game back on the first Monday of the year. In this episode, I listed down the things that help me give structure and discipline in my daily life and I hope these things could help you improve yours too. Learn more about this podcast: If you need help with your routines, you can email me at alex@screwitjustdoit.org Follow us in Instagram @screw.itjustdoit Learn more from Andy Frisella and his 75Hard: A 75-Day Tactical Guide to Winning the War With Yourself here.

Welcome to Episode #302: £6,000 to £100 Million: How Rebranding can Help Elevate your Business, with Adam Rossiter and Elliot Dawes, Founders of bulk. Founded in 2006, bulk has achieved industry leading growth; both in the active nutrition sector and in wider eCommerce. bulk boasts one of the most extensive ranges of award winning products with unrivalled formulations across sports nutrition, health & wellbeing, and functional foods. During 2019 bulk expanded its vertically integrated operations with the addition of a brand new DC in Poland, enhancing service and growth capacity across mainland Europe. 2020 added investment in a second state of the art manufacturing facility to this location. In 2021 bulk will surpass a £100m+ annual revenue milestone, continuing the high growth trajectory aligned with our brand vision. During this episode, we will be talking about: - How having a wide range of products is a good setup to be pandemic proof in business as you can refocus your sales in sectors that are less affected in terms of consumers' priorities, raw materials and logistics. - Why you should always find ways in doing things better than the competitors to stay ahead and stay relevant with your consumers. - Finding the middle ground between sustainability and quality is tough but there is a way as long as you are determined and keep pushing forward. Learn more about the content discussed in this episode: - Visit bulk website here. - Connect to Adam and Elliot via their LinkedIn pages here and here. - Follow their Instagram page here.

Welcome to Saturday's Solo Episode #301. It's the first episode of the year 2021 and in this Saturday solo, I want to talk about my take-aways and learnings from last year. It was a hard year for every one in every corner of the world but when there is hardship and suffering, there is also some lessons learned. I always try to see situations with positivity and a glass half full outlook. So join me as I look back on all the memorable interviews I had and remember the lessons that would help achieve the goals for the new year.

Welcome to Episode #300, Screw It Just Do It Top 10 of 2020. I certainly didn't thought I would reach 300 episodes! Thank you each and everyone of you who listened to even just one episode of this podcast. It truly has totally changed my life for the better. There is nothing I would rather be doing in my life than chatting and meeting amazing people and recording and sharing their stories to a wider audience, an audience that now stretches to over 150 countries around the world. This episode summarizes the Top 10 episodes of 2020. The most listened to, the most popular, the most downloaded and talked about episodes in the past 12 months. Join me as we reminisce back in time and listen to these episodes again, to be inspired all over again and to talk about all the learnings and take-aways to prepare us for a better 2021.

Welcome to Episode #299, with Brendan Kane, most recently known for generating one million followers in over 100 counties in less than 30 days. He went on to publish the best-selling book One Million Followers, which breaks down how he was able to achieve such a feat. During this episode, Do These Things For Social Media Mastery, we will be talking about: Understanding who your audience/customers are is the first thing we should do if selling our product/services There are different avenues to market your product, the traditional type and through the newer platform of social media. How to choose the right way really depends on your business and how well you know your audience In social media marketing, it is always quality over quantity. Quality content attracts and retains people in the platform and that's what the algorithm of these apps is looking for Learn more about the content discussed in this episode: Read about Brendan Kane here Know about Brendan's newest book Hook Point here and his other books here Watch The Social Dilemma here

Welcome to Episode #298, with Piers Linney, Dragon Den's Investor and Founder of moblox, a next generation small business service provider and marketplace. In 2019, Piers created a course called #Startup with Piers Linney, with over 76 lessons and 9.5+ hours of content to provide step-by-step and practical advice to anyone starting or growing a new business. During this episode, Piers and I will be talking about Start Up & Scale Up: Everything You Need to Know to Build Your Business. It gets easier to fund your business if your have a good social network that can connect you to investors and mentors. So go out there and connect to people In building your business, it is very important to invest in people. A great team will push you to success and equally, a bad team will make it harder for you Build your brand by staying consistent to what you promise your product or service can do and make sure you connect to the right audiences and customers Learn more about the content discussed in this episode: Join the #Startup with Piers Linney here Contact Piers Linney via his website here

Welcome to Saturday Episode #297 with Alex Stephany, the Founder and CEO of Beam. Beam is the world’s first online platform that uses crowdfunding to support homeless people into work. Partnered with over 40 charities and the Mayor of London, Beam and its fast-growing community has had unprecedented success supporting the most disadvantaged people in society into work. Using Beam, homeless people have overcome challenges and traumas including mental health, addiction, FGM, self-harm and human slavery to build new lives and careers, in sectors ranging from beauty to bricklaying. In this Saturday episode, Alex and I talk about Leveraging Technology to Find Scalable Solutions to the Toughest Problems - Starting with Homelessness. The biggest realization is how Beam needed to build ways for anyone to help those from disadvantaged backgrounds for the long-term with the efficiency and transparency that technology can bring. Figuring that out, it's amazing to see how the human spirit, backed with a fundamental belief that life has value and other people are rooting for you, can lead to rapid transformation. Learn more about this podcast: Help a homeless people for the long term. Visit Beam website here. Change lives with meaningful Christmas gift and cards. Learn more here. Connect with Alex Stephany on Twitter via @AlexStephany.

Welcome to Episode #296: Ten P's to Building a Successful Business with Lord Bilimoria, the founder of Cobra Beer and currently operates as the company's chairman. In addition to his business activity, Bilimoria is a politically active crossbench member of the House of Lords, currently serves as Chancellor of the University of Birmingham and is President of the Confederation of British Industry. During this episode, Ten P's to Building a Successful Business, we will be talking about: - Creating a unique product creates differentiation from other brands and this could be an asset and your selling point to success - In business, it's always important to focus on these: Product, Price, Place, Promotion, Finance, Passion, Principles, Profit, Brand - For a brand to stand out, always delivery a consistent experience and you can do this by building a mentality of striving for perfection Learn more about the content discussed in this episode: - Learn more about Lord Bilimoria by reading through his website here.