Screw It Just DO It with Alex Chisnall

If you come to one live event during the rest of 2019, you need to come to this one! This is our annual get-together and I would personally love to see and meet you. So on Episode #146 I'm talking about the launch of this October 17th's Entrepreneur Summit 2019 event at there Hilton Bournemouth in partnership with Sunny Bird PR. We've got NINE amazing A-List speakers, plus a couple of really interesting panels we've put together too. We're launching with Grenade founders Alan Barratt & Juliet Barratt and will be adding a new speaker each week starting next week: follow @alexchisnall on social media or go to the Screw it, Just Do It Facebook page for the latest announcements. Early Bird Tickets are now on sale, and if you use my personal discount code of SIJDI you'll get another 10% off. Prices will never be lower than this. If you don't know Alan & Juliet's story it's as inspirational as you can get, starting with just £27 in thebans before being acquired last year for £72 MILLION! It has been named as one of the UK's fastest-growing companies and it now has over 60 staff, and retails in more than 80 countries around the world. Grenade is now the market-leading sports performance and active nutrition brand. They, along with our other speakers will be there to not only inspire you, but to tell you how you can implement some of the strategies that they have used to fuel this explosive growth. Go to Entrepreneur Summit 2019 to grab your early bird ticket before prices go up. This event is part of BOMO - a collection of 14 thought leadership conferences in Bournemouth this autumn: https://www.bomofestival.com

Welcome to Episode #145 where this week I'm more super-excited than usual. Firstly my guest is Rob Da Bank, legendary DJ turned festival curated and podcaster. Secondly, we're launching our annual day-long event for entrepreneurs. Thirdly I'm launching a new business.. For full details of this year's event on October 17th in Bournemouth at the UK's #1 Hilton hotel go to the Screw it, Just Do it Facebook page for the launch. We'll releasing a limited number of early-bird tickets today, July 10th, as well as announcing the first two of eight speakers. The rest we'll be announcing week by week throughout the summer. Back to today's guest, Rob Da Bank, DJ, podcaster, record-label owner and festival curator including Camp Bestival, Common People and Bestival. Rob started Bestival back in 2004 and has survived the surge in popularity festivals have enjoyed in what has increasingly become a competitive space. Bestival doubled in size every year, reaching a peak of 55,000 and has played host to artists such as the Beastie Boys, Amy Winehouse, Stevie Wonder and Elton John. He's also showcased his DJ'ing all over the world, hosted his own show on Radio 1 and is credited with helping develop bar-based culture. He's also got his own podcast, The A to Z of Festivals and is married to Camp Bestival Co-Founder Josie whom he has four children. In a very honest and open chat, Rob talks us through the high's and low's of his entrepreneurial life. I started by asking Rob who's responsible for putting the festival line-up together as eclectic as Napalm Death, Jess Glynne & Goldie Lookin' Chain... Let's StartUp!

In Episode #144 I talk about how to monetise a podcast. There's barely a day that goes by that somebody won't ask me about monetising podcasts. A common mistake is in thinking that the only way to monetise a podcast is through sponsorship. Another one is in thinking that you can monetise your podcast straightaway. I'm sorry to disappoint you but podcasting isn't a get-rich-quick scheme. Like any venture worth pursuing, you've got to start slow, grow your audience, provide value - then find out what they need and provide. I believe I've identified at least TEN different ways to monetise a podcast. Take a listen to find out what I think they are, with examples of podcasters who have done it.Technology is changing so quickly there will soon be more. If you know of any others let me know via social @alexchisnall or email alex@screwitjustdoit.org  

" I won't dive into the details but I got booted out of school when I was young. I'm dyslexic so I find it really hard to concentrate in classrooms, and because of that I acted up in school and I was quite naughty. There was a group of us who weren't leading a very productive lifestyle as teenagers so my life really wasn't going anywhere. So at the age of 21 I knew I had so much potential and my parents were so supportive of me, so I just decided to make a massive change in my life. I just quit drinking and partying at the age of 21 which was tough, but an amazing moment in my life. I went to South Africa for 7 months to get rehabilitation and help with that and I came back highly determined to make my life a success.  Welcome to episode #143 with Tom Gozney from The Gozney Group. Posting a crowd funding appeal to take his world class stone oven business to the next level, Tom Gozney set a 30-day limit to achieve £500,000. Just over an hour later, that target had been passed and it now stands at over £1.5m. Among the investors to back Tom’s plans to expand were Instagram founder Mike Krieger, hotelier Robin Hutson of Limewood and The Pig hotels, and rapper Professor Green. Personal clients include Paul Hollywood, Sarah Beeny, Hairy Biker Si King, Jean Christophe Novelli and Richard Branson – who flew Tom out to his holiday resort Necker Island to build one. After getting kicked out of school, Tom turned his life around, giving up alcohol at 21 and starting his business from his bedroom with just £5,000. Today the business is valued at £20 million, has branched into getting corporate clients such as Franca Manca & Pizza Pilgrims and has one hell of a story to tell. Let's StartUp!

When I set my 2019 goals over Christmas I decided to focus on this podcast and get it to the number one position on the iTunes chart. Why? Because it was a measurable and achievable goal. However, if you had asked me two years ago if it was a SMART goal I would have said no - and laughed you out out of the room. My first week I had two downloads!! Clearly my mum and my wife.. So to now - just a week after we celebrated our 2nd anniversary - be ranked as a number one show by somebody like Apple means a lot. And to have the show listened to in 115 countries..well that just blows my mind. Is it a co-incidence that I am currently just over halfway with Andy Frisella's #75HARD programme? I'll let you decide. But either way it's one hell of a coincidence since I started to apply a laser-like focus to my goals. If you haven't set your goals for 2019, it's honestly not too late. If I can achieve this in 6 months - then there is no reason why you can't achieve your goals in the 6 months we have left this year: listen to Episode #100 and my Roadmap to a successful 2019. And listen to Episode #126 The One Thing to get laser-focus clarity on what you ned to do in order to achieve your goals. We're just halfway into this year. So take the time to pause, review what's working and what's not: recalibrate and reverse engineer your way to a super-successful 2019. I hope this episode provides a small amount of inspiration for those of you who may be struggling right now, maybe don't think that you're where you want to be this year. I want to show you that ANYTHING is possible and we can all achieve our goals if we persevere and focus on the one thing.

Welcome to episode #141 with Huel founder Julian Hearn. Fevertree, Gymshark, and Brewdog are all great British success stories. They have all disrupted existing categories and built phenomenal brands and incredible businesses.  Huel is set to eclipse them all. 40 million meals sold to 80+ countries. Year 1 - £0.75m - 2015 Year 2 - £5.7m - 2016 Year 3 - £14.1m - 2017 Year 4 - £40m - 2018 This is the story of how it all began! I'll be talking to Julian about: Team Culture & Hueligans - Finding the right fit 1,000 fans - Who & where are yours? The Planet - Looking after it Animals - Taking care of them Explosive growth - How Huel have gone from £750k in year 1 to £40,000,000 + after just 4 years Let's StartUp!

On June 20th we celebrated a bunch of things: two years of this podcast, three years of live events, plus a brand new product launch courtesy of Jimmy's Iced Coffee: a Flat White in a can. And a beautiful looking can it was too. It seemed apt to be joined by Jimmy's founders Jim Cregan and Suzie Owen. They did, after all, host our first ever live event back in 2016 at their HQ in Christchurch. We were hosted by a previous guest of the show, Mark Cribb, owner of his own awesome podcast, Humans of Hospitality, at his equally awesome brand new restaurant, Urban Garden, bang in the centre of Bournemouth. This was definitely the most fun I've had making an episode of the show. We had Jimmy's founders Jim Cregan and Suzie Owen in front of a live, receptive audience who were the first to try Jimmy's new flat white. If you haven't heard Jim and Suzie's story before, go back to episode #004 and have a listen to how they got started. They are now nine years into the journey so in this episode we cover: Brand evolution Product innovation Scaling your team International expansion Competition Exit strategy This was one funny and enjoyable evening. Welcome to Jimmy's Iced Coffee: Live and Unplugged.  

Welcome to episode #139, and the second anniversary of this podcast - Screw it, Just Do it. I'd like to take this opportunity to thankyou personally for listening and supporting this show. It's THE most favourite thing that I do, and has given me so much pleasure, opened so many doors and opportunities, and introduced me to so many incredibly knowledgable and inspiring entrepreneurs.  I never set out to achieve a Top 3 ranked business and technology podcast by iTunes, let alone have it downloaded in 114 countries and counting. It literally started as a hobby, an extension of my personal mission to  help everyone to start their own business. And my only regret - that I didn't start it sooner. Here's a collection of the greatest hits from the first two years... Let's StartUp!

Welcome to episode #138. I take a look at what platforms I believe give you the best chance at growing your brand in 2019 We're nearly 6 months into 2019, as good a time as any to take a step back, review how far you've come - & how far you've got to go. So which platforms am I getting the best reach & engagement from? Funnily enough...podcasting is 100% the best for reach, whilst Linkedin and Facebook groups offer the best opportunities for engagement. What's working best for you?

On today's show it's my pleasure to welcome Norwegian entrepreneur Magnus Grimeland, the ex-Navy Seal and Harvard graduate who's co-founded Antler, a Global Startup-Generator, who's mission is to turn the world's top talent into great founders of great companies. Well, if you're a regular listener to the show you know that it takes a lot to blow me away when it comes to new businesses, new ideas and new people. But the interview you're about to hear with Magnus was one of those occasions. I genuinely think that this business, with Magnus driving it alongside his incredibly talented team, has the potential to change the world in the same way that Air bnb, Uber or even Apple has done. My twenty minute chat turned into a 60 minute conversation - and it's 100% worth your time to listen all the way through on this one. This is for you if you're looking to launch a successful tech business and have spike, drive and tenacity but aren't sure where to start - or with who. If you're looking for an upwardly mobile organisation to work for, or have bags of experience helping startup businesses and want to give back, or an investor looking for the biggest opportunity this side of our solar system. Magnus left a successful career in retail to identify and nurture the next generation of game-changing startup companies. Founded in 2017 Antler have painstakingly researched the best practices from the world's foremost VC's, Universities and Accelerator's and picked the best elements from all of these communities to form Antler - a Startup Generator. Antler's revolutionary process sources the most promising talent and puts them together to co-found businesses the will own and run and provide them with access to the mentoring and funding they will need to succeed. Their first cohort graduated in Singapore in 2018 and Antler have gone on to build 47 companies and establish further cohorts in Stockholm, Oslo, Sydney, Amsterdam and London - with Nairobi and New York to follow. Want to hear more? This is going to blow you away. Let's StartUp!