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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

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 the trailer for the 2nd Anniversary Episode of Screw it, Just Do it. Super-excited for you to hear tomorrow's show which is a highlight reel of the last two years. Make sure you’re subscribed as you don’t want to miss it when it’s released on Wednesday, June 19th at 6am

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 organ

"The fundamental reason why most startups fail is that it's literally not the right co-founding team. It's one of the greatest challenges you have as a founder - to find a co-founder with those other skills you need to build a great team and a great business. Many of times you are close to bankruptcy, many times there are other big issues. Great founders find a way through that - tenacity is critical. Sometimes teams succeed not because they are the best one, not because they have the best business model, but because they didn't give up." Welcome to the trailer for episode #137 with Norwegian entrepreneur Magnus Grimeland. Ex-Navy seal, Harvard graduate and co-founder of Antler: Startup Generator. It's Magnus and Antler's mission to turn the world's top talent into great founders of great companies. I'll be talking to Magnus about: Focus Collaboration Problem-solving Let's StartUp! Join me on Wednesday, June 10th for the full episode.

What would it be worth to you if you could 100X traits in yourself like confidence, self-belief, discipline, & grittiness...& completely transform your life? These are not traits you are born with, but skills you develop. Andy Frisella is the host of podcast MFCEO Project an entrepreneur and CEO of $100m US Supplement business 1stPhorm. He's spent more than twenty years figuring out how to master mental toughness and put everything he's learned into a program he calls 75HARD. What's it all about & how can it help you become who you are meant to be & get the life you want? Well, I came randomly came across episode #290 of his show when checking out who else was in the iTunes Top 5 most-listened to shows one week. And I was hooked. There was something about him. Something about this guy's energy. He's 100% marmite. You'll love him or hate him. An unashamed alpha dog. But I was hooked. So I gave 75HARD a try. Today I'm on day 22. And it's tough. Really tough. But that's the point. This episode

"What I've discovered, what probably makes me different is that lots of people try, try, try and give up. They're like 'This isn't working, I'm over it'..Even when I'm over it I try and find something. I try and build myself up, to find something to keep going." In Episode #135 I welcome Sherrille Riley, the founder of Nails & Brows Mayfair and her award-wining collection Beauty Edit Mayfair. Sherrille's exposure to entrepreneurialism began at an early age. As a child she took inspiration from her mother, grandmother and great-aunt who each ran their own businesses. After developing an interest in eyebrows as a teenager Sherrille moved to London to work at the famous Red Door Spa. Nails & Brows Mayfair is the culmination of her life's work. It began as the first luxury concept nail and brow styling boutique in London and remains the go-to beauty destination for A-List celebrities, beauty editors - and royalty. After spending twenty years in beauty she identified a gap in the market and has grown from

Welcome to the trailer for episode #135 in which I chat to Sherrille Riley, founder of Nails & Brows Mayfair & Beauty Edit Mayfair. I'll be talking to Sherrille about: Additional revenue streams - and their importance in your business Mindset - and ensuring your staff's is aligned to yours Perseverance - Never taking NO for an answer Join me on Wednesday, June 5th for episode #135.

Welcome to episode #134 in which I discuss how you can figure out your competitor's Facebook Strategy. Following the fall-out from Facebook's data breach last year they decided to be a little more transparent. So transparent in fact, that you are now able to view your competitor's Facebook ad strategy. Shortest episode I've done, but something I wanted to share with you asap! I found this super-interesting & believe a little bit of education for fellow entrepreneurs can go a long way. By the way, our next event is coming 'live' from Bournemouth Beach, celebrating the anniversary of both the show and our live events. Plus celebrating the start of summer..and a brand new product launch for Jimmy's Iced Coffee. Just 50 tickets available for this intimate event here.

"When we were younger we were really passionate about the spirit-mixer market and always quite fascinated by the limits and choice in the tonic water and mixers. We used to make sodas for friends and family in our kitchen, we were always in the tonic-mixer market so we were definitely just following our passion.  We were only going for about 6 months when we got the Foodpreneur award from Richard Branson so we didn't really have to change much because there wasn't so much going on, it was really interesting and it helped us a lot later-on as well.  We had one bar who said, "we love the pomegranate and basil and the cucumber and watermelon but the packaging is really not on point so we'll have to find a way to serve drinks without people seeing the brand"! So we walked out of that meeting and we thought 'oh my god'. We've had this branding for about 3 years now and we'll probably keep on changing it. We came to the UK and didn't have a lot of friends or family here, didn't know anyone in food and beverage so w

This is the trailer for episode #133 in which I chat to one half of Double Dutch, a premium drinks mixer brand started by dutch identical twins Joyce & Raissa De Haas. Recently named by Forbes in their 30 under 30 list they took their business from the kitchen table to 22 countries, with over 10 Million cans sold thus far. The full episode will be released at 12:01 am on Wednesday, May 29th. We talk about: Disrupting an industry Raising finance Help from co-founders and investors Let's StartUp!

Welcome to episode #132 and on today's solo show I'd like to talk to to you about designing your ideal workday. This is not your dream retirement plan Richard Branson-style, sat in your hammock having played a game of tennis on your private island. This is based on reality...This is meant to be achievable and where you see your future in however many years. Let's StartUp!

"I ended up having a one-to-one experience myself with this exercise - pair up with a stranger and look into their eyes - I'm introverted, generally speaking. I didn't have a partner, I thought I'll sit this one out and it struck me the only person in the room who didn't have a partner was Tony Robbins so I walked up and suggested maybe he be my partner and he agreed and we had this eye contact moment for about 5 minutes and I was crying and screaming with gratitude for what he'd done and thought "you know what Andy, I know you don't know what he knows, I know you don't know you can do this but this is your moment."  "Can I, within a year, correct a whole new business and build up the same level of income I've now got in this other business in a year. I didn't quite pull it off to be fair, I was a bit lower but I had enough momentum to get there fairly quickly after that."  "I discovered over the years that most clients are actually afraid of the solution, not the problem. And the reason is they live with the

This is the trailer for episode #131 for Breakthrough To The Life You Deserve with Andy Harrington. I'm a huge personal fan of Andy's, having read his best-selling book 'Passion into Profit' on numerous occasions. He's shared the stage with the likes of Tony Robbins, Sir Richard Branson, Steve Wozniak and Bill Clinton. Through his programmes like the Public Speakers University and the Professional Speakers Academy he's an award-winning entrepreneur and has improved the performance levels of thousands of people around the world from Hollywood movie stars, premier football players and top CEO's of blue chip companies. I was lucky enough to meet Andy at one of his signature events and chat to him for 30 minutes or so which you'll get to hear when the full podcast is released at 12:01 am on 21st of May. Let's StartUp!

Would you like to know how you can build out your entire week's content plan from just one pillar piece of content? To take just one piece of content and turn that into 10, 20 and even 30 pieces of content.   On episode #130 I talk you through how you can build your entire week's worth of content from just one piece of 'pillar' content and map out your entire week's social media posts. If you'd like to see how I do that from just one podcast episode - my 'pillar' content - go to the Screw it, Just Do it Facebook page  or on my personal pages just search @alexchisnall. To explain, your pillar content could be taken from a podcast interview, a blog you've posted on your website, a talk at an event, a vlog you've posted on Youtube. And all of your week's content will be taken form just this one pice of content. At the moment I take my weekly Q & A podcast and repurpose that into something like 7-10 pieces of 'micro-content' but it could easily be repurposed into 15-30 pieces.  Would you like to know how you

"The minute the website launched, two days later, we had an order for 20,000 and that was very much the pivot because that became very full-time, very quickly. Emile and I were both in the kitchen all day, every day for about 3 months, and in the evenings to keep our cash flow afloat we were working as Secret Cinema selling the gummies, with the help of a couple of friends. It was this very vicious cycle of wake up, make, pack, go to an event, be back at 1 am, do the same thing, until we could get the 20,000 out and then we could structure what the business would look like." On today's show, I chat to Melanie Goldsmith, Founder of Smith & Sinclair, founders of the World's first alcoholic sweets and the UK's first edible fragrance. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, Melanie has won Natwest's 'Every Woman' award in 2018 and has also been a winner at the National Business Women's awards and The Great British Entrepreneur awards as well. Smith & Sinclair are the founders of the alcoholic gummy and are on a mission

Successful entrepreneurs F.O.C.U.S Follow One Course Until Successful. If you're anything like the typical entrepreneur then you've got more ideas than you know what to do with. The problem can be that we get distracted by shiny new objects and are forever not following our original business idea through to it's logical and successful conclusion. We're forever launching new products and services, or even a new startup business or three. On this week's solo episode I want to talk you through a useful exercise to get clear on your your one big idea. We'll work through what you're passionate about, and what skills you have acquired - and exactly where the two merge and result in your potential one big idea. We'll then list out the pro's and con's of each potential big idea to find out which one of these is going to be Your Big Idea, generate income for you and be the one that you F.O.C.U.S Let's StartUp!

"America has the bones of many British businesses, strewn across it, failed British businesses...because at that stage when he was doing business, it was a massive logistical challenge but obviously these days with technology it's been made a lot easier. We were talking to people and they were saying "well, it's going to start with a four", as in, four-hundred thousand dollars, it'll be 50% bonus on that number and what we worked out was you weren't guaranteed to get someone very good for that amount of money. It's not very difficult for a company to get rid of someone after working for them for 15 years, with two weeks notice, that's the type of thing that will happen. Sometimes, you'll hear people that have been in the US, they'll say things like "it was kind of different because we'd have lots of meetings and everyone smiled and said lots of positive things and then nothing happened" and he decided that he would Air BnB when he first got there, so, he Air BnB'd for a couple of months and he chose Harlem an

The transatlantic trading relationship between Britain and America is the most successful on earth and every day, goods and services worth millions of pounds are exported and imported across the Atlantic. Thousands of British and US firms have already invested in or are finding their way towards successful transatlantic growth. I hosted the first event for British American Business's brand new 'Accelerate Series' at Deloitte's offices in London recently. I interviewed the CEO and Co-Founder of Circus Street, Richard Townsend, who have recently been announced as Transatlantic Growth Awards 2019 winners in the UK SME in the US category. We chatted about the realities (and pitfalls) of expanding and transforming business across the Atlantic – logistics, staffing, legislation, financial etc. – the conversation provides many answers. This is the Trailer for episode #127 which will be released on May 8th. Let's StartUp!