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Screw It Just DO It with Alex Chisnall, page 6
by Alex Chisnall · English
Screw It Just DO It is the podcast for entrepreneurs, founders and business builders who are ready to stop waiting and start building. Hosted by Alex Chisnall, the show features honest conversations with people who’ve faced uncertainty, taken risks and built businesses that matter — from kitchen-table side projects to global brands and billion-pound companies. Real stories. Real decisions. Real progress. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
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How Julian Hearn Took Huel from Idea to Global BrandJulian Hearn, founder of Huel, explains bootstrapping Huel from idea to global brand—doing everything himself, why he avoided funding, how he scaled operations and hiring, and how his role shifted…7 Aug 2025 · 12 min · 5 chapters
How to Grow Smarter: Billionaire Strategies for Entrepreneurs with Richard HarpinRichard Harpin (HomeServe founder) explains how to scale an entrepreneur’s business using a “nine steps” framework, emphasizing copying and pivoting, getting mentors, persistence, hiring…5 Aug 2025 · 41 min · 19 chapters
How Grenade’s Al Barratt Fueled a £200M Sports Nutrition EmpireAl Barratt (Grenade founder) explains how the sports nutrition brand became a £200M business by repositioning a protein bar as a chocolate bar, then scaling distribution from petrol stations to…17 Jul 2025 · 15 min · 5 chapters
Why John Caudwell Gave Away His £1.5B FortuneJohn Caudwell (Phones for You) explains how he built wealth, handled daily setbacks, and why he later gave away a £1.5B fortune, emphasizing purpose/impact over income.16 Jul 2025 · 15 min · 10 chapters
The AI Growth Playbook: Lessons from Piers LinneyAI-first business strategy and the “fourth industrial revolution” argument that AI will replace much knowledge work; advice on where entrepreneurs should add durable value and how to implement AI in…15 Jul 2025 · 58 min · 22 chapters
Sabrina Stocker Shares PR Secrets Every Founder NeedsSabrina Stocker’s “PR secrets” for founders, framed as how to achieve time freedom, location freedom, and financial freedom through side hustles, systems, and strategic visibility.15 Jul 2025 · 11 min · 5 chapters
Simon Squibb on Building Future-Proof Brands in 2025Simon Squibb discusses “future-proof brands in 2025” through a business mindset: most “luck” is controllable, success isn’t driven by hard work, and founders should lean into fear, take calculated…15 Jul 2025 · 14 min · 5 chapters
The Founder Who Hacks Her Body and BusinessLaura Fullerton, founder of Monk, explains how she turned a personal obsession with recovery and cold exposure into a cold-water-therapy/ice-bath hardware-and-app wellness brand, and why she believes…15 Jul 2025 · 11 min · 6 chapters
Building a Sustainable Brand That Actually ScalesBuilding a sustainable consumer brand (Suri, Sustainable Rituals) that scales by combining planet-first product design with performance, beloved features, and relentless customer experience.15 Jul 2025 · 51 min · 20 chapters
Victoria Azubuike on Building Brands That Back Black EntrepreneursVictoria Azubuike discusses building brands that support Black entrepreneurs, her shift from corporate work to entrepreneurship, and how values and visible role models help young women believe they…15 Jul 2025 · 11 min · 3 chapters
The Million-Dollar Mindset: Key Lessons from Daniel PriestleyWhy scaling entrepreneurship is easier now, and how to scale without burnout by building influence, IP, and income; plus how to validate a business idea in 2024/2025 using cheap experiments like…15 Jul 2025 · 15 min · 8 chapters
The Untold Startup Secrets of Steven BartlettSteven Bartlett (Diary of a CEO; youngest Dragon on Dragon’s Den) discusses his path to entrepreneurship, arguing that clarity, storytelling, and discipline beat “hustle,” and that success comes from…15 Jul 2025 · 11 min · 5 chapters
Why This Billion-Dollar Brand Walked Away from FacebookRowena Bird, co-founder of Lush, explains how Lush scaled without taking on risky external control, why they “walked away” from Facebook-style growth/investor pressure, and the business lessons from…15 Jul 2025 · 52 min · 24 chapters
Stop Waiting. Screw It Just DO It.The episode argues that founders don’t lack ideas; they’re blocked by fear of starting, and the solution is to take action immediately (“Stop Waiting. Screw It Just DO It.”).15 Jul 2025 · 1 min