Screw It Just Do It

Screw It Just Do It 🎙️ | #1 in Apple Podcasts | Top 1% globally | 5M+ downloads
Real stories from founders who took the leap. Hosted by Alex Chisnall. Everyone has ambitions.

Learn how today’s top entrepreneurs started, scaled, & stayed true to their vision. Twice Weekly every Tuesday & Thursday. To start their own business. To lose weight. To launch a podcast. But for most of us, those ambitions are still on the to-do list. You’ll get round to them… one day. But some people overcome procrastination. That thing you’d love to do? They knew the risks
but said “screw it”

and just did it anyway. On the Screw It Just Do It podcast, Alex Chisnall is on a mission to answer one simple question: how do you get to where you want to be? Joining him are inspirational entrepreneurs, sports stars, entertainers and authors who took the leap. They became the people they wanted to be. They did what they always wanted to do. In this series of revealing, challenging and often surprising conversations, they might just help you discover how to do it too.

20/11/2025

Building a business and finishing a race have something in common: both rely on the people beside you.

When I spoke with Matt Brooke, SVP at and , he said their entire global brand is built on shared movement and collective purpose. That’s what makes those finish-line moments so powerful.

The medals, the sweat, the victory — they mean something because you didn’t get there alone.

Entrepreneurship works the same way. The success you’re chasing will always come faster when you’re surrounded by the right people who believe in the same mission.

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19/11/2025

Founders often ask for too little.
learned this after pitching thirty banks.
Small amounts do not interest investors. The return is too low. The risk is the same.
She shifted her strategy. She asked for larger amounts and proved exactly how they would earn it back.
That changed the outcome.
If you want funding, think like the person who will write the cheque.

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Distribution decides how far an idea can travel.This point stood out from my conversation with . She built a billion dol...
18/11/2025

Distribution decides how far an idea can travel.
This point stood out from my conversation with . She built a billion dollar finance company because she understood something many founders skip. She planned the distribution path before she shaped the product.

She targeted doctors rather than patients.
She removed friction from the customer journey.
She built channels that others ignored.

Every founder faces this question.
Your idea might be good. Your ex*****on might be strong.
The real issue is reach.

Entrepreneurs grow faster when they design distribution first.

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18/11/2025

Most founders hide the parts of their story they think will weaken them.
built a billion dollar business while raising two kids on her own and never told a single investor.
They saw confidence. They did not see the nights she worked two jobs or the thirty banks that rejected her.
She did the work anyway.
There is a lesson here. Appear capable. Build quietly. Let the results speak.

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17/11/2025

The quiet ones are often the strongest.
They don’t need to shout about their success, they just keep showing up, putting in the work, and staying focused when no one’s watching.
That’s real grit.

16/11/2025

Most founders try to do everything themselves. ***defounder, co-founder of Gr***de, learned that letting go was one of the smartest moves she ever made.

When investors came in, they insisted on hiring an FD. Juliet and her partner were focused on building the brand, not spreadsheets and forecasts. Bringing in someone who could handle the numbers gave them space to double down on what they were best at.

If you’re a founder wearing every hat, this is a reminder that growth often comes from letting go.

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15/11/2025

lays out a simple framework that works in a war zone and in a start-up. Set the mission. Work backwards. Map the time you have. List the people and resources. Be honest about strengths and weaknesses. Then break the work into clear steps and execute.

Most founders stall because they overthink. This removes the noise and gives you a plan you can act on today.

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We talk a lot about motivation. But as reminded me in this conversation, motivation is unreliable.Discipline is what dr...
14/11/2025

We talk a lot about motivation. But as reminded me in this conversation, motivation is unreliable.

Discipline is what drives you forward when motivation disappears. It’s the structure, routine and commitment to do the hard things every single day that creates results.

This is the mindset that took Staz from Special Forces to co-founding ThruDark, one of the UK’s most respected technical clothing brands.

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14/11/2025

There’s a point where planning becomes procrastination.

puts it plainly: thinking about doing the thing isn’t doing the thing. You can read, plan, and talk about what you’ll do next year. None of that counts until you take action.

We’re all guilty of waiting for the “right moment” that never arrives. But the truth is, there’s no right moment. There’s only the decision to start.

That leap of faith is what separates the people who talk about ideas from the ones who build them.

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12/11/2025

Every brand has a story. For Juliet Barratt, co-founder of Gr***de, it started with paintball gear, military inspiration, and a gut feeling.

The gr***de shape wasn’t just clever branding. It was instinct. Something that worked anywhere in the world, in any language. A product that stood out on the shelf and told its own story.

Sometimes, the best ideas don’t come from strategy decks or long meetings. They come from who you are and what you’re obsessed with.

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On the conversation of Jeannette with Juliet Barratt, co-founder of Gr***de, one thing stood out: how much of the brand ...
11/11/2025

On the conversation of Jeannette with Juliet Barratt, co-founder of Gr***de, one thing stood out: how much of the brand was built on instinct and conviction.

She and her partner Alan didn’t have a big team, piles of data, or corporate backing. They had belief. They trusted their gut, stayed true to their brand, and built something millions now recognise.

This carousel sums up her approach to growth, hiring, and life after exit. A simple reminder that success often starts with clarity, not complexity.

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11/11/2025

Most founders dream of the big exit. Few talk about what happens the week after.

When Juliet Barratt, co-founder of Gr***de, sold the company she built from scratch, it wasn’t just a financial transaction. It was a loss of identity. The business had been her life for over a decade, and letting go was far harder than she expected.

In this clip, Juliet opens up about what it really feels like to hand over something you’ve built from the ground up and how she found peace after walking away.

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