In this episode, Jeannette speaks to Alex Chisnall, the host of the #1 entrepreneurship podcast screwitjustdoit and founder of the Podpreneur agency. Alex is a mentor and start-up specialist who has helped 500+ entrepreneurs to secure £5m in funding to launch and grow their brands.
He and Jeannette talk about his nearly 2 decades working for Virgin, including some of the lessons he learned from Richard Branson that enabled him to successfully launch his businesses. Alex explains how he has managed to set up successful businesses across several industries. He shares tips to help entrepreneurs to stop procrastinating, take action and find success.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
With a regular job, there is always a ceiling on how much you can earn.
It’s not always necessary to take big risks to become a successful entrepreneur.
Believe in yourself. Don´t let the doubts of others put you off.
You need to be bold, make a decision and take action. Procrastination is your enemy.
If you get involved in something and realize it is not for you, don´t be too proud to recognize that fact and change direction.
You need tenacity to get you through the tough times.
Focus in on one thing at a time. Get that making money, then expand.
Don´t overthink things and procrastinate, but make sure that you still do your due diligence.
BEST MOMENTS
‘You can be entrepreneurial within an organization.’
‘Between success and failure, there is a fine margin. ´
‘Just be decisive, be bold. ´
‘Focus in on one thing at a time, get that making money before switching your focus to something else. ´
GUEST RESOURCES
Alexander Chisnall Instagram
Screw it Just do it Instagram
Alex Chisnall Twitter
Alex Chisnall LinkedIn
The $100 Start-up: Fire Your Boss, Do What You Love and Work Better
ABOUT THE GUEST
Alex Chisnall is the host of a #1 rated entrepreneurship show. His Screwitjustdoit podcast is downloaded in 145+ countries. He launched the podcast when he was a delivery partner for Virgin Startup. In that role, he provided 500+ entrepreneurs with £5M+ in funding. Throughout the years he has acted as a guide and mentor for many ambitious brand owners.
Alex founded his podcast agency called Podpreneur as part of his mission to ensure that those people found the right audience and turned their listeners into paying customers. He is also regularly involved in delivering the Accelerate Scaleup series for the US Chamber of Commerce in the UK, British American Business. As well as being an advisor to global startup generator & early-stage VC, Antler.
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series
ABOUT THE HOST
Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.
Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.
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Podcast Description
Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big’ international business to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true’ to yourself is the order of the day.
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