Podin Along
Podcast

About Steve Rastall

Founder of Build and Padel and host of Podin Along — from selling Caterpillar construction equipment to building padel courts.

• Age 0 Born in Wrexham
• Age 12 Father sent to Prison, sent away to another school, parents split starts
• Age 16 Start selling cars as I have no money and study PT for A levels
• Age 19 Go to Oxford to study Law and failed
• Age 26 Get job selling Caterpillar construction equipment(Still trading cars PT)
• Age 31 Start igroup, £1500 on an egg credit card and a lap top
• Age 39 Millionaire and now doing 1 million+ profit p.a.
• Age 45 Mum dies, son has terrible rally accident, friend dies suddenly, colleague has heart attack, take time out, had the choice of retiring
• Age 46 Start playing padel, and spend more time looking at how the court is built than playing on it
• Age 50 Enjoying work with a small tight team building a scalable business IG Cloud Ops and start working on building an exceptional legacy Para house. Start Build and Padel, building padel courts as a business — twenty four years on from selling Caterpillar construction equipment, now I'm the one laying the courts

My Take

I'm not special. I've just learned to keep going when things get tough, stay focused, and think long-term. Success isn't about quick wins—it's about showing up consistently and making smart decisions over time. I've never taken outside investment and I've always focused on making a profit each month rather than burning through cash.

Even a turkey can fly in a strong wind—but the real test is whether you can stay airborne when the wind dies down. Money gives you freedom and you can make your own happiness!