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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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 I was a broke, university dropout, at 18 I built an industry leading social media marketing company, and at 27 I resigned as CEO. At 28 I co-founded Flight Story – a marketing and communications company, and thirdweb - a software platform, making it easy to build web3 applications. I then launched private equity fund, Flight Fund, to accelerate the next generation of European unicorns. During this time I decided to launch 'The Diary Of A CEO' podcast with the simple mission of providing an unfiltered journey into the remarkable stories and untold dimensions of the world’s most influential people, experts and thinkers. If you enjoy the show, please hit the follow button! That's a small way you can help us carry on doing this, thank you for listening. My New Book: https://g2ul0.app.link/DOAC IG: https://www.instagram.com/steven LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbartlett-123 Economics Social Sciences
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  • CEO Diaries: The Mistake That Nearly Derailed MrBeast’s Entire Empire

    CEO Diaries: The Mistake That Nearly Derailed MrBeast’s Entire Empire
    Jun 11 2025
    In this episode of CEO Diaries, MrBeast dives into the real challenges of building a business from the ground up. He shares his journey of scaling from a small team to 500+ employees, offering valuable insights into why surrounding yourself with A-players is crucial to success. From navigating the complexities of leadership, to balancing innovation with structure, MrBeast opens up about the lessons learned, and how he’s shaping his company’s future. Whether you're an entrepreneur or just interested in how top businesses thrive, this moment is full of wisdom on scaling, team building, and leadership. Visit - ⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/DOAC⁠⁠ Listen to the full episode here - Spotify - https://g2ul0.app.link/yzN2XAsY3Tb Apple - https://g2ul0.app.link/lyW0n2BY3Tb Watch the Episodes On YouTube - ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • Scooter Braun: My Divorced Saved My Life, But I Didn’t See It Coming! I Still Carry Guilt For The Young Artists I Managed!

    Scooter Braun: My Divorced Saved My Life, But I Didn’t See It Coming! I Still Carry Guilt For The Young Artists I Managed!
    Jun 9 2025
    What happens when you build a billion-dollar music empire, but lose yourself along the way? Music mogul Scooter Braun reveals the raw truth behind his mask. Scooter Braun is a renowned music executive, entrepreneur, and manager behind the careers of global stars like Justin Bieber, amongst many others. He is CEO of HYBE America and founder of SB Projects, a dynamic entertainment and media company. He discusses: The mask he wore as “Scooter” and the journey back to being Scott Why he carries guilt for every young artist he managed How 20 years of running finally led him to confront his deepest fears Why he felt like a complete fraud even at the top and how he overcame it The reason why his divorce saved his life 00:00 Intro 02:46 What Drives You? 08:01 Your Dad 09:55 Your First Business 12:22 You're Very Good at Forming Relationships 14:31 What Did Everyone See in You at an Early Age? 16:06 People Trying to Stop Your Dreams 18:45 Signing Your First Acts 21:36 Discovering Justin Bieber 24:52 What's Your Relationship With Justin Bieber Now? 26:34 What Do Highly Successful Artists Have in Common? 28:09 Why Are There So Many Tragedies Around Famous People? 34:05 Did It Hurt Parting Ways With Justin Bieber? 34:30 The Artists You've Worked With 37:20 The Praise and Hate I Received Were Both Misunderstood 40:13 An Artist You Were Wrong About 44:47 Quitting Music Management 51:40 Ads 52:50 Selling Your Company for $1.1 Billion 54:53 How Pivotal Was the Incident With Taylor Swift? 57:56 Contending With an Unfair World 1:00:34 If I Had Seen You Then, What Would I Have Seen? 1:02:12 Your Divorce 1:07:27 Friends Being There for Me 1:11:32 Why My Marriage Fell Apart 1:22:23 The Work You Do on Yourself 1:26:12 The Power of Building Connections 1:27:48 Spotify Saving the Music Industry 1:31:38 What's Next for Scott? 1:33:56 What Is Steve Trying to Achieve? 1:39:30 What Should We Do if We're Always Chasing Something? 1:49:51 If You Could Do Anything Without Fear of Failure, What Would You Do? Follow Scooter: Instagram - https://bit.ly/45Ihx8k Twitter - https://bit.ly/3SZHKYJ Facebook - https://bit.ly/43JalX2 The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Get email updates: https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt Follow Steven: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Linkedin Ads - https://www.linkedin.com/DIARY Stan Store - Visit https://link.stan.store/joinstanchallenge to join the challenge! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • Most Replayed Moment: Chris Williamson Explains Why Finding Love Feels Harder Than Ever.

    Most Replayed Moment: Chris Williamson Explains Why Finding Love Feels Harder Than Ever.
    Jun 6 2025
    In todays moments episode, Chris Williamson dives into why real relationships seem harder to find in today’s world - and what you can do about it. With the challenges of modern dating, and the rise of disconnection, Chris offers a hopeful perspective on how to navigate these hurdles and create deeper, more meaningful connections in your life. Listen to the full episode here - Spotify - https://g2ul0.app.link/yio2CX9pXTb Apple - https://g2ul0.app.link/Gg0jAZcqXTb Watch the Episodes On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Chris Williamson - https://chriswillx.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins

Featured article: Steven Bartlett recommends…


In the spirit of continuous learning we asked Steven to share with us the books he’s enjoyed and been inspired by. Covering psychology and health to business and technology, read on to discover Steven Bartlett’s top listening recommendations.

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I don't know much about AI, but I am now both excited and slightly afraid, but I will now be doing lots of my own reading and research into it. I think it could hopefully be used to make a business out of, so that's whatcI will be trying.

Very interesting

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Absolutely loved it, great insight and absolutely inspirational. Makes me look at my life and do some changes.

Inspiring

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so much information got me OMGGGGGG throughout the whole podcast, love how dr peter explains all the information and helping the listeners to relate and Steve - thank you for asking the right questions for us.

extremely helpful and i love it so much.

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Brilliant guests put at the centre of the pod and challenged / allowed to open up by Steven and the team behind him.
My go to pod for any drive or AirPod time to myself.

More than just a pod cast

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I sense Steven starts out quite sceptical as I did.Yet Jessie explains the simple science behind glucose spikes and their short and long term effects on our health. it has changed my outlook completely and I am a huge fan. I have bought her book and spread the word throughout my family and I have good reason as I'm sat in A&E having had a heart attack as I write this review. interestingly, our beautiful NHS are offering me cereal for breakfast, puddings for lunch and zero salads options. I'm not blaming them but their low fat education needs to change fast. the end of the book made me sob as I'm here, right now, fighting for a future and needing to say all of the things I should have said. Adam Cole.

Fantastic. Perfect timing

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I absolutely love this podcast iys by far my favourite. I work on site as a self emoyed carpenter and I've now swapped my site radio for my ear bud and just listen to these for most of my day. They are inspiring and motivating and some of the ones i've listened to so far have changed the way I think on the subjects and is pushing me towards starting my dream business. Keep it up Steven

inspiring and motivating

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Absolutely brilliant. Loved every minute of this podcast! Couldn’t stop it.
Thank you for sharing.

The mindset dr!! 💫💫

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Steven Bartlett, what an incredible interviewer. Your ability to connect with your guest, to ask the right questions, to make them feel at ease, is outstanding. Love listening to you.

Love diary of a CEO

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Always a great guest with great questions from Steven. Really interesting topics and useful take aways from both Steven and his guests.

Always fascinating

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I think this is My favourite one yet . you never know what people are going through , a reminder to always be kind. a heartbreaking listen to Jessie Talking about his mum . what strength of character he's shown from a very young age . Jessie is an inspiration. I just love your podcasts Steven. thank you

wow , so moving

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