The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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A few years ago I was a broke, university dropout, living in a studio-flat in a rough area. At 18 I started a company which would eventually become "Social Chain" - an industry leading marketing company. At 26 the company was generating $600m a year in revenue. At 27 I resigned as CEO, and launched 'The Diary Of A CEO' podcast with the simple mission of un-filtering success and giving you the knowledge you need to create the life you want. Thank you for listening. IG: https://www.instagram.com/steven TW: https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbartlett-123

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E125: How To Finally Stop Procrastinating: Oliver Burkeman

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

03/14/22 • 80 min

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Oliver Burkeman is the author of Four Thousand Weeks, a book that offers the most interesting perspective on how to manage your time that I’ve ever heard. He was a columnist for the Guardian newspaper for twenty years. The key lesson of Oliver’s book is what prioritisation really means. Make a list of the twenty-five things you want to do in your life, and then forget items 6-25, try and carve out some time every single day to work on your passion. It seems simple, but if it was more people would do it. We fill our lives with busywork in order to distract ourselves from the reality that our time is running out. This shocking insight is the key to understanding Oliver’s unique approach to achieve focus, and you might just gain some perspective along the way.
Topics:

Why do you write about happiness?
Happiness and meaning
Embracing our limits
Why do we put our happiness on the future?
Pursuit of efficiency
Living up to your external reputation
Procrastination
How to prioritise
The water melon problem
Why self analysis is so important
Why do we purse ambition over happiness
We’re addicted to the speed of life
Embracing small changes
Embracing our irrelevance
A question from your book
The last guest question

Oliver’s book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Four-Thousand-Weeks-Time-How Oliver: https://twitter.com/oliverburkeman
Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
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5 Listeners

E117: Calm App Founder: From $0 To $2 Billion By Making The World Meditate: Michael Acton Smith

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

01/31/22 • 94 min

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Michael Acton-Smith is best known as the co-founder of Calm, the $2 billion meditation, sleep and wellness app, but he is so much more than that. Because Calm is just one of four companies Michael has built. Michael has also built Moshi Monsters, the breakout success web-based children’s game, which after rapid growth suffered a loss in users and for a while Michael wasn’t sure whether the business could survive. Michael has experienced the highs, but also the challenges, of growing big businesses. These are just two of four companies Michael has built. Michael is a natural entrepreneur who’s been founding businesses his entire adult life. To talk to him and share in his wisdom was a privilege I’m immensely grateful for.

Your early years
Starting my first business - Firebox
My second business - Perplex City
My third business - Moshi monsters
The start of Calm
Calm helping people sleep
Misconceptions around sleep
Tough times for you this year
What you are doing now to change?
Your relationships
The foundations of good communication
How accurate is the 'hippie' stigma that comes with mindfulness?
Do you feel the good you've done in the world?
Psychedelics curing mental health
Our last guest question

Micheal: https://www.instagram.com/michaelacton/ https://twitter.com/acton?lang=gu linkedin.com/in/michaelactonsmith/?originalSubdomain=uk
Calm:
https://www.calm.com/ Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos
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E148: Strava Founder: How I Motivated 100 Million People To Stay Active: Michael Horvath

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

06/02/22 • 85 min

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Michael Horvath is the co-founder of Strava, the app to track and improve peoples fitness that’s used by millions of people worldwide. It’s his second business success, after he built a thriving online business in the 1990s.

But it hasn’t all been plain sailing for Michael. Initially quitting his first business, he spent several years as a family man before boredom launched him into starting his second. What he didn’t appreciate is that his calling as a family man would come back for him in a way he could never have imagined.

Michael took 5 years off from Strava to care for his wife until her tragic death, and then care for his children in the aftermath of that. When he returned to a struggling Strava as CEO in 2020, he had to build it again from the ground up. It was something he was ready equipped for, because it’s something he’s had to do many times before.

Topics:

What made you different?
What role do you play in keeping life balance within your team
Strava's journey
How does Strava motivate people to stay healthy and fit?
How did the pandemic impact your work community?
What were the hardest challenges you faced when starting up?
Work-life balance & stepping down
What did you learn from the passing of your wife
Returning to Strava
Difficult moments in Strava

Michael:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtkhorvath/

Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos

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E163: Soho House Founder: How I Built The World’s Most Exclusive Club: Nick Jones

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

07/25/22 • 70 min

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Nick Jones is the founder of Soho House, the worldwide exclusive private members club worth an incredible $2.8 billion. He’s rewritten the rulebook on hospitality, and his business covers restaurants, hotels, events, and so much more!

If you want to know not just how to build a business, but invent a whole industry, this is the conversation for you. If you want to know how to maintain worklife balance while making billions, this is the mentoring you needed to hear.

Nick is so calm and collected in his thoughts it’s strange to think it all came so close to crashing down, and his business was born out of his first initial business failure when he had nowhere else to turn. Because when you get knocked down, sometimes that forces you to come back in a whole new way.

Topics:

Early years
The first inspiration for soho house
What did you have that others didn’t?
Why dyslexia is a great gift
Starting your own restaurant chain at 22
The best marketing tactic
Why did the first SoHo House work?
the factors that made SoHo house what it is today
The line between ambition & family
What do you wish you had known?
Whats hospitality taught you about life?
Are you shy?
Whats next?
The last guests question

Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos

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Moment 37 - There Is ALWAYS A Way: Holly Tucker

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

12/23/21 • 7 min

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In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO.
Holly Tucker MBE has over twenty years experience building businesses. After working in advertising, media, and for a start-up, Holly gave it all up to start Not On The High Street, an online start-up with an inspiring mission: to give a wider platform for small businesses to compete with high street chains.
I don’t think anything truly encapsulates the power of optimism in a better way as this
moment episode with Holly. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you’ve gone through or where you decide to go, there is always a way to achieve what truly matters most to you.
Episode 92 - https://g2ul0.app.link/VBEo4l8wcmb
Holly:
https://www.instagram.com/hollytucker/
https://holly.co/
Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos

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E190: The Number One Reason This Generation Is Struggling: Scott Galloway

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

10/27/22 • 87 min

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Scott Galloway, or ‘Prof G’ to his fans, is one of the most influential business thought leaders in the world. Host of The Prof G Show, one of the most popular business podcasts in America, he brings his wisdom to his millions of followers and fans who hang on his every word. Scott is unique for his philosophy that people shouldn’t follow their dreams, but instead find something they’re good at, and improve and hone it to a point where they’re recognised for their talent. The author of four New York Times bestselling books, Scott’s expertise ranges broadly, and this conversation does, too. Scott goes over the difference between million dollar and billion dollar businesses, how he sees business leadership, and why people overrate the importance of founders. Topics: Early years Your relationship with money Your mother getting sick The importance of community Is there a decline of grit in young people? The most important decision you’ll make Dating apps How do we get young men laid? Misogynistic content The arch of happiness The pit of your arch Your biggest personal pit I used to be an asshole What are you still working on personally? Why is health so important? Whats the most important thing for brands to understand about advertising? How do we keep people innovating? The last guest question Scott: Instagram - https://bit.ly/3NdunjW Twitter - https://bit.ly/3W9Y4Gn Scotts book: https://amzn.to/3FkpH9F Wait list for The Diary - Add your name here: https://bit.ly/3fUcF8q Follow: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3CXkF0d Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ss7pM0 Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3z3CSYM Telegram: https://g2ul0.app.link/SBExclusiveCommunity Sponsors: Amex - https://bit.ly/3TATNKc Craftd - https://g2ul0.app.link/gZ8in6Dsvsb BlueJeans - https://g2ul0.app.link/NCgpGjVNKsb Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb

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E167: The More Successful You Are The Longer You’ll Live: Will Storr

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

08/08/22 • 105 min

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Will is an author who brings out the unexpected ways that we’re vulnerable, and how to manage those vulnerabilities and turn them into strengths. The author of six books including Sunday Times bestsellers, he’s one of the most interesting voices on how we can manage our worst impulses to succeed in the modern world.

In a conversation that covers everything from are we more narcissistic than we used to be to how a desire for status underpins all of our ambitions, to how to deal with low self esteem and suicidal thoughts, Will held nothing back on this unfiltered exploration of the surprising strategies we can employ to deal with the dark sides of life.

Topics:

Your early years, how was your self esteem shaped those years
Your book selfie, the inspiration
Would you have been happier if you were told you could succeed?
Am I actually making decisions?
How our genes control us
Story telling
Why does status matter?
Can we be to consumed by status?
We live longer with a higher status
Our pursuit of status is greater and our pursuit for money
The part social cues play in the ‘status game’
How do we advance in the status game?
What ingredients create happiness for you?
The last guest question

Will:

https://twitter.com/wstorr

https://www.instagram.com/williamstorr/

Will’s book:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Status-Game-Will-Storr/

Will’s new book, The Status Game, is out now in the UK and in the US on the 23rd August.

Others books mentioned:

Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us

The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better

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4 Listeners

E145: Simon Sinek: The Number One Reason Why You’re Not Succeeding

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

05/23/22 • 95 min

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Simon Sinek is an author and public speaker, and one of the most interesting thinkers on business in the world today. His books ‘Start With Why’, ‘Leaders Eat Last’ and ‘The Infinite Game’ have sold millions and millions of copies.

In what he describes as ‘my favourite interview’, Simon goes into more detail about how to really run a business with ambition. Simon also opens our eyes about how being vulnerable online is a way to shield ourselves from true human connection.

One of the most thoughtful and inspiring guests to ever grace our show, Simon brings his knowledge and experience to a conversation that will leave you clearer about what issues are really important in the world today, and how they relate to you.

Topics:

Drifting from your ‘why’
How do we create continuous goals?
How do you find purpose in life?
The importance of assessment from others & nursing personal relationships
Practical advice to create a culture of seeking feedback from others
Long term negative impact of lying in your business
How to make the young generation thrive and stay motivated
Workplace flexibility
Steven, what are the reasons you're doing DOAC
What are you working on next?
What is your dark side?
Our last guest’s question

Simon:

https://twitter.com/simonsinek

https://www.instagram.com/simonsinek

Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos

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E133: Karren Brady: How To Win At Entrepreneurship & Love (at the same time)

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

04/11/22 • 78 min

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Karren Brady is a businesswoman, Vice Chairman of West Ham, a mainstay on BBC One’s The Apprentice for many years, and at the age of 23 became the youngest person to run a publicly traded company when she was put in charge of Birmingham City Football Club.

Not only was she the youngest person running a football club, but she was also one of the first women to be leaders in the industry. It is hard to imagine not only being one of the youngest people at the club you’re running, but one of the only women too.

What has underlined these advances is incredible energy, dedication and drive. For Karren, breaking glass ceilings and being a first to do things is reachable for everyone, it just means working twice as hard as everyone else.

Early years
How independence led me to success
What made you stand out? What was the skill that made you stand out?
My first big deal
What was different about you?
Importance of being candid in business
Democracy within your business
Running West Ham United F.C
Do emotions compromise your decisions
Should clubs be more transparent?
Work and life balance
Sexism in football and the workplace
Your relationships
Is there a need to maintain desire?
Have you experienced anxiety?
Feminism & your milestones
What's your advice to young women

Karren:

https://twitter.com/karren_brady

https://www.instagram.com/karren_brady_official

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E137: Piers Morgan: Dealing With Repeat Failure, Death Threats & Regrets

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

04/25/22 • 73 min

4.0

Piers Morgan is a journalist and television host who hasn't stayed out of the headlines since being made the youngest newspaper editor in Britain when he took over the News of the World at the age of 28, almost 30 years ago. Over the years he has attracted controversy for his disputed tactics in breaking news stories and television interviews. He is also the author of several best-selling memoirs.

His long affinity for journalism has seen him leaving and starting new roles across ITV, CNN and NBC. Some of the shows include Piers Morgan Life Stories, Good Morning Britain, Britain’s Got Talent, and his newest - Piers Morgan Uncensored, beginning April 24 on the new TalkTv. In this conversation we touch subjects of mental resilience, cancel-culture, mental health and veganism.

You may not like it, it may not be comfortable to listen to, but this interview was an important debate which made me think about many of the things we spoke about. Piers believes his voice of common sense, acts as a vital counter-narrative to have in society and encourages us to build resilience, stimulate debate and stop over labelling things.

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