Steven Bartlett
Host of The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, investor, author, and podcaster, best known as the creator and host of the hit podcast The Diary Of A CEO. He first rose to prominence as the co-founder of the social media marketing agency Social Chain and later became the youngest-ever investor on the BBC television show Dragons’ Den. He is currently the founder of media and investment companies including Flight Story and Flight Fund.
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9 Months That Count Forever👍 Recommends
…discussion of jessie's new book on pregnancy diet and baby development
“You could have written about anything, Jessie, and people would have bought the book because people are so fascinated by you and the work that you do. Why of all the subjects you could have written about, was this the subject that meant the most to you to commit a long period of your life to? Because it is a subject where there's such a big gap, Stephen, between what science knows and what parents are told.”
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Blue Ocean Strategy💬 Mentioned
…referencing the blue ocean strategy framework for finding uncontested markets
“I think the big blue ocean opportunity, which is for anyone that doesn't know, I think of red oceans from the book called Blue Ocean Strategy as very competitive. Hyper competitive. Horrible markets where it's like a race to the bottom. You're all doing the same thing. No profit margin. Like you're saying the same thing, doing the same thing. And you all think that your unique positioning is unique, but it's actually not.”
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Conversation Cards👍 Recommends
…promoting conversation starter cards bundled with habit diary product
“We have finally caved in. So many of you have asked us if we could bundle the conversation cards with the 1% diary. For those of you that don't know, every single time a guest sits here with me in the chair, they leave a question in the diary of a CEO. And then I ask that question to the next guest.”
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Ketone IQ👍 Recommends
…discussing exogenous ketone supplement product and its cognitive benefits
“You mentioned a second ago you've been able to extend the life of mice in your laboratory. How and by how much? I'm a co-owner of this company as well. Yeah. I love that. I love that company. And the CEO, Michael, good guy. What's your thoughts on exogenous ketones, like drinking ketones? I do it. In fact, that I drink Ketone IQ before I do a podcast.”
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Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain👍 Recommends
…discussing how neuroplasticity enables personal transformation and growth
“Dr David's book, 'Livewired: The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain', here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/7d74l5d... It was actually learning about this subject matter in LiveWired that helped me to pursue more of a growth mindset and just a growth mentality across my life and to realise that if I'm not something now, it doesn't mean that I can't be tomorrow.”
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Lost Connections💬 Mentioned
…book on depression and connections by Johan Hari
“I've interviewed a few people that are experts on the subject of depression and also addiction frankly and one of the things that I remember Johan Hari saying to me who wrote a book called Lost Connections is that in some cultures the cure that they apply for depressive symptoms is giving someone purpose in their life.”
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Meditations👍 Recommends
…discussing stoic philosophy and how it shapes his approach to politics and life
“Dealing with those moments, you mentioned stoicism. I found this book, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, which I think was quite formative for how you see things in some respects and generally stoicism. Yes. Yes. It's a great book. The amazing thing about it is it's so readable.”
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My Story: A Spiritual and Intellectual Autobiography👍 Recommends
…recommending john lennox's autobiography at end of episode
“I highly recommend everybody goes and checks out your autobiography, which is your most recent works. It's called John Lennox. I'm going to link it below. It's a spiritual and intellectual autobiography that I think is highly fascinating to read because of how diverse your thinking and skill sets are.”
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Notes on Being a Man👍 Recommends
…discussing scott's new book on masculinity and what it means to be a good man
“So I highly recommend anybody who is raising sons, who is a son, who is a father, or just wants to understand what it is to be a good man in the modern world, gets this book. Notes on Being a Man, How to Address the Masculinity Crisis, Build Mental Strength, and Raise Conscience. And I'm going to link it below all of you. It's been such a smash hit, and it's really rare that some of my close friends will send me messages about this book.”
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Perfecto Matcha👍 Recommends
…host discussing his investment in matcha tea company
“I actually have a matcha company. It's, it was this year voted the fastest growing company in the UK. It's by some founders that I invested in, Levi, Teddy and Marissa from Dragon's Den. And it's been an absolute unbelievable business... You get the matcha from Japan. But the company is called Perfecto.”
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Sapiens👍 Recommends
…discussing human collaboration and evolutionary advantages through collective belief systems
“I think about Yuval Noah Harari. In his book, Sapiens, where he says that the real defining trait of our species versus other species was our ability to collaborate and basically scratch each other's backs. And that meant that we had evolutionary advantages because if we could work together in a big group and we could believe in stories and we believe in money and prison and governments, et cetera, we could band together and take on the lion or band together and take on the elephant or whatever.”
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Sapiens👍 Recommends
…discussing how humans evolved with the ability to believe in collective stories and narratives
“But I mean, you only, if you've read the book Sapiens and understood that humans got here because we've had a remarkable ability to believe in stories that maybe the orangutan could not believe, it couldn't believe in money and governments and religions and all these kinds of things. It makes perfect sense that, yeah, there's really foundational stories where you are accepting and that's what's brought us here today.”
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Shadow Cell: An Insider Account of America's New Spy War👍 Recommends
…discussing andrew bustamante's new york times bestselling memoir about his cia career
“And this is, I mean, we talked about this in our last episode, but it took a long time to get this book declassified, I believe, and get permission from the CIA to release it. And it's a fascinating story of uncovering a mole within the CIA, which is fascinating.”
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Solve for Happy👍 Recommends
…discussing mo gawdat's bestselling book on happiness and finding joy in life
“Well, the first time we spoke, we spoke about happiness. After this conversation, Stephen? I was just wondering, you know, you wrote a book about happiness, which is- I wrote many books about happiness. But I mean, the Soul for Happy is the book that I'm referring to. Here it is. Yeah. Engineering Your Path to Joy. What a fantastic book. I quote this book all the time, all around the world.”
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The 1% Diary👍 Recommends
…promoting bundled product of conversation cards and habit-tracking diary
“With that, we also have the 1% diary, which is this incredible tool to change habits in your life. So many of you have asked if it was possible to buy both at the same time, especially people in big companies. So what we've done is we've bundled them together, and you can buy both at the same time.”
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The 1% Diary👍 Recommends
…promoting personal goal-setting diary with framework for breaking down big objectives
“And we released these last year and they all sold out. So I asked my team over and over again to bring the Diaries back, but also to introduce some new colors and to make some minor tweaks to the Diaries. So now we have a better range for you. So if you have a big goal in mind and you need a framework and a process and some motivation, then I highly recommend you get one of these Diaries before they all sell out once again.”
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The 1% Diary👍 Recommends
…promoting the 1% diary habit change product bundled with cards
“With that, we also have the 1% diary, which is this incredible tool to change habits in your life. So many of you have asked if it was possible to buy both at the same time, especially people in big companies. So what we've done is we've bundled them together and you can buy both at the same time. And if you want to drive connection and instill habit change in your company, head to thediary.com to inquire and our team will be in touch.”
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The Algebra of Wealth👍 Recommends
…steven referencing scott's book on wealth and asking about current investments
“You wrote this book, The Algebra of Wealth, The Simple Formula for Success. Brilliant, brilliant book. And linking to what you were just saying there, where are you investing now?”
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The Consuming Instinct💬 Mentioned
…referencing research on birth order and creative tendencies
“I read in the Consuming Instinct, your other book, chapter four, that younger siblings like me, youngest of four, are more likely to be creative.”
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The Diary Of A CEO💬 Mentioned
…host promoting his own published book to podcast listeners
“Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook”
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The Diary Of A CEO💬 Mentioned
…Steven's published book available for purchase through link
“Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here”
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The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards👍 Recommends
…host explaining the purpose and benefits of conversation cards product
“The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: https://linkly.link/2hm7r. And I have to say they're also great if you're in a team and you want to bond your team together. And I have to say they're also great for families that want to learn more about each other and that need a good excuse to spend some time in a digital world in the analog environment, connecting human to human.”
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The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards👍 Recommends
…host describing conversation card product for relationship and team bonding
“and we have put the question here on this card with the name of the person that wrote it so you can sit at home as i do with my fiance and my colleagues at work and other people in my life whenever we get a minute we play the diary of a ceo conversation cards and it is incredible what happens these are great if you're in a romantic relationship and you want to connect your partner more these are also great if you're in a team and you want to bond your team together”
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The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards👍 Recommends
…promoting bundled product of conversation cards with diary
“So many of you have asked us if we could bundle the conversation cards with the 1% diary. For those of you that don't know, every single time a guest sits here with me in the chair, they leave a question in the diary of a CEO and then I ask that question to the next guest. We don't release those questions in any environment other than on these incredible conversation cards. These have become a fantastic tool for people in relationships, people in teams, in big corporations and also family members to connect with each other.”
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The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards👍 Recommends
…conversation card product for relationship and team building
“We have put the question here on this card with the name of the person that wrote it. So you can sit at home as I do with my fiance and my colleagues at work and other people in my life. Whenever we get a minute, we play the diary of a CEO conversation cards. And it is incredible what happens. These are great if you're in a romantic relationship and you want to connect your partner more. These are also great if you're in a team and you want to bond your team together.”
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The Diary of a CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition)👍 Recommends
…promoting conversation cards bundled with daily habit tracking tool for personal development
“We also have the 1% Diary, which is this incredible tool to change habits in your life. So many of you have asked if it was possible to buy both at the same time, especially people in big companies. So what we've done is we've bundled them together and you can buy both at the same time.”
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The Diary of a CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition)👍 Recommends
…Steven promoting his branded conversation card product at end of episode
“And we've turned them into these conversation cards. And we've added these twist cards to make your conversations even more interesting. This is the brand new edition. And for the first time ever, I've added to the pack this gold card, which is an exclusive question from me.”
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The Slight Edge👍 Recommends
…discussing compound effects of financial decisions over time
“I read a book called The Slight Edge by, I think it's Jeff Olson when I was 18, which talks exactly about that. I think it uses one of the analogies it uses is like brushing your teeth. Don't brush them today. It's fine. Don't brush them every day this week. You're fine. Don't brush them every day this month. You're fine. But in five years, you're fucked.”
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WHOOP👍 Recommends
…discussing how sleep trackers can help or harm people's relationship with sleep
“It's interesting with sleep trackers. I can see, I think it's worth me saying, that I am both an investor in WHOOP and I'm also sponsored by WHOOP. Okay. But I also agree with the things you've said. So I've seen this sort of variance in how a sleep tracker can improve some people's lives and it can make other people more anxious in a way that's not helpful. So for me, my sort of testimony on it is I was one of those people you described earlier that thought sleep was take it or leave it. And when I started seeing a sleep track, it's kind of like when I saw my brain for the first time, I did a brain scan and I didn't even kind of like realise it was there and that I could influence it and that things I was doing without really thinking much were having this big impact.”
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