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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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  • Most Replayed Moment: Wim Hof's Simple Breathing Technique For Focus, Tranquility and Resilience

    Most Replayed Moment: Wim Hof's Simple Breathing Technique For Focus, Tranquility and Resilience
    Jun 27 2025
    In today's Moments episode, Wim Hof reveals the breathwork exercise that helped him reprogram his mind, boost immunity, and help others around the world to do the same. He breaks down the science behind the breath, coaches us through a short practice, and explains how you can access deeper healing - starting today. Listen to the full episode here - Spotify - https://g2ul0.app.link/Inhudts2vUb Apple - https://g2ul0.app.link/lvgrUqw2vUb Watch the Episodes On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Wim Hof - https://www.wimhofmethod.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Tom Aspinall (UFC Champion): "Jon Jones Wasn't Living Like An Athlete". How The UFC Doesn't Want You To Know This!

    Tom Aspinall (UFC Champion): "Jon Jones Wasn't Living Like An Athlete". How The UFC Doesn't Want You To Know This!
    Jun 26 2025
    BREAKING: Dana White announces Jon Jones retirement…but UFC Heavyweight star Tom Aspinall still wants a title fight. He reveals the truth about Jon Jones’ retirement, and breaks down the champion mindset, fear, and mental toughness required for UFC title fights. Tom Aspinall is the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion, a top-ranked professional mixed martial artist, and the first British heavyweight in history to claim a UFC title. He was set to face UFC legend Jon Jones until Jones announced his retirement in June 2025, automatically elevating Aspinall from interim to undisputed champion. Tom explains: The mental trick he uses to control fear before stepping into the cage. Why so many young men feel lost, and how MMA gave him purpose. The harsh reality of life as a UFC fighter behind the scenes. How embracing pain, pressure, and adversity made him a champion. 00:00 Intro 02:37 Did You See This Coming? 03:16 What Was Your Reaction When You Found Out Jon Jones Was Retiring? 04:08 Did You Want to Fight Jon? 05:06 Was Jon's Decision a Strategic Dodge? 06:08 Do You Take It as a Compliment? 07:14 Would You Fight Jon If He Came Back? 08:36 What's Changed Overnight? 10:28 Who's the Contender Now? 11:33 When Will You Fight Next? 13:47 What Was Your Family's Reaction? 15:14 If Jon Is Watching, What Would You Say? 17:33 The Dream to Become a Heavyweight Champion 18:17 Where Does Tom Aspinall Come From? 19:37 Where Did Your Inspiration Come From? 21:53 What Kept You Going? 24:38 Why Did Your Mum Never Come to an MMA Fight? 26:32 What Advice Would You Give to Young People? 29:41 I'm Scared to Fight Anybody 31:55 I've Always Been Fearful to Fight 32:56 Overcoming the Fear 35:29 Working on Your Mental Strength 37:49 Tom's Process of Writing Things Down 41:22 Very Few Make Money Fighting 44:14 Tom Aspinall's Career Progression and Fighting Style 48:33 When Do You Start Making Good Money? 49:59 Sergei Pavlovich Fight 51:09 It Takes Years to Become an Overnight Success 52:34 Having Kids at 23 and Not Being Able to Support Them 57:11 Your Rock Bottom Moment 58:37 Tom's Family 1:02:57 My Knee Problems Helped My Career Massively 1:06:22 Surrounded by Toxic People 1:09:45 How Did You Feel After the Injury? 1:11:58 Did It Knock Your Confidence? 1:13:32 Jon Jones 1:17:40 There's No Contract Signed 1:23:58 Tom's Fighting Secrets 1:26:16 The Health Routine to Get Into Elite Shape 1:26:38 — 1:31:12 Why Do You Do Hypnotherapy? 1:34:36 Your Journey With Anxiety 1:37:30 Your Son's Health 1:38:18 Having an Autistic Child 1:47:27 The Importance of an Autism Diagnosis 1:52:47 The UFC Heavyweight Champion Belt 1:53:43 How Did You Feel Winning the Heavyweight Championship? 1:55:28 Retiring Early to Avoid Cognitive Issues 2:00:54 Why Are You Special? 2:03:59 How I Prepare Mentally on Fight Day 2:11:05 Box Intro Follow Tom: Instagram - https://bit.ly/4kbCZGh YouTube - https://bit.ly/4lhLwbO Get your hands on the Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards here: https://bit.ly/conversationcards-mp Get email updates: https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt Follow Steven: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Vanta - https://vanta.com/steven Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 14 mins
  • CEO Diaries: Bozoma Saint John on Growing Through Grief & Leading with Purpose

    CEO Diaries: Bozoma Saint John on Growing Through Grief & Leading with Purpose
    Jun 25 2025
    Bozoma Saint John’s story isn’t just about leading the world’s biggest brands - it’s about surviving unimaginable loss, breaking every “career rule,” and redefining what success really means. In today's episode of CEO Diaries, the former Netflix and Apple CMO reveals why she quit chasing work-life balance, why being selfish saved her, and how personal tragedy shaped her path to the top. Visit - ⁠⁠⁠www.linkedin.com/DOAC⁠⁠ Listen to the full episode here - Spotify - ⁠https://g2ul0.app.link/yzrBsXpFsUb Apple - ⁠https://g2ul0.app.link/czJGDAsFsUb Watch The Diary of a CEO Episodes On YouTube - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 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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