The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett
4.3/5
Critic Rating
Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, investor, and author. He’s the founder of Flight Story – a media company – and Flight Fund, an investment fund backing the next generation of category-defining businesses.He created The Diary Of A CEO to share the unfiltered pages of the personal diaries of the world’s most fascinating CEOs, experts, therapists, and leaders – with the hope that their lessons will help both you and him live better lives. DOAC is a double acronym: Diary Of A CEO, but also Dreamers, Open-minded, Awareness, and Connection.This is your corner of the internet to dream boldly, think open...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Rachel Aroesti • The Guardian • Jan 11, 2024
"...frequently acts as motivational rocket fuel...excavating practical, life-changing advice for his listeners."
Score: 5
Rachel Wells • Forbes • Dec 31, 2023
"...unfiltered, raw and emotional podcast exploring timeless leadership lessons and stories..."
Score: 5
Diana BuniciI • Evoke.ie • Jul 12, 2023
"...raw, honest podcast...discover untold truths, unlearned lessons and important insights that make room for a new way of thinking. …"
Score: 2
James Marriot • The Times UK • May 26, 2023
"...for all the bluster, Bartlett’s personal manner is far from Trumpian. Bartlett is cocky but in an earnest, softly spoken, chilled-out sort of way...he doesn’t seem to have many original thoughts. I suppose he is good at getting people to talk...there’s also a lot of unearned self-seriousness, a surfeit of platitudes and banal introspection."
Score: 5
Dionne Brighton • Marie Claire • Apr 30, 2023
"It's supposed to imitate a spoken diary, so get ready for some raw emotion. Steven has spoken to over 200 people already..."
Score: 4
Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian • Nov 26, 2022
"There are downsides to the show: entrepreneur and host Steven Bartlett’s manner is superior, as though he, and only he, understands the real truth. And the highlights reel at the beginning is OTT. But Bartlett is very thorough...Being a guest on The Diary of a CEO is like being invited on to Desert Island Discs, a form of endorsement, so each interviewee is immensely happy to be there and willing to spill whatever beans are needed."
Score: 3
Ed Power • Telegraph UK • Feb 28, 2022
"There is a tendency for big name podcasters to feel they are reinventing the wheel and that is true of Bartlett....while Bartlett is undoubtedly someone to look-up to his podcast is in some ways quite ho-hum. It follows the same format popularised by American interviewers such as Mark Maron and Dax Shepard in which the interviewee is given time and space for an in-depth discussion."
Score: 5
Helena Young • Startups. • Feb 25, 2022
"It’s a celebration of the many different shapes and sizes that entrepreneurs can come in, and the hugely different routes that they take into the business world. We like it because it’s a genuinely fascinating insight into the lives of today’s most exciting entrepreneurs, with tons of tips on everything from managing employees to getting funding."
