So it wasn’t entirely surprising that he dropped out of his course in business management at Manchester Metropolitan University after just one lecture. At the very heart of all the success and failure I’ve been exposed to – both my own entrepreneurial journey and through the thousands of interviews I’ve conducted on my chart-topping podcast – are a set of principles that ensure excellence.

Joining the show is a privilege and a responsibility for Bartlett, who hopes young people from less privileged backgrounds like his, especially minorities who don’t always see themselves reflected in certain programmes or industries, will feel enabled. In a review of his 2023 book, The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life, Private Eye described Bartlett as "the king of self-mythologisation", summarised the book as "a grisly minestrone of every other management book you’ve even read", and concluded that "His real business, clearly, is Brand Bartlett". There is no meaning to life and there is no ‘you’, but knowing this is how you take control of your life both inside and out. Where traditionally, a Diary starts and finishes with pen to paper… in The Diary, this is only the beginning. Gary says that you can copy these amazing results with 3 simple steps: breath work, connecting to the surface of the earth, and become comfortable with being uncomfortable.You can register for Sadhguru’s flagship well-being programme ‘Inner Engineering’ here: innerengineering.

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The Diary Of A CEO is different because of how raw, honest and emotional it is -living up to the word "Diary" in its name - these are the things people don't usually share told with a level of honesty that most "interviews" don't give you. Steven is particularly focused on inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs and creators from a BAME background and much of his work after winning the ‘British Black Entrepreneur of the year” award focused on disadvantaged schools and communities. podcast ‘The Diary of a CEO’ - an unfiltered journey into the remarkable stories and untold dimensions of the world’s most influential people, experts and thinkers.

Chris van Tulleken is an infectious diseases doctor and one of the BBC’s leading science presenters, appearing on shows such as, ‘The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs’, ‘Trust Me, I’m A Doctor’ and ‘Operation Ouch! His attention, he says, was focused elsewhere – from organising school trips to brokering deals with vending machine companies and taking a cut. They are rooted in psychology and behavioral science, are based on the wisdom of tens of thousands of people I've surveyed across every continent and age group, and of course, drawn from the conversations I've had on my chart-topping podcast with the world's most successful people. Steven has been critiqued by Sarah Manavis, writing for the New Statesman, as an entrepreneur who "styles himself as a business guru but beneath the clichés lies a thinly veiled craving for celebrity".

Steven is particularly focused on inspiring a new generation of entrepreneurs and creators from a BAME background and much of his work after winning the 'British Black Entrepreneur of the year' award focused on disadvantaged schools and communities. Steven Bartlett is an entrepreneur, speaker, investor, author, and the host of the chart-topping podcast “The Diary of a CEO”– an unfiltered journey into the remarkable stories and untold dimensions of the world’s most influential people, experts, and thinkers…. The Diary Of A CEO is an essential companion for any leader who wants to take themselves on and lead us into the next generation. Steven is an accomplished investor in the health and wellness space with notable investments including Huel - UK's fastest growing e-commerce company internationally, and Zoe - the personalised nutrition programme created by the world's top scientists.

These fundamental laws underpinned my meteoric rise, and they will fuel yours too, whether you want to build something great or become someone great. These claims were subsequently retracted after The Times reported that Bartlett had left the business more than a year before the floatation, and was not named in its prospectus. It’s about time that we read about success in our modern world as seen by one who’s navigated the path to success like no other. In 2022, Chloe Bowen writing in Cosmopolitan reported that Bartlett's Diary of a CEO podcast was receiving "a mixed reaction from listeners" after Bartlett had critiqued Gen Z work ethic, with Bartlett saying that "I fear that when I'm hiring people that are in that generation I almost need to go to an extra length to check that they can cope with a high intensity culture".The fund claims to support diverse founders and high-growth startups in blockchain, biotech, health, commerce, technology, and space sectors.