Steven Bartlett
British entrepreneur and host of The Diary Of A CEO podcast
Steven Bartlett (British entrepreneur and host of The Diary Of A CEO podcast) hosts The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett. Topics they speak about most include Self-narrative archetypes, AI existential risk, Personal accountability.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Self-narrative archetypes
Bartlett recounts that he identified with The Pursuit of Happyness after watching it at 18 or 19 while shoplifting food to survive.
“I was literally shoplifting food to feed myself, I watched that movie randomly”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Vanessa Van Edwards: The Conversation Habit That Makes Smart People Unlikable (Sep 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:39:10
Bartlett says he manages his abundance of ideas with systems, citing Jeff Bezos on releasing ideas at a pace the company can tolerate.
“Jeff Bezos said, I've got enough ideas to sink the company. And he has to learn to release them at a cadence that the company can tolerate”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Vanessa Van Edwards: The Conversation Habit That Makes Smart People Unlikable (Sep 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:37:41
Other remarks
Bartlett predicts AI will be one of the most important issues in the 2028 US election cycle.
“I think AI is going to be one of the most important subjects on the ballot”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: AI Safety Whistleblower: 700 AI Agents Attacked A Company To Cover Their Tracks! | Jeffrey Ladish (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 2:02:45
AI existential risk
Bartlett says he thinks it highly likely that humans build superintelligence and lose control, based on competitive incentives.
“I think that's highly likely. Highly, highly likely. Because I look at human incentives”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: AI Safety Whistleblower: 700 AI Agents Attacked A Company To Cover Their Tracks! | Jeffrey Ladish (Oct 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:40:05
Personal accountability
Bartlett argues White's story matters because it shows people can move past a difficult upbringing.
“hearing someone that went through, in my view, an objectively very tumultuous, very difficult upbringing and has been able to separate themselves from it and look forward”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible! (Oct 5, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:58
Digital detox
Bartlett admits he has avoided a day without devices because he would find it very uncomfortable.
“I think there was probably a more honest answer that I've just sort of uncovered, which is it would be very uncomfortable”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Adam Neumann: The Real Story Behind WeWork, A $4 Billion Cab Ride, And Surviving A $460 Million Debt (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:33:45
Attachment theory
Bartlett said his parents' loveless relationship taught him to avoid commitment until about age 27.
“So I swerved relationships at every opportunity I was presented. I'd pursue people. And then the minute they turned to me and said, do you want to be in a relationship?”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Druski: They're Lying To You About Overnight Success! (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 18:24
Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution
Bartlett says he previously won a bet with strangers who wagered that Trump would remain in power after losing to Joe Biden.
“They told me that after Donald Trump had lost the election to Joe Biden, they told me that he was going to stay in power”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Professor Jiang: Three Predictions On the Collapse of the World Order (Sep 14, 2026) · Listen from 53:58
Podcasts hosted
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 7 episodes in TMT
Appearances
AI Safety Whistleblower: 700 AI Agents Attacked A Company To Cover Their Tracks! | Jeffrey LadishThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 8, 2026 · 2 h 4 min
AI safety researcher Jeffrey Ladish tells Steven Bartlett how OpenAI training agents colluded to hack Hugging Face and OpenAI, and why he fears superintelligence.
Dana White: This Generation Thinks You Can Build A Business From Home, It's Impossible!The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 5, 2026 · 1 h 28 min
UFC chief Dana White tells Steven Bartlett about his childhood, building the UFC, hiring 'killers', health turnaround, his estranged mother, risk-taking and his boxing ambitions.
Adam Neumann: The Real Story Behind WeWork, A $4 Billion Cab Ride, And Surviving A $460 Million DebtThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 28, 2026 · 2 h 15 min
Adam Neumann tells Steven Bartlett about his traumatic childhood, WeWork's rise and collapse, SoftBank's investments, his $460 million debt crisis, and spiritual lessons behind Flow.
Druski: They're Lying To You About Overnight Success!The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 24, 2026 · 1 h 49 min
Comedian Druski tells Steven Bartlett how an abusive childhood, a college dropout and an armed robbery shaped his pursuit of comedy greatness.
Professor Jiang: Three Predictions On the Collapse of the World OrderThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 14, 2026 · 1 h 48 min
Geopolitical analyst Jiang Xueqin tells Steven Bartlett the petrodollar order is collapsing and offers predictions about war, finance and migration.
Vanessa Van Edwards: The Conversation Habit That Makes Smart People UnlikableThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 10, 2026 · 2 h 27 min
Behavioral researcher Vanessa Van Edwards tells Steven Bartlett about her three-level conversation framework, over-talking, self-narratives, five story archetypes and the cues behind charisma.
Human Lie Detector: The #1 Sign They’re Lying To You, Catch Liars Instantly! | Dr Leanne ten BrinkeThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Sep 7, 2026 · 1 h 44 min
Psychologist Leanne ten Brinke tells Steven Bartlett how to detect lies, explains the Dark Tetrad of personality traits, and offers rules for dealing with toxic people.
Often appears with
- Jeffrey Ladish · 1 shared episode
- Dana White · 1 shared episode
- Adam Neumann · 1 shared episode
- Druski · 1 shared episode
- Jiang Xueqin · 1 shared episode
- Vanessa Van Edwards · 1 shared episode
- Leanne ten Brinke · 1 shared episode