Steven Bartlett Steps Down From His Podcast Firm

British entrepreneur and TV prima Steven Bartlett has softly resigned arsenic a head of nan institution down his deed podcast, The Diary of a CEO.

Bartlett, champion known for his domiciled connected nan BBC show Dragons’ Den and for founding nan societal media trading group Social Chain, co-founded Flight Story Group, nan media business that produces The Diary of a CEO podcast. The show has grown into 1 of nan UK’s astir listened-to podcasts, featuring candid interviews pinch world leaders, celebrities and entrepreneurs.

From young millionaire to media mogul

Born successful Botswana and raised successful Plymouth, Bartlett roseate quickly successful nan world of business. He co-founded Social Chain successful 2014 and became 1 of nan youngest self-made millionaires successful nan UK, paving nan measurement for a caller procreation of contented creators and Gen Z entrepreneurs. His communicative besides includes nationalist reflections connected his struggles pinch intelligence wellness and nan pressures of managing accelerated success.

With nan motorboat of The Diary of a CEO successful 2017, wherever he interviews high-profile figures connected business and life, Bartlett positioned himself not only arsenic an entrepreneur but arsenic a taste sound for a caller procreation of business leaders. The podcast, which deed 1 cardinal streams successful 2024, has complete 9 cardinal subscribers connected YouTube and millions much connected Spotify and Apple. It is presently nan 2nd biggest podcast globally and nan largest successful Europe. Bartlett describes it arsenic “an unfiltered travel into nan singular stories and untold dimensions of nan world’s astir influential people, experts and thinkers.”

Business arsenic accustomed aliases a alteration of direction?

Despite a Companies House filing showing him stepping down arsenic a head of Flight Story Group, location is thing to bespeak Bartlett will extremity hosting nan podcast. The Diary of a CEO societal media accounts proceed to beforehand his latest episodes, pinch nary mention of his resignation, suggesting that listeners tin expect much contented arsenic usual.

So what does this move really mean? Bartlett’s record, from Social Chain to podcasting, media start-ups and influencer ventures, suggests it is improbable he is slowing down.

Flight Story has established itself arsenic a starring podcast producer, pinch shows including Begin Again pinch Davina McCall and We Need to Talk pinch Paul Brunson, truthful Bartlett whitethorn spot his activity location arsenic done and beryllium stepping backmost to attraction connected caller projects while leaving nan day-to-day podcast operations successful tin hands.

Whatever is down nan decision, Bartlett’s power connected podcasting, media entrepreneurship and a caller procreation of creators is group to continue