Having already read the Stephen Bartlett book, Diary of a CEO, and listened to a great number of the Diary of a CEO podcasts (which are excellent if you have not already subscribed), the other week we went to see him in his Business & Life Speaking Tour in Liverpool. After Liverpool, he had a further couple of shows in Manchester and then flew out to Australia to continue the tour.
For those that have not heard of Bartlett, he has founded and co-founded a number of businesses, specifically around being disruptive in the social media and marketing areas. He is also an investor in a number of businesses including health, wellbeing and e-commerce and in 2022 he became the youngest dragon in the BBC Dragons Den TV programme. He has written books and is also a headline speaker around the world. However, to a lot of people he is probably best known as the host of ‘Diary of a CEO’, one of the biggest podcasts in the world where he sits downs and talks to some of the most influential people, experts and thinkers across all walks of life. I have talked about this podcast previously and I would certainly recommend it.
In the book Bartlett lists the 33 laws under four different pillars, which he calls the Four Pillars of Greatness, being Pillar 1 The Self – this is you and self, Pillar 2 The Story – harnessing the power of storytelling, Pillar 3 – The Philosophy – your set of beliefs, values and principles and Pillar 4 – The Team – who you work with and how.
If you have not read his book, then we reviewed it the other month, and already a firm favourite.
I’ve read his books, listened to and seen many dozens of speakers talking about business and life and I have to say his show was right up there as one of the very best. The content was excellent from start to finish and he is a first class communicator.
Very interesting was the audience. There was a complete range of ages from young to old and I would probably say more female than male too. Not the usual mix you would see at an event which would probably be aimed at entrepreneurs or future entrepreneurs. It was great to see.
If you get the chance to see him in action, it will be well worth it.
The Diary of a CEO is also on YouTube, but Bartlett also has another YouTube channel called Behind The Diary – https://www.youtube.com/@DOACBehindTheDiary – in this channel you see him behind the scenes in everything he does, so less about the guests and more about following him around the world and all the things he gets involved in. A really good watch