Steven Bartlett is a visionary entrepreneur, bestselling author, sold-out speaker, investor, and host of The Diary of a CEO (DOAC), the world’s second-largest host-led podcast. With over 16 million subscribers on Youtube alone. At just 28, he became the youngest investor on BBC’s Dragons’ Den and is now considered one of the most influential voices of his generation.

 
Steven Bartlett is a visionary entrepreneur, investor, and one of the most influential voices in modern business and media. He is the creator and host of The Diary of a CEO (DOAC), one of the world’s most successful podcasts. Steven is the youngest-ever Dragon on BBC’s Dragons’ Den and his investment in the beverage brand PerfectTed became the show’s most successful to date, with the company now valued at more than £140 million. Appearing in more than 50 episodes, Steven has invested £1.4 million across 30+ businesses on the show. 

As of October 2025, The Diary of a CEO (DOAC) has surpassed one billion YouTube views, reaching over 35 million followers, now 15 million YouTube subscribers, and more than 60 million monthly listens and views. The show continues to grow rapidly, adding an average of 600,000 new YouTube subscribers every month, and has featured some of the world’s most prominent figures, including Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama, Trevor Noah, Matthew McConaughey, and other notable names.

Steven is the founder of Steven.com, a creator-focused holding company valued at $425 million following one of Europe’s largest-ever funding rounds for a creator-led enterprise. Steven.com incorporates established divisions FlightStory, FlightCast and FlightFund - empowering creator media companies and creator ventures that scale globally and develop world-class creator IP and creator commerce eco-systems.

FlightStory, a global media and publishing company founded in 2024, develops influential IP and scales audiences using the proprietary methodologies that powered The Diary of a CEO’s success. The company has launched several hit formats — including We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson and Begin Again with Davina McCall — both debuting at #1 on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and reaching over 2.5 million combined followers. Through its publishing arm, in partnership with Ebury (Penguin Random House), FlightStory has brought to life Steven’s Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life — the fastest-selling book in its category since records began.

FlightCast, co-founded with former MrBeast engineer Rox Codes, is a next-generation podcast and video creator platform. Designed to help creators grow, monetize, and scale their content, it combines studio production, AI-driven tools, and audience support to empower storytellers to focus on creativity while building global reach.

FlightFund backs high-growth ventures in the creator economy, tech, and media sectors — providing both capital and strategic support to accelerate innovation and collaboration within the Steven.com ecosystem. The $100 million global investment fund has, to date, invested in more than 40 companies, including SpaceX, Whoop, MrBeast, Replit and more.

Steven is also the co-founder of Thirdweb, a San Francisco-based software company valued at $160 million and backed by Shopify, Coinbase, and Mark Cuban.

In 2025, Steven was named a Forbes Top Creator and featured on the TIME100 Creators list as one of the most influential digital voices in the world. That same year, he made his U.S. daytime and late-night television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and TODAY.