Steven Bartlett
Steven Bartlett hosts The Diary of a CEO, writes about business and life, and backs founders on Dragons’ Den and through his creator businesses.
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- Roots
- Born in Botswana in 1992; raised in Plymouth, England.
- First ventures
- Wallpark, then Social Chain.
- Podcast
- Launched The Diary of a CEO in 2017.
- Following
- Forbes counted 25 million combined social followers in June 2025.
Mini bio
Getting started.
Steven left Manchester Metropolitan University to pursue business. He built the student messaging board Wallpark in 2013, then co-founded the social media agency Social Chain in Manchester in 2014.
Finding his voice.
The Diary of a CEO began in 2017 as an experiment. It grew into long conversations with founders, artists and public figures. Steven stepped down as Social Chain AG’s co-CEO in 2020.
Books and the Den.
Happy Sexy Millionaire arrived in March 2021, questioning familiar ideas about fulfilment and success. He became Dragons’ Den’s youngest-ever investor at 28. His 2023 book, The Diary of a CEO, became a Sunday Times number one bestseller.
Building around creators.
Today his work extends beyond his own microphone. Steven.com brings together creator media, technology and investment, while FlightStory produces shows for other hosts. In 2026, he also became a guest Shark on ABC’s Shark Tank.
Creditschronological, newest first
Television and podcasts
- 2026Shark Tank: Diary of a SharkGuest Shark
- Series 19 onwardDragons’ DenDragon and investor
- 2017–presentThe Diary of a CEOCreator and host
Awards
Quotes
That first episode, episode one, was a total one-off experiment in my mind.Steven Bartlett, official career timeline
Remembering the start of The Diary of a CEO in the 2017 entry at https://stevenbartlett.com/about.
Trivia
- Wallpark helped students connect, share events and sell textbooks.
- He attended Plymstock School in Plymouth.
- Happy Sexy Millionaire takes its title from an ambition he wrote in his diary at 18.
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