A few years ago I was a broke, university dropout, at 18 I built an industry leading social media marketing company, and at 27 I resigned as CEO. At 28 I co-founded Flight Story – a marketing and communications company, and thirdweb - a software platform, making it easy to build web3 applications. I then launched private equity fund, Flight Fund, to accelerate the next generation of European unicorns. During this time I I decided to launch 'The Diary Of A CEO' podcast with the simple mission of providing an unfiltered journey into the remarkable stories and untold dimensions of the world’s most influential people, experts and thinkers. Thank you for listening.
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The Man Who Followed Elon Musk Everywhere: "Elon's Dad Abused Him, His Trans Child Disowned Him, And Here Are His Secrets For Success!" Walter Isaacson
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If you enjoy hearing about industry changing innovation, I recommend you check out my conversation with Airbnb founder, Brian Chesky, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia6Di_ytiSE
If you ever wanted to see inside the mind of the richest and most powerful man in the world, this episode is for you.
Before becoming the world’s leading biographer, Walter Isaacson was formerly the chair and CEO of ’CNN’, the editor of ’Time’, and President and CEO of the ’Aspen Institute’. His best-selling biographies including, ‘Steve Jobs’, ‘Leonardo da Vinci’, ‘Einstein: His Life and Universe’, and most recently, 'Elon Musk'.
In this conversation Walter and Steven discuss topics, such as:
How he followed Elon Musk for 2 years
Elon Musk’s childhood
Elon’s abusive father
The mental and physical scars of Elon’s childhood
What haunts Elon
Why Elon equates pain with love
The 2 sides and personalities of Elon
Elon’s ‘demon mode’
Why Elon loves drama and chaos
What separates Elon from everyone else
If he thinks Elon is a genius
Elon’s first principle thinking
Why Elon ignores rules and likes risk takers
How 80% of people can’t work with Elon
Why Elon bought Twitter
How Twitter has hurt Elon
Elon’s 3 aims for humanity
Why there will be a mission to Mars in 30 years time
Elon’s rules for success
How Elon and Steve Jobs changed reality
Why Elon is not happy
Elon and Jeff Bezo’s rivalry
You can purchase Walter’s new biography, ‘Elon Musk’, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elon-Musk-Walter-Isaacson/dp/1398527491
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Published Thursday
Busta Rhymes: "His Death Stopped My Career!" Busta Rhymes Finally Opens Up About His Grief, Nearly Dying & How He Turned His Life Around!
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If you enjoy hearing about inside the music industry and its artists, I recommend you check out my conversation with will.i.am, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m-2QhqdlfI
From Trevor to Busta, love of the rap game to global success, and rock bottom to rebirth. This is Busta Rhymes as you’ve never heard him.
Trevor George Smith Jr. or ‘Busta Rhymes’, first reached fame with the hip-hop group, ‘Leaders of the New School’, and began his solo rap career in 1996, since then has released 11 studio albums and received 12 Grammy Award nominations for his work.
In this conversation Busta and Steven discuss topics, such as:
Growing up in the hood
Starting out in music
Becoming an MC by accident
Using rap as a way out of work
Becoming addicted to entertaining and the reaction of people to his raps
Rapping to protect himself
Selling crack at 12 years old
Failure not being an option for his father
His father standing in the way of his musical career
Getting booed off stage early in his career
His mother signing his record deal at 17 years old
What lessons he would tell his kids to reach success
Why you need to be selfish to reach success
His manger dying in 2012
How his manager taught him ever he knew
His emotional down turn
How his whole life was going in a totally different direction
Why he couldn’t figure himself out
Being on steroid pills
How his son thought he was going to die
You can listen to Busta’s newest album ‘Blockbusta’, here: https://spoti.fi/40UxsvS
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Published Monday
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Moment 137: Finance Isn’t Rocket Science! The 2 Simple Skills Billionaires Use Everyday: Codie Sanchez
In this moment, investor and financial educator, Codie Sanchez discusses the first steps in understanding the game of finance and deals. Codie says herself that she is no financial genius, however with her background as a journalist, she is able to right the ask right questions to the right people in order to get the right answers. Through this she was able to infiltrate the world of finance and saw behind the curtain. Codie realised there is no difference between a $100 million deal and a $100,000 deal, all were just slight larger steps up the ladder. To see behind the curtain, Codie believes there are 2 key skills people need to realise: firstly, learn how to do deals, which is not complex but only made to seem complicated through financial language. Secondly, understanding the importance of connecting with the right people, online or IRL who can give you all the information you need about the business you are entering. Finally, Codie believes that we never actually sell anyone anything or convince them to do anything, but instead you connect with what people are already truly feeling.
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Published Friday
Doctor Jordan Peterson: "The NUMBER ONE Reason For Divorce!" & "The One Small Step You Have To Take To Turn Your Whole Life Around!"
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If you enjoyed this episode, I recommend you check out my first conversation with Jordan Peterson, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uLDin9A9pc
Jordan Peterson became a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto in 1998, and since then has written 3 best selling books, ‘Maps of Meaning’, ‘12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos’, and ‘Beyond Order’. He is also the host of ‘The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast’.
In this conversation Jordan and Steven discuss topics, such as:
Being so ill he couldn’t button his shirt
The rule for getting yourself back on your feet
Why unsocialised people are dangerous
How to overcome crippling anxiety
How to overcome any problem
Why you need to learn to listen
The most effective way to help people
The reason for conflicts in relationships
Why men don’t listen
The neurological reason you argue with your partner
Why lies ruin your life
How stopping lying changed his life
The importance of truth
Why the more you focus on yourself the more miserable you are
The different between men and women in relationships
Why you should run your relationship like a business
How to have a good marriage
Why you are not moving forward in your life
How to stay in love
How to overcome childhood trauma and change your life
Why life is a struggle and how to accept the burden
The skills you need to develop in your 20s
You can purchase Jordan’s most recent book, ‘Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life’, here: https://amzn.to/3MWlQCL
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Published 11/23
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The Coffee Expert: The Surprising Link Between Coffee, Mental Health, Depression & Heart Disease! James Hoffmann
If you enjoy hearing about the world of coffee, I recommend you check out my conversation with the founder of Pret, Julian Metcalfe, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uViyOJsc6O4
It’s the world’s most popular drink, with people drinking over 2 billion cups a day, but we still can’t agree on the most important facts about coffee.
In this new episode Steven sits down with the world leading coffee expert, James Hoffmann. James won the World Barista Championship in 2007, is the co-founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters and through his YouTube channel has become one of the leading figures in the world of coffee. He is also the author of ‘The World Atlas of Coffee’ and ‘How to Make the Best Coffee at Home’.
In this conversation James and Steven discuss topics, such as:
Where coffee really comes from
How coffee is the world's most popular drug
Why you can't tell how much caffeine is in your coffee
How to get the maximum benefit from coffee
How he went from not drinking coffee to an expert in 2 years
Why coffee costs so much
The best high street coffee you can buy
How we are all addicted to coffee
Why you get the coffee jitters
What is the lethal level of coffee
How caffeine is an insect repellent
The history of coffee
How coffee changed the world
Why 1 cup of coffee will increase your life
How he became the world’s best barista
The best way to make coffee
How to have a better cup of coffee
Why coffee pods are rubbish
His favourite coffee
How he made his passion his life
Why he became obsessed by coffee
How he learned to communicate
You can purchase James’ most recent book, ‘How to Make The Best Coffee at Home’, here: https://amzn.to/3SO1Xl1
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Published 11/20
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Moment 136: 3 VITAL Questions To Ask Yourself If You're Feeling Trapped In Life (Relationships, Work & Financially): Adam Alter
In this moment, professor of marketing and best-selling author, Adam Alter discusses how to become unstuck in life, work and relationships. The first thing is to understand what it actually means to become stuck, this often means judging whether to keep going with a particular path or to quit. In these instances Adam thinks it is best to think about the opportunity cost of leaving a goal behind, especially as research shows that it is nearly always a good idea to keep going beyond the point where it starts becoming hard as this is where growth happens. However, too often we quit as we view any sort of difficultly as a problem. One of the key ways that Adam thinks we can become unstuck is by simplifying a problem as much as possible, we can do this through what he calls a friction audit. This means knowing what is and isn’t important, what’s getting in the way, and how you can subtract it.
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