#179: Life Lessons From A Modern Visionary With Steven Bartlett

This week's guest is none other than Steven Bartlett: a millionaire by age 23, a bestselling author, acclaimed host of The Diary Of A CEO podcast, and the youngest ever Dragon on Dragons' Den at just 29. Steven Bartlett is undoubtedly one of the most recognised and successful personalities in the media and entrepreneurial space right now so it was an honour to speak with him. Steven and I sat down for an intimate fireside chat at the Dubai Opera House, where we spoke about his upbringing, his first entrepreneurial endeavours, launching Social Chain, the importance of living your truth – and so much more. This raw and honest conversation truly moved me, and I know it will impact you too. Big thank you to Motivate Media Group and Aldar Properties for the opportunity to interview one of this generation's greatest thinkers.   Notes  [03:50] The Diary Of A CEO [06:38] The start of Social Chain [08:49] Steven's romantic relationships [12:18] Steven's upbringing [17:17] Steven's experience at school [22:00] Steven's first entrepreneurial experience [25:40] Wallpark: how it began [31:15] Growing Social Chain [34:15] Steven and Dom's partnership [39:26] The importance of mental health and living your truth [43:33] What the late Jamal Edwards meant to Steven [47:40] Steven's thoughts on Dubai [50:20] Thoughts on Elon Musk and Web 3.0  Show Sponsors: Smartkas: Providing food security as a service Najahi Events: The UAE's leading event promotor Aldar Properies: One of the UAE's leading property developers Socials: Spencer Lodge https://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV   Steven Bartlett https://www.instagram.com/steven/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbartlett-123/ https://twitter.com/SteveBartlettSC https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGq-a57w-aPwyi3pW7XLiHw  

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