Nordic Business Forum 2026 Speaker
Steven Bartlett
Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, investor, and host of the globally renowned podcast The Diary of a CEO. As the youngest-ever Dragon on BBC’s Dragons’ Den, he has quickly become one of Europe’s most influential business minds. He is the founder of Flight Story and co-founder of Thirdweb, and has invested in dozens of high-growth startups, including Huel, Whoop, and Zoe. His bestselling book, The Diary of a CEO: 33 Laws for Business and Life, has helped millions navigate business and personal transformation.
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Steven at Nordic Business Forum 2026
Greatness is Just Good, Repeated
Steven’s session delivers a clear message on performance: success isn’t about inspiration, it’s about discipline. He reveals how high performers don’t rely on talent or motivation, but on systems, habits, and ruthless focus. By mastering consistency and eliminating the non-essential, Steven shows how leaders can achieve more—not by doing everything, but by doing what truly matters, every day.
Learning points:
- Why consistency beats talent, and discipline is more valuable than motivation.
- How to build practical systems that guarantee progress when you don’t feel motivated.
- How to achieve more by strategically “deleting”—the art of focusing only on what truly matters.
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Steven may be a leading voice in modern leadership today, but he started out with the same doubts as everyone else. Now as Founder of FlightStory and host of one of the world’s biggest podcasts, The Diary of a CEO, he’s sharing how he turned uncertainty into a billion-dollar empire.
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This episode is for anyone building a business, chasing clarity, or trying to figure out what truly matters. Steven shares the single concept that transformed how he works, thinks, and prioritises — Signal vs Noise — a productivity mindset inspired by Steve Jobs and Kevin O’Leary that he now uses daily, and that has changed everything for him.
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Steven is the host of the podcast The Diary of a CEO, one of the highest-rated podcasts in the world.
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