The TV personality Steve Bartlett is best known for his appearances on Dragons’ Den and his popular podcast Diary of a CEO, in which he interviews famous people and business owners.
Steven Bartlett has gained notoriety over the years thanks to his successful business career as well as guest appearances on TV and podcasts. The actor is credited with being one of Dragons’ Den’s frontmen and Diary of a CEO.
The businessman has manage to earn an impressive net worth over the years which made him eligible to join the BBC show back in 2022.
Sara Davies, Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones, and Touker Suleyman, all of whom are millionaires, are also regulars, and the 33-year-old has also been a Dragon. Steven has managed to make an impressive £71 million from his various business ventures, earning an impressive sum of money.
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Steven’s early work included founding Social Chain, a social media marketing firm that was then accused of plagiarising posts. Additionally, it was reported that he exaggerated the firm’s worth, claiming that he had purchased it for less than a third of the company’s value after he left and that the company had actually merged with a German company for less than a third of it.
Steven then founded the media outlet Flight Story, which produces his well-known podcast Diary of a CEO. According to a press release from Bartlett, Steven.com, the holding company for his ventures, has been valued at $425 million (£320 million).
Following the venture capital firms Slow Ventures and Apeiron Investment, which received eight-figure investments, the company is now in receipt. Steven.com will also include Steven’s other businesses, FlightCast, FlightFund, and FlightStory.
FlightStory produces his Diary of a CEO podcast and is also behind Davina McCall’s Begin Again show. Steven has interviewed plenty of well-known names on his podcast including the likes of Simon Cowell, Boris Johnson and Richard Branson.
This year’s iHeart Radio podcast awards included the Best International Podcast. After purchasing acupuncture-like ear-shaped beads that falsely claimed to treat ME or chronic fatigue syndrome, Steven was landed in hot water on Dragons’ Den.
The BBC removed the seeds from the episode in response to complaints, stating that there was no intended use for ME as a cure.
On Dragons’ Den, Steven and other millionaires each use their money to buy new businesses. Crafter’s Companion was founded by Sarah Davies, who is also the owner and creator of it, for a reported £37 million.
Deborah Meaden joined the Den in 2003 as a full-time investor. She has a £50 million net worth.
Peter Jones, who first joined the show in its first season, is the richest and longest-serving Dragon. He is extremely wealthy at $500 million.
After launching his fashion line, Touker Suleyman made millions in 2015. He then returned to the Den. He has earned £200 million over the course of his impressive career.
Source: Mirror
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