The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett The Diary Of A CEO

From working in the post room in a record label to becoming the world’s best known music mogul, this is the Simon Cowell you don’t see on TV.
Simon Cowell is a world-renowned record producer, talent scout, and music mogul. He is best known for being a judge on some of the world’s most popular TV shows including, ‘The X Factor’, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, ‘Pop Idol’, and ‘American Idol’. 

In this episode, Simon and Steven discuss topics such as, being bankrupt at 30, working his way up from the bottom, his life threatening accident, how his son’s birth changed his life, and his one and only regret about One Direction. 

(00:00) Intro
(00:52) Early Context
(02:38) Your Parents
(03:53) Your Work Ethic, Where Does That Come From
(06:41) The Importance of Respect
(10:23) Making the Decision to Pursue Entertainment
(15:45) Working in the Post Room at a Record Label
(19:24) Making His Way Up in the Music Industry
(23:21) Starting a Record Label with Your Boss
(28:40) Creating Your First Smash Hit Record
(31:58) I Don't Know How Music Is Made, Staying in the Mind of the Consumer
(39:40) Going Broke Right After Creating Your First Smash Hit
(46:39) Meeting Pete Waterman, a Moment That Changed Everything
(50:37) Being an Early Adopter of TV
(59:50) Following Your Gut Regardless of the Criticism
(01:06:30) Finding Westlife
(01:09:30) Your Father Passing Away
(01:17:37) Your Life Changing After Your Son, Eric, Was Born
(01:23:09) Loyalty, Why It's So Important to Me
(01:25:35) Setting New Work Boundaries in My New Life
(01:29:15) Advice for a Young Simon Cowell
(01:32:03) The Importance of Hard Work
(01:34:30) Your Accident, Breaking Your Back in 3 Places
(01:39:39) Going to Therapy
(01:45:56) Foundational Advice for Anyone Starting Out in Their Career
(01:49:39) The Importance of Legacy
(01:53:02) The Rise of Bullying
(01:55:02) One Direction
(01:58:11) Searching for a New Boy Band
(02:03:33) Harry Styles
(02:05:54) AI Within the Music Industry
(02:09:48) Will One Direction Get Back Together?
(02:11:14) The Last Guest's Question

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In this moment, leading professor of evolutionary biology, David Raichlen discusses how to boost the brain benefits that come from exercise. Most people know that exercise can improve cognitive function, but don’t realise that different sort of exercise, like cardio or strength training, can provide different types of neurological benefits. David says that whilst all exercise is beneficial to the brain, research shows that the best sort of physical activity is a combination of physical and cognitive challenges. This helps the brain function as it copies how humans evolved to find food and survive. So this could mean that the next time you go for a run, choose the great outdoors over the treadmill and try different routes you haven’t taken before.

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She was the last line of defence and ready to die for the most important person on earth, here are the secret skills she’s learned defending 4 U.S. Presidents. 
Evy Poumpouras is a former U.S. Secret Service Special Agent and multi-media journalist. She is also the co-host of Bravo TV's series ‘Spy Games’ and author of the best-selling memoir, ‘Becoming Bulletproof’.
In this episode, Evy and Steven discuss topics such as, Evy’s close encounter with death on 9/11, how to gain control over anyone, her biggest lessons from working for Obama and Bush, and the best way to tell if someone is lying to you.  

00:00 Intro
02:05 My Mission To Unlock People's Potential
05:05 How You Became A Secret Service Officer
10:43 How To Get Someone To Do What You Want Them To
13:10 When You Listen To Someone They Like You More
14:34 You Need To Know About Them And Then You Can Start Asking The Right Questions
18:18 How To Get Others To Respect You
22:59 Is It Your Ego Or Have Your Boundaries Being Broken?
26:49 How To Build Confidence
29:34 The Different Versions Of Ourselves We Create
32:49 What I Learnt About Leadership From Working With 4 US Presidents
35:47 I Was In The Room When US Presidents Would Make Tough Decisions
38:36 My First Day Working For George Bush
41:07 Secret Service Training: Only 1% Make It Through
44:16 The 1% Of People That Became Part Of The Secret Service
46:06 How Can You Tell If Someone Is Lying To You?
48:16 Who's The Biggest Liar You've Met?
50:54 Signs They're Lying To You
52:59 What Your Body Language Reveals About You
01:00:19 Do Men Struggle With Strong Women?
01:01:00 What Advice Would You Give Your Daughter Become A Resilient Person
01:04:37 What Do You Work Out Your Mind And Body
01:07:19 What Was The Scariest Day Of Your Career?
01:12:28 How Was Your Mental Health During Your Career?
01:17:48 Discrimination In The Secret Service
01:19:39 How To Be Heard And Respected
01:25:51 Why You Need To Take Personal Responsibility
01:33:48 The Addiction To Being A Victim
01:35:02 Identifying Victims That Don't Want To Change
01:39:47 Undercover Missions
01:45:24 Discrimination In The Job
01:50:58 Labelling Yourself Can Affect The Way You See Yourself

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Where have all the babies gone? Dr Natalie breaks down everything you need to know about fertility. 
Dr Natalie Crawford is a double board-certified fertility doctor. She is also the co-founder of Fora Fertility clinic and Pinnacle Conference, a leadership conference for women in medicine.
In this conversation, Dr Natalie and Steven discuss topics such as, how plastic and pollution affect your fertility, the surprising condition that’s affecting 1 in 4 women, the best time to have sex for pregnancy, and the impact of phones and hot baths on sperm count. 

00:00 Intro
02:05 You Need To Look After Your Fertility Even Before You Want Children
04:31 We're Struggling More Than Ever To Have Children
07:00 Are We Having Less Sex?
07:47 Sperm Count Is Declining At Scary Risk
10:38 I Had 4 Pregnancy Losses And It's Devastating
13:36 The Stigma Of Infertility
16:15 Infertility Is Not Just A Female Issue, Men Are Affected Too
18:49 Understanding The Basics Of Fertility
22:26 Environmental Factors Affecting Male And Female Fertility
26:32 Are Phones And Laptops Bad For Fertility?
29:40 Heat And Infertility
30:15 What Testosterone Replacement Therapy Does To Your Sperm
31:45 The Egg Vault
35:25 Egg Production And Anomalies
42:41 Regret, Hindsight Of Patients And What You Can Do
47:16 What Has Changed Since Our Parents
49:06 The Effects Of An Unhealthy Lifestyle
54:07 Sleep Is Crucial In Your Reproductive Hormone System
55:07 How Stress Impacts Fertility
57:14 The Best Diets For Good Fertility
59:11 How Dairy Impacts Your Fertility
01:01:05 You Need To Understand The Reproductive Cycle To Know How Exercise Impacts It
01:10:58 Menstrual Irregularities And What's Normal
01:16:57 How Long Does It Take To Get Pregnant?
01:17:50 When Trying To Have Children Sex Can Become A Chore
01:21:43 Purchasing Sperm From The Black Market
01:24:48 PCOS Explained
01:30:59 PCOS Diagnosis
01:33:50 Link Between PCOS & Endometrial Cancer
01:37:02 What Is Endometriosis & How Do You Know You Have It
01:43:55 What Happens When You Come Off The Pill And Want To Have Children
01:46:25 Advice For People With Endometriosis And PCOS, If They Want To Have Children
01:49:36 Getting Started With Freezing Eggs And Embryos And Success Rate
01:55:15 The Cost Of Fertility Procedures
01:56:40 IVF Stigma
01:58:42 Ads
01:59:32 When To Think About Fertility Treatment
02:01:54 Dummies Guide To IVF
02:06:38 Myths Of Conception
02:08:54 Best Sex Position To Get Pregnant
02:10:33 Is Birth Control Healthy?
02:13:36 What Can People Do If They Struggle With Infertility?
02:15:40 Last Guest Question


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In this moment, the world renowned expert in stress, Dr Aditi Nerurkar discusses how the majority of people in the modern world suffer from ‘Popcorn Brain’. According to Dr Aditi ‘Popcorn Brain’ comes from our excessive use of smartphones and social media. This is a real biological phenomenon where your brain circuitry ‘pops’ due to overstimulation and spending too much time online. Your brain never really gets a moment of rest, as being online means it it receives a nonstop stream of information. ‘Popcorn Brain’ is different to the psychological disorder that is internet addiction, as internet addiction seriously affects your ability to live your life, whereas Popcorn Brain defines modern life with everyone being constantly distracted. One of the ways that you can overcome ‘Popcorn Brain’ and improve our mental health is by reducing your reliance on your phone, making sure that you create healthy digital boundaries, so that you give yourself the mental space to live your life.

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He might be known as the ‘Sexiest Doctor Alive’ but his true talent is fighting against the ugly side of medical misinformation. 
Doctor Mike is a family medicine doctor and YouTube’s #1 Doctor. He has over 25 million followers on social media and is also the host of ‘The Checkup with Doctor Mike’ podcast. 
In this conversation, Doctor Mike and Steven discuss topics such as, the errors in the biggest online health trends, which popular diets are destroying your health, the real truth about calorie counting, and the one thing that helped Dr Mike cure his depression. 

00:00 Intro
02:01 Helping People Make Better Health Decisions
05:10 Why Have People Resonated With You And Your Approach True Medical Information
09:54 How Do You Check The Evidence Of The Studies You Share?
11:56 The New Health Trends: Optimisation, Longevity, Anti-Ageing
16:17 Lifestyle Changes Is The First Doctor's Advice
18:14 Do Shortcuts Exist In Medicine?
19:03 What's Your Take On Calories In, Calories Out
21:02 How To Make A Diet Stick
23:16 The False Illusion Of A Good Body Equals Good Health
26:46 Calories In And Calories Out Does Work
28:49 The Benefits Of Exercising
30:21 Where Is The Direction Of Travel With Our Health?
32:51 What Would Happen If There Was A Deadlier Pandemic Than Covid
34:41 Is Vaping Dangerous?
39:27 The Real And Painful Reason Why I Started Boxing
41:32 Losing My Mum
47:07 What's The Best Way To Heal From Grief?
49:49 Your Journey With Mental Health & Social Media Bullying
54:05 The Best Advice I Received From My Therapist
55:55 Are Certain People More Prone To Get Addicted To Social Media?
57:12 Have You Considered Quitting Social Media??
58:25 Are Vitamin Supplements Good For Us?
59:45 Can We Get All Our Nutrients And Vitamins From Foods?
01:03:36 Do Prebiotics And Probiotics Work?
01:05:19 We Should Listen To The Health Advice Our Grandmothers Told Us
01:08:15 Mentioning Experts That Are Wrong
01:10:46 People Are Losing Trust In Doctors Because Of This
01:18:28 Look After Your Children, We Need This Out Of Schools
01:25:09 Are You A Deep Thinker?
01:27:39 How Do You Deal With So Much Loss And Grief?
01:29:01 What Was Your Hardest Day?
01:33:53 How To Save Someone's Life Doing CPR
01:41:23 I Asked The Doctors To Stop Doing CPR On My Mother
01:43:29 Last Guest Question

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