Steven Bartlett

[BorisBear]

The pseudo science he promotes is so damaging especially toward women.

One episode saying tampons can kill you (as if women didn't have enough to worry about). TSS in the west is so rare and more often associated with things like meningitis but he made a rare tragedy sound so common.

Recently tells women that obesity doubles your chance of having a kid with ASD.

Then on Dragons Den jizzes all over ear stickers supposedly that cure ME and pain (no evidence to support same but why not take advantage of women going though a tough health crisis.)

Sensationalist charlatan that we keep paying attention to because he's good looking and charismatic.
And don't get me started on the misogyny and racism he employs when discussing his black mother.

& isn’t the Zoe device his?

 

[screamqueen]

He just talked and talked and talked, right old sales patter really.

Glad to have missed it. Did they lap it all up?

 

[NumptymeNumptyyou]

Deborah she's all eco a lot of time as an excuse not to invest, but even in recent shows she's invested in some plastic tat.

 

[EAD]

He's on Loose Women today, definitely can talk the talk

 

[meredgrave]

Thoughts on him getting Matt Hancock / Gina Colangelo on his podcast?

Neither of them are 'CEO' material but tbf I can see why he'd want them on, given the potential for Molly-Mae esque headlines. Surprised Hancock is taking the risk but then he is now a bit of a modern day Dave Mellor

 

[Sabbie]

Glad I found this thread. Was a bit of a fan at the start, but gradually gone off him as he doesn't come across as that smart, and I hate the fake accent. Obviously he's smart enough to make a ton of money, but some of his guests are way out of his depth and he just ends up looking like a tool.

I don't have any tracking device on me, but I did agree with him that having alcohol after being sober really does highlight what a messy drug it is, and I was shocked he's getting flack over it. I don't think he'll be losing much sleep over it tho.

 

[Cats_eyes]

A really interesting article and everything in it is so true!! https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2022/03/steven-bartletts-self-help-guide-to-helping-himself

Also, his previous company social chain has horrendous reviews from workers. They were literally paying 20k a year to people who were pressured to stay late or get ousted. The guy is a disgusting excuse for a business owner and only cares about himself.

Hi sorry very late to this thread, can we see the article without signing up/gaining membership?

 

[House of Tea]

I didn’t know he had a child either? Do we know who the mum is, the age of the child? In his book, which was written fairly recently, he was saying he wanted kids.

 

[Hasanah123]

I feel like there’s so much more to his story than he lets on
Constantly throws around ”university dropout” like he’s risen from the ashes

Left uni, out of choice, after one lecture because he looked round the room and thought he was better than everyone else. But he went to Manchester met (absolutely no shade) but it’s not even in the top 60 uk unis for businesses and he’s moaning it wasn’t good enough for him. Honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he had it planned out to go and drop out as part of his brand

then all of a sudden, with no qualifications or experience he gets hired as a freelance consultant for BEBO. How can you be hired as a CONSULTANT at 18 years old. Who are you consulting and what are you basing it off. Must be more to that story

and if anyone would like to tell me in real words what the fantastic social chain do, would love to hear it. Any description of them just seems to be cough up off buzzwords

and don’t get me started on “diary of a ceo” when I don’t think I’ve seen a clip of him speaking to a legitimate ceo. Not sure what relevant business advice I can possibly get from Instagram z listers who grew a following with big bums and Botox to a point their management company let’s them sell branded leggings

In some articles he is called the founding CTO of BEBO

 

[Ivegone]

no personality, too busy trying to be nice - lets all cry together because you've got a kid or broke your leg or whatever, its insufferable. Also, no real business credibility (apart from Peter and Touker) and they never really ask the proper business questions - it shows their lack of skills

Omg the sob stories and Debbie whatever he name is nasty isn't she and Steven is nasty too

 

[Mamacita]

Chris Williamson seems like a grifter. Whats his background? Sounds so scripted. Not coming from experience. He reminds me of those Paul brothers.Not a good thing. Rich grifter bros both highly unlikable.
I just watched DOACEO and this DR K is a Doctor in what? Is he a Gillian Mckeith Doctor? Like another wealthy grifter. The only thing that shocked me was that he had a wife. I notice how the guests say and my wife. I feel like they dont know women.
The host needs to pick better guests not smug grifters. The podcast must employ a team of youngsters in tech and social media performance who do not have a lived life experience to unserstand the older generation. They are looking for viewing figures and advertisers. It is about making cash.

Put it behind a spoiler as wrote a lot and it's not about Steven but i guess grifters are grifters, does it matter which one lol. I think Steven is more of a grifter than Chris though.

Spoiler: Big off topic about c williamson lol

Chris Williamson was a club promoter and was on love island. Now lives in america and is somewhat a lifestyle, social issues and philosophy, psychology focused content. I have mixed feelings about him. Sometimes his podcast episodes are really good, good guests, good chat. Then other times i think god i hate that guy haha. He has a crazy ability to make simple things sound unnecessarily complicated.

The main thing that bothers me about him is his evolutionary psychology focus, gender war content and focus on how men are hard done by and birth rates are declining. He had so many guests and episodes when the gist seemed to be about how women want to focus on careers and other things and omg what can we do about birth rates. But he himself doesn't have children, he keeps saying hopefully soon although it isn't clear he has a partner, but then he also said he is very glad he took time to develop himself, his career etc. Hypocritical much eh. And havent heard a peep from him yet on the issues with advanced paternal age. It always seems to focus on women. I'll give him that he tries to think of innovative solutions at least when one if the guests he had was basically only like women should leave education earlier and have children.

 

[Hasanah123]

He ic currently 'mentoring'I think his name is Kwasi? The housing advocate

 

[Lalisa_mb]

just came across this video and immediatelythought ermm why woukd i wanna watch a video from a man who barely works out (or doesnt have any physical trairs i personally am interested in) alongside just having to experience a video where he just talks about his huel nonsense

im pretty certain everything inthis video will be sponored

 

[DreamyGal]

I think your gut is right in telling you his ego is huge and he’s not a very nice person to be around.

With The Social Chain (the business where he made his millions) I think there was definitely an element of right place, right time but then that’s the same with many start ups which scale quickly and see huge growth. He’s also openly said that he believes in hiring people who are better than him to do the work etc but again that’s nothing new and part of being a CEO…

He’s recently launched a new venture: some kind of lifestyle / wellness app I think (but didn’t pay much attention to it tbh) so I’m really interested to see if he can repeat any where near the same amount of success he did previously (and who’s money he’ll use).

He’s just an overly pretentious nob: his whole ‘I’m going eco friendly, I’ve sold my Range Rover’ which leads straight into an ad properly makes me roll my eyes.

And yep, his opening to each episode is as well as the page turning sound effect

Tbh he admits he had luck with the social chain

 

[House of Tea]

I know what you mean about the sly face, of course people can’t help how they look, but paired with his attitude it just makes him appear sneaky.. haha

haven’t read his book and wouldn’t dare even pick it up with a title like that

I have just bought it on Kindle. No one can see me read it! Only a few chapters in. It’s very readable but haven’t got to the meat of it yet.

 

[Hasanah123]

This guy is not genuine, yes he is successful and i applaud him for his successes. But in my mind, he is 100% not from a council estate. He claims that he grew up on a council estate in Plymouth, but has no accent that leads me to believe it. his mannerism are not of from someone who has that walk of life either, people from Plymouth have a strong accent, and I've not heard it come through once! even with vocal training, he would still have it!

We as people recognise what we see standing in front of us very quickly from our own life experiences, if you grew up on a council estate, you would know within seconds of meeting someone if they came from one. I just listened to a podcast of him and Gary Neville (footballer), Gary has been rich from the age of 17, now mid 40's you can still tell from the way he speaks and carries himself that he grew up on a council estate.

the apparent rise in success at such a young age is another flag for me regarding economic upbringing as well.

I just get a funny vibe off this guy and I know a bullshitter when I see one.

I thought he was from Manchester because he talks about living there?

I know what you mean. His accent does not go with what he professes to have come from. I come from humble stock. I can change my voice to well spoken but often the common comes out unbidden! I can’t keep it up 24/7. But he seemingly can??!!

I wouldnt be surprised if hes bad some sort of voice coaching

 

[Theyeahyeahs]

Is it heterosexual?

Surprisingly, yes!

 

[Papadontpreach]

He said something on the latest ep of dragon’s den about wanting to meet someone so assume he is single. Did anyone see it?

 

[screamqueen]

I have just bought it on Kindle. No one can see me read it! Only a few chapters in. It’s very readable but haven’t got to the meat of it yet.

Haha undercover kindle, I like it!

do keep us posted!

 

[wnmot]

The social media manager job being advertised for DOAC is tragic, everything they care about like viral videos and dramatic sound bites all included lol, and its crazy a SMM job cannot be remote, like why is he so adamant they have to be in the office?

Got a link to the job ad? (not to apply, just to have a nosey!)