Steven Bartlett
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
This idea of being a valuable person and cultivating worth and value in yourself so you can pour it out for other people.
This idea of being a valuable person and cultivating worth and value in yourself so you can pour it out for other people.
Thank you. And thank you for changing mine.
Thank you. And thank you for changing mine.
Thank you. And thank you for changing mine.
Yes. So in our portfolio, so Flight Group is our holding company. We have 41 different companies. And I'd say we have significant operational involvement in about five of them. But there's 41 in total. Some of them are more passive investments. Some of them we might have a 20 or 30 percent stake in. And then some of them we have a majority position in.
Yes. So in our portfolio, so Flight Group is our holding company. We have 41 different companies. And I'd say we have significant operational involvement in about five of them. But there's 41 in total. Some of them are more passive investments. Some of them we might have a 20 or 30 percent stake in. And then some of them we have a majority position in.
Yes. So in our portfolio, so Flight Group is our holding company. We have 41 different companies. And I'd say we have significant operational involvement in about five of them. But there's 41 in total. Some of them are more passive investments. Some of them we might have a 20 or 30 percent stake in. And then some of them we have a majority position in.
The key thing to answer your question is a company by definition of the word is group of people. So for me, when I got to the point in my life where I had the leverage, the resources to hire exceptional people and delegate, that's when I knew I could do more than one thing.
The key thing to answer your question is a company by definition of the word is group of people. So for me, when I got to the point in my life where I had the leverage, the resources to hire exceptional people and delegate, that's when I knew I could do more than one thing.
The key thing to answer your question is a company by definition of the word is group of people. So for me, when I got to the point in my life where I had the leverage, the resources to hire exceptional people and delegate, that's when I knew I could do more than one thing.
And Richard Branson, who I met in New York and I went to an event with him and then I interviewed him for a couple of hours, is the absolute master of this. He said to me, because he's dyslexic, so he struggles with reading and he's not particularly good at maths in his own words. He said to me, I've always had to ask who, not how. And this is like, my girlfriend started a business.
And Richard Branson, who I met in New York and I went to an event with him and then I interviewed him for a couple of hours, is the absolute master of this. He said to me, because he's dyslexic, so he struggles with reading and he's not particularly good at maths in his own words. He said to me, I've always had to ask who, not how. And this is like, my girlfriend started a business.
And Richard Branson, who I met in New York and I went to an event with him and then I interviewed him for a couple of hours, is the absolute master of this. He said to me, because he's dyslexic, so he struggles with reading and he's not particularly good at maths in his own words. He said to me, I've always had to ask who, not how. And this is like, my girlfriend started a business.
It does like breath work and meditation. And I remember walking in the front room and watching her for seven hours try and figure out how to build a website. And that for me is almost a metaphor from what I see from entrepreneurs. They spend so much time, they waste so much time doing things that they are not good at. What Richard Branson taught me is business is about effective delegation.
It does like breath work and meditation. And I remember walking in the front room and watching her for seven hours try and figure out how to build a website. And that for me is almost a metaphor from what I see from entrepreneurs. They spend so much time, they waste so much time doing things that they are not good at. What Richard Branson taught me is business is about effective delegation.
It does like breath work and meditation. And I remember walking in the front room and watching her for seven hours try and figure out how to build a website. And that for me is almost a metaphor from what I see from entrepreneurs. They spend so much time, they waste so much time doing things that they are not good at. What Richard Branson taught me is business is about effective delegation.
Richard Branson, in his 50s, ran one of the biggest groups in Europe, right? And he told me about a meeting he had, at 50 years old, runs one of the biggest groups in Europe, where he sat in the meeting and his CFO says, Richard, do you know what's going on? He goes, he's like, no. His CFO takes him out of the room, draws a picture of an ocean,
Richard Branson, in his 50s, ran one of the biggest groups in Europe, right? And he told me about a meeting he had, at 50 years old, runs one of the biggest groups in Europe, where he sat in the meeting and his CFO says, Richard, do you know what's going on? He goes, he's like, no. His CFO takes him out of the room, draws a picture of an ocean,
Richard Branson, in his 50s, ran one of the biggest groups in Europe, right? And he told me about a meeting he had, at 50 years old, runs one of the biggest groups in Europe, where he sat in the meeting and his CFO says, Richard, do you know what's going on? He goes, he's like, no. His CFO takes him out of the room, draws a picture of an ocean,