FlightStory
Networks and production companies
Website: www.flightstory.com
About FlightStory
As a global media company, FlightStory is focused on developing influential IP and scaling global creator-led brands. It is built on the proprietary methodologies and technology that have driven the global success of the world’s second-biggest interview podcast and the number 1 show in Europe, The Diary Of A CEO (DOAC).
Founded in 2023, FlightStory has successfully launched brand new formats, including We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson and Davina McCall’s Begin Again, both reaching #1 on Spotify and Apple charts and with a combined social and podcast following of over 2.5M people and over 800M views across all channels since launch.
Latest news
- Jan 23: FlightStory has a new Guest and Research Director, Winnie Dunbar Nelson. She used to get guests for the Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as worked with CNN, ITV and NBC News. She lives in London; it's reported that Steven Bartlett has moved to Los Angeles.
- Dec 10, 2025: Steven Bartlett’s FlightStory has made a 7-figure investment in Hot Smart Rich, a media and investing platform for women. The podcast has achieved 1.8mn downloads in the past year.
- Nov 13, 2025: Message Heard has appointed Ross Field as Research Lead. He joins from FlightStory.
- Oct 28, 2025:
Steven Bartlett’s company steven
.com has closed a “major eight-figure investment” at a $425mn valuation. The host of Diary of a CEO, and owner of FlightStory, FlightCast and FlightFund, says that he has an ambition to build the Disney of the creator economy. The press release tells us that this is believed to be Europe’s biggest ever creator holding company fundraising round. - Oct 27, 2025: The Line was new from FlightStory last week. The Line is "the moment between who you are now, and the person you want to be," and is hosted by Dr. Kristen Holmes, renowned performance expert, coach, and Global Head of Human Performance & Principal Scientist at WHOOP.
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