Nick Cannon: How I ACCIDENTALLY Built A $1.3 Billion Business & My Ex-Wife Mariah Carey Saved My Life!
21 September 2023 - 1 hour 48 minsNick Cannon has lived many different lives, and if you ask him he’s won them all.
In this new episode Steven sits down with TV host, actor, rapper, and comedian, Nick Cannon.
At 16 years old, Nick began performing stand-up comedy, a year after this he appeared on the Nickelodeon sketch series, ‘All That’, as a writer for the show, at 17 years old, he became the youngest writer in TV history. Nick made the move into film in 2002, appearing in ‘Drumline’, and in 2005, he created, produced and hosted the MTV improv comedy series ‘Wild ’N Out’. From 2009 to 2016, Nick was the host of ‘America’s Got Talent’.
In this conversation Nick and Steven discuss topics, such as:
The power of optimism...
The Microbiome Doctor: Doctors Were Wrong! The 3 Foods You Should Eat For Perfect Gut Health!
World-leading gut health expert PROFESSOR TIM SPECTOR reveals brand new research around why dementia, depression, and anxiety may start in the gut, how flossing lowers Alzheimer’s risk, and the TOP foods that stop inflammation! Professor Tim Spector is a medical doctor, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London, and co-founder of ZOE, a science-led nutrition company. He has been recognised as one of the top 1% of most-cited scientists worldwide, and is the author of bestselling books, including 'Ferment’. He explains: ◼️Why ultra-processed foods hijack your brain, mood, and behaviour ◼️The role of oral health and gum bacteria in brain inflammation ◼️Why most brain diseases share the same underlying risk factors ◼️The daily gut habits that improve focus, and cognitive resilience ◼️How poor sleep, stress, and late-night eating trigger brain fog and fatigue (00:00) Intro (02:38) Why My Mum No Longer Recognises Me (04:07) Is Dementia Becoming More Common—or Just Better Diagnosed? (05:07) The Hidden Dementia Types You Might Be at Risk For (07:43) How Your Gut Health Could Be Shaping Your Brain (11:18) What Your Diet Is Really Doing to Your Mood (14:09) Why You’re Craving Unhealthy Food—and How to Break the Cycle (14:45) Can Chronic Stress Increase Your Dementia Risk? (15:57) Could Vaccines Be Linked to Depression? (17:47) The Immune System’s Shocking Role in Brain Disorders (21:03) Does Parkinson’s Disease Begin in the Gut? (24:17) 8 Gut Health Rules That Can Transform Your Wellbeing (25:45) Is Coffee Actually Good for Your Gut? Here’s What We Know (30:24) Why You Should Eat 30 Different Plants Each Week (34:41) Prebiotics vs Probiotics: Which One Does Your Body Really Need? (39:17) How Flossing (or Not) Could Affect Your Risk of Dementia (40:30) What Our Belief in Science vs Religion Reveals About Us (45:56) Ads (47:57) Why Fermented Foods Are Crucial for Gut and Brain Health (55:58) Are You Eating the Wrong Kind of Protein? (56:54) This Matters More Than Counting Calories (58:14) The Hidden Dangers of Ultra-Processed Foods (01:01:34) What’s the Healthiest Bread You Can Actually Eat? (01:02:40) Are You Really Gluten-Free—Or Just Guessing? (01:05:01) What Most People Get Wrong About Nuts (01:06:24) Why These Foods Deserve the 'Superfood' Title (01:08:12) What Fasting Does to Your Gut—and Why It Matters (01:10:03) Ads (01:11:55) The Keto Diet: What Condition It Could Actually Heal (01:16:15) Can a Keto Diet Still Support a Healthy Gut? (01:20:27) You Have Microplastics in Your Blood—Now What? (01:22:43) How GLP-1s Could Radically Change Your Health (01:25:35) Surprising Brain Benefits of Sauna Use (01:26:26) How Socialising Might Be Protecting Your Brain (01:27:07) How Childhood Trauma Could Shape Disease Later in Life (01:30:43) Why Food Might Be the Most Powerful Medicine (01:32:07) How to Build a Better Relationship With Food Follow Tim: Instagram - https://bit.ly/4jXTsPZ X - https://bit.ly/4qCNW88 ZOE YouTube - https://bit.ly/45tuXEt You can download Tim’s “How to eat in 2026” guide, full of practical tips, recipes and the science behind ZOE’s 8 nutrition principles, here: https://zoe.com/2026 You can purchase Tim’s book, ‘The Food For Life Cookbook: As seen on Channel 4's What Not To Eat’, here: https://amzn.to/3Zr1xDg The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: LinkedIn Talent Solutions - https://linkedin.com/doac Wispr - Get 14 days of Wispr Flow for free at https://wisprflow.ai/DOAC
1 hour 38 mins
26 January Finished
Most Replayed Moment: How To Talk About Money With Your Partner! The Mistakes Most Couples Make!
Ramit Sethi is a personal finance expert and bestselling author who’s helped millions build a “Rich Life”. In this Moment, Ramit shares the money truths couples avoid, the biggest conversation most people won’t have, and why financial stress in relationships is rarely about the bank balance - it’s about psychology, expectations, and trust. Listen to the full episode here! Spotify: https://g2ul0.app.link/oauqs52HTZb Apple: https://g2ul0.app.link/m5eOYF6HTZb Watch the Episodes On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Ramit Sethi: https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/
25 mins
23 January Finished
The Man Warning The West: Trump Is Changing The World Behind The Scenes!
Political commentator KONSTANTIN KISIN breaks down Iran’s turning point, how Greenland could reshape global power, why he thinks mass immigration must stop, and how Trump’s actions in Venezuela exposes Europe! Konstantin Kisin is a political thinker and co-host of the podcast TRIGGERnometry, known for his sharp analysis of geopolitics, immigration, and cultural issues. He is also the best-selling author of the book, ‘An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West’. He explains: ◼️Why the post-war rules-based order is collapsing, and what a multipolar world really looks like ◼️How nuclear weapons have become the only true source of national security ◼️Why Europe’s economic and energy choices destroyed its global influence ◼️Why AI-driven job losses could fuel extremism and radical redistribution ◼️How Greenland could shift global power dynamics in America’s favour (00:00) Intro (01:55) So, What’s Actually Going On in the World Right Now? (07:37) How Much of This Is Really Tied to Nuclear Weapons? (12:22) Why Does It Feel Like Every Big Power’s Out for Themselves? (18:45) If Things Keep Going Like This, Where’s the UK Headed? (19:49) Do You Think the UK Still Has a Chance at a Comeback? (23:25) What’s Behind the Rise in Socialism Lately? (29:41) Are We Actually Heading Toward a More Communist World? (36:08) What the Protests in Iran Are Telling the Rest of Us (43:06) Wait, Did Trump Really Try to Buy Greenland? (45:11) Is a World with Multiple Superpowers Better or Worse? (45:39) What’s Going On with China’s Declining Child Population? (52:03) What’s Your Honest Take on Keir Starmer? (56:38) Should We Be Taxing the Rich More in the UK? (01:03:40) What Kind of Leader Does the UK Actually Need Right Now? (01:07:42) Why the UK Might Need to Rethink How It Views Wealth (01:15:02) Have We Been in This Situation Before in History? (01:18:22) How Power Struggles Keep Pushing Countries to the Edge (01:19:29) Is Trump the Right Kind of Leader for This Moment? (01:22:09) What Would It Honestly Take for You to Leave the UK? (01:25:02) What’s the One Issue You Just Can’t Ignore on the Right? (01:28:09) Are You Actually Happy—Like, Really? (01:30:02) What’s Your Number-One Concern for Your Kids Right Now? (01:31:00) Who Had the Biggest Impact on You—Outside of Family? Follow Konstantin: Instagram - https://bit.ly/4r30J3p X - https://bit.ly/4pJf7wx Substack - https://bit.ly/4bbvnmv Podcast - https://bit.ly/4r5reW2 You can purchase Konstantin’s book, ‘An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West’, here: https://amzn.to/3YQavd7 The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Shopify - https://shopify.com/bartlett Ketone - https://ketone.com/STEVEN for 30% off your subscription order Vanta - https://vanta.com/diary for $1000 off
1 hour 34 mins
22 January Finished
CIA Whistleblower: They Can See All Your Messages! I Was Under Surveillance In Pakistan!
Former CIA officer and whistleblower JOHN KIRIAKOU reveals how easily you’re tracked, the truth about surveillance, manipulation, and torture, and why exposing the CIA sent him to prison! John Kiriakou is a former CIA counterterrorism officer and intelligence analyst who served for 15 years, including as chief of counterterrorism operations in Pakistan after 9/11. He publicly blew the whistle on the CIA’s torture program, for which he served 23 months in prison. He explains: ◼️How intelligence agencies can monitor your car in real time ◼️The proven psychology the CIA uses to recruit spies ◼️Why he went to prison for exposing the truth, and would do it again ◼️The surveillance mistake that instantly makes you easier to track ◼️Why telling the truth is treated as a national security threat (00:00) Intro (02:32) I Blew the Whistle on the CIA (04:09) What Was Your Role in the CIA? (12:27) How Did You End Up Being a Spy? (14:47) The CIA’s Strategy With Podcasters (17:28) How Did You Get Into the CIA? (23:14) What Was Your Training Like? (27:38) People's Vulnerabilities (31:13) What Can the CIA Really Get for Someone? (32:59) Lying and Lie Detection (37:34) Do You Often Have to ‘Take One for the Team’ in the CIA? (41:13) What Does the Average Person Not Know About the World? (47:21) Digital Security (51:48) Sleeper Agents: Training Spies From Birth (56:19) Is the Average Person Interacting With a Spy? (58:10) How Many Spies Are There in the US? (01:03:46) Conspiracy Theories (01:05:11) Dosing Americans With LSD (01:08:33) Are the CIA Involved in Iran? (01:10:50) Have You Ever Killed Anyone? (01:14:48) Which Spy Force Is the Most Impressive? (01:21:15) Was Jeffrey Epstein a Spy? (01:26:39) Who Is the Real Adversary? (01:28:54) Is Venezuela a Cover for Something Else? (01:33:04) Does China Want the US to Fall? (01:33:52) Is the US Going Bankrupt? (01:35:57) Why Does the US Government Keep Breaking the Law? (01:39:52) Should You Be Pardoned by Trump? (01:40:31) What Did You Stop Doing That Improved Your Life? Follow John: X - https://bit.ly/4bAFhy4 Instagram - https://bit.ly/4b3GQ7M You can purchase John’s book, Surveillance and Surveillance Detection: A CIA Insider's Guide‘, here: https://amzn.to/4qU7Cnv The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Pipedrive - https://pipedrive.com/CEO Stan: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. For Official Rules, visit https://DaretoDream.stan.store
1 hour 45 mins
19 January Finished
Most Replayed Moment: Here's What Happens When A Nuclear Bomb Drops! These Countries Will Be Safe!
Annie Jacobsen is an investigative journalist and bestselling author known for deep reporting on national security, military strategy, and the real-world mechanics of catastrophe. In today’s Moments episode, she breaks down, in sourced detail, what nuclear war would actually look like - minute by minute - after the first weapon hits. Annie also discusses why nuclear war isn’t inevitable - and how leadership, public pressure, and policy decisions can move the world away from escalation. Listen to the full episode here! Spotify: https://g2ul0.app.link/o5WB6zSFTZb Apple: https://g2ul0.app.link/CrgvazVFTZb Watch the Episodes On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Annie Jacobsen: https://www.anniejacobsen.com/
22 mins
16 January Finished
Tony Robbins: No One Is Ready For What's Coming! Why The Next Decade Will Break People!
Tony Robbins, a world-renowned author, coach and entrepreneur, reveals the SINGLE question that defines your future, how trauma shapes identity, and how to control your mind, emotions, and decisions…FAST! Tony Robbins is best known for transforming millions of lives through immersive events and frameworks. He advises world leaders and executives across 100+ companies and is the bestselling author of books such as, ‘Awaken the Giant Within’ and ‘Unlimited Power’. He explains: ◼️The hidden question your future self wishes you’d asked sooner ◼️How chaos and childhood stress wire your default reactions ◼️Why your mind edits reality to keep you comfortable, not successful ◼️What feeling “lost” really means in the hero’s journey of your life ◼️How to turn emotional pressure into clarity, drive, and momentum 00:00 Intro 02:44 A Stranger Changed My Life Forever 05:54 You Only Experience the Life You Focus On 10:36 I Hate Suffering 13:51 The 'Self-Care' Revolution Is Making You Weak 15:26 The Scary Future of AI 27:17 If You Were 18 Now, What Would You Be Focusing On? 42:28 New Tools the Younger Generation Should Learn to Handle Stress 45:43 How to Get Better at Pattern Recognition 49:20 How to Get Into a Peak State 51:51 Ads 52:52 Individualism Is Making Us Depressed 1:06:22 How Your Needs Create Pain 1:15:23 Is It Possible to Change? 1:23:08 Ads 1:25:12 The Pattern of Successful People 1:34:04 How Did You Learn About Finance? 1:34:35 How Do I Become a Better Learner? 1:42:15 Love Is the Driving Force in Life 1:43:39 The Pattern Of Successful Businesses 1:46:55 Create Life on Your Terms 1:51:01 How Long Would Your Lifespan Be If You Could Choose? 1:54:01 What Happens When You Die Follow Tony: Instagram - https://bit.ly/4sIREyw Facebook - https://bit.ly/4jG6Ckv X - https://bit.ly/49B7zWE You can find out more about Tony’s upcoming 3-day free, virtual event, ‘Time to Rise Summit’, here: https://bit.ly/4jGKd6I You can purchase Tony’s book, ‘The Holy Grail of Investing: The World's Greatest Investors Reveal Their Ultimate Strategies for Financial Freedom’, here: https://amzn.to/4qPoID5 The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: LinkedIn Talent Solutions - https://linkedin.com/doac Ketone - https://ketone.com/STEVEN for 30% off your subscription order Function Health: https://Functionhealth.com/DOAC to sign up for $365 a year. One dollar a day for your health.
2 hours
15 January Finished