FlightStory
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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
- May 28: Smart TVs are the new place to watch podcasts, according to new data released this week from Signal Hill Insights and FlightStory - with almost half of UK podcast consumers using their smartTV to watch podcasts. The data suggests that podcasts are competing directly with linear TV and streaming, and most consumption happens 7pm-11pm. It's, says Paul Riismandel, "a fundamental shift in how UK audiences are spending their evenings." FlightStory also released its own data alongside the study. (Of note: while you can watch Spotify video podcasts, Apple Podcasts has no support for video on TV as yet - and, unlike Apple TV, doesn't have an app on other platforms.)
- Apr 15: We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson has hit 500,000 YouTube subscribers, after just 603 days. The show claims to have followed "the FlightStory blueprint", using learnings from Diary of a CEO.
- 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.
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