Award-winning entrepreneur and incredibly successful CEO of the Social Chain, Steven Bartlett founded and built two flagship companies Social Chain and Media Chain at the age of just 22 years old. Now a global leader of a team that includes over 700+ innovators, Steven’s expertise and leadership has led Social Chain to become one of Europe’s fastest-growing marketing agencies with a record for leveraging owned media, technology and insights to build brands.
One of the most ground-breaking agencies to come out of the UK, Social Chain has revolutionised the way big brands create, market and innovate digital media campaigns keeping at the forefront of the latest technology and techniques. With an impressive client list that includes the likes of Apple, Amazon, Coca-Cola, ITV, Superdry and Nokia, Social Chain now has offices in international cities such as Berlin, London, Munich, New York and Bangkok.
From a young age, Steve was fascinated with topics that surrounded digital disruption, with a particular focus on how best to disrupt traditional marketing methods to achieve ground-breaking results. Thus, he has gone on to receive a remarkable amount of awards for his influential work, including titles such as Most Influential Agency Figure 2018 and Great British Entrepreneur of the Year 2018.
Now a highly regarded entrepreneur, global speaker and investor, with a huge online following across multiple social platforms, Steven has the drive to inspire generations new and old, aiming to help them overcome their fear and negativity around dreaming big and achieving what they want.
Steven’s passion and knowledge around future digital trends, business growth and successful marketing and brand techniques is often a popular topic of discussion at speakers events. As a result of his inspirational words and insights into the social media world, Steven is often asked to speak at some of the most prestigious conferences and events around the world. Some of his most notable talks have been for the United Nations, VTEX Day, SXSW 2019 and international speaker association TEDx.