Day in the Life of a CEO
The Day in the Life of a CEO, from Fortune Success: Go inside the daily routines of high-performers—how they manage work and life, switch off, and stay at the top of their game.
SuccessBillionaire chipmaker CEO Lisa Su holds meetings on weekends and sends feedback after midnight because leaders aren’t born: ‘They’re trained’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 6, 2026
SuccessAt 61, this Fortune 500 CEO still works out 6 days a week with his 23-year-old son—he picks the Gen Zer’s brain for perspective while lifting weights
By Orianna Rosa RoyleFebruary 22, 2026
SuccessDespite a $45 million net worth, Big Bang Theory star Kunal Nayyar still works tough, 16-hour days—he repeats this mantra when he’s overwhelmed
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJanuary 15, 2026
SuccessMultimillionaire musician Will.i.am says work-life balance is for people ‘working on someone else’s dream’ and not for visionaries—he grinds from 5-to-9 after his 9-to-5
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 21, 2025
SuccessTech CEO Bryan Johnson says he’ll make humans immortal by 2039—first he just needs to sort out ‘buggy’ issues like ‘mistakenly causing cancer’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 17, 2025
SuccessMartha Stewart wakes up at 4 a.m., packs in brain games and pilates—all before staff arrive at 7 a.m—in her quest to be a ‘super ager’
By Jessica Coacci and Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 1, 2025
Success$16 billion Twilio CEO wakes at 4:30 a.m., works Sundays and runs laps around his house between meetings to blow off steam
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 29, 2025
SuccessThis millennial gut health scientist and founder juggles 5 jobs and 2 kids—she has a ‘strict’ coffee routine and swears by $20-a-day lunch habit
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 20, 2025
SuccessThe first African and Arab woman to go to space reveals her brutal routine to get the job: 4:30 a.m. training, while juggling a full-time tech gig
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 3, 2025
SuccessSheryl Sandberg, Bill Gates, and the world’s top CEOs swear by the same daily habit—this career coach says Gen Z can easily steal it for success
By Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 2, 2025
SuccessNvidia CEO works from ‘the moment he wakes up,’ 7 days a week—he can’t even sit through a movie without thinking about his $4.2 trillion tech giant
By Preston ForeJuly 21, 2025
SuccessSalomon’s Gen X exec starts his day with caffeine and skiing, before heading to the office at noon: ‘A routine I’ve stuck to for over 25 years’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 2, 2025
SuccessScale AI’s 30-year-old billionaire cofounder has a warning for anyone who craves work-life balance: ‘maybe you’re not in the right work’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 22, 2025
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