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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.
Meet Wizz Air’s CEO—his father was jailed under Soviet rule. Now, he’s on $4.4 million a year and would ‘rather keep building than sit on a beach’
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Meet Wizz Air’s CEO—his father was jailed under Soviet rule. Now, he’s on $4.4 million a year and would ‘rather keep building than sit on a beach’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 27, 2026
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he writes just one email a week, if that—because it’s ‘inferior’ to just texting staff and ‘feels like work’
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he writes just one email a week, if that—because it’s ‘inferior’ to just texting staff and ‘feels like work’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 15, 2026
‘Everybody knows you’re out of touch’: Palantir CEO Alex Karp says his own exec told him to stop hyping Foundry
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‘Everybody knows you’re out of touch’: Palantir CEO Alex Karp says his own exec told him to stop hyping Foundry
By Joshua HongOctober 8, 2026
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he spends three hours a day on recruitment—and if his hiring managers don’t like his input, he tells them to leave
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he spends three hours a day on recruitment—and if his hiring managers don’t like his input, he tells them to leave
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 28, 2026
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Despite 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 RoyleAugust 24, 2026
$38 billion Twilio CEO wakes at 4:30 a.m., works Sundays, and runs laps around his house between meetings to blow off steam
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$38 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 15, 2026
Billionaire Richard Branson says copying his 5 a.m. morning routine won’t make you successful—and will just cause ‘more burnout than breakthroughs’
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Billionaire Richard Branson says copying his 5 a.m. morning routine won’t make you successful—and will just cause ‘more burnout than breakthroughs’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 15, 2026
Like Netflix’s cofounder, U.S. Polo Assn. CEO has strict work-life boundaries—he clocks off at 5:30 p.m. and won’t text his team on weekends
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Like Netflix’s cofounder, U.S. Polo Assn. CEO has strict work-life boundaries—he clocks off at 5:30 p.m. and won’t text his team on weekends
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 5, 2026
Arianna Huffington swears by one boundary to switch off from work every night—and Ralph Lauren’s CHRO says it’s the best thing she’s ever done too
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Arianna Huffington swears by one boundary to switch off from work every night—and Ralph Lauren’s CHRO says it’s the best thing she’s ever done too
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 19, 2026
He fled Iran for the American Dream, became a millionaire, and could have retired—instead, he built the health tech that saved his father from cancer
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He fled Iran for the American Dream, became a millionaire, and could have retired—instead, he built the health tech that saved his father from cancer
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 17, 2026
Craving work-life balance is a huge red flag, says Fortune 500 Europe CEO—and like Barack Obama, he happily works through weekends
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Craving work-life balance is a huge red flag, says Fortune 500 Europe CEO—and like Barack Obama, he happily works through weekends
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 22, 2026
Billionaire chipmaker CEO Lisa Su holds meetings on weekends and sends feedback after midnight because leaders aren’t born: ‘They’re trained’ 
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Billionaire 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
At 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
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At 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
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Multimillionaire 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
Tech CEO Bryan Johnson says he’ll make humans immortal by 2039—first he just needs to sort out ‘buggy’ issues like ‘mistakenly causing cancer’
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Tech 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
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Pentagon orders bases to plan for 90 days without the grid as Britain urges families to stockpile food and waterplaceholder alt text
By Bilin LinOctober 26, 2026
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Mark Cuban says Gen Z should think more like Jeff Bezos and stop chasing the perfect job: ‘Just get a job’—even at McDonald’s or Dairy Queenplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeOctober 29, 2026
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Anthropic spent $2.75 million guarding Dario Amodei last year—more than 4 times his salary, but a fraction of Mark Zuckerberg’s security billplaceholder alt text
By Bilin LinOctober 29, 2026
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