Power Hours

Mark Rivers drives from Austin to Forth Worth every Monday at 2:45 a.m. to spend time at Canyon Ranch's corporate office. He became the CEO in 2023.

Mark Cuban, Jesse Itzler, and CEOs of companies including Olipop and Solidcore shared the songs that get them energized.

Justin Fenchel started BeatBox Beverages with his friends in business school. In 2014, Mark Cuban invested $1 million for a third of the company.

31-year-old Tori Dunlap starts her days with a walk to the beach and ends them with reading and journaling.

Habit Burger CEO Shannon Hennessy told Business Insider about her non-negotiable daily routine, from grinding her coffee beans to her daily workouts.

Amelia Christie-Miller, the founder of the Bold Bean Co., hopes maternity leave will allow her to delegate and re-focus on big-picture ideas and campaigning.

Walmart's Chief People Officer, Donna Morris, typically sets her alarm clock for 6:05 a.m. and wakes up to U2's "Beautiful Day."

Anastasia Soare's daily routine includes back-to-back Zoom meetings, a visit with her mom, and, of course, doing her eyebrows.

Niki Leondakis considers herself an introvert, and she doesn't schedule back-to-back meetings.

Sunny Jiang started at Eyebuydirect in 2007 and is now the CEO and president. She plays ping pong with her husband every afternoon they can find time.

Jamie Siminoff, founder and CEO of Ring, said he has "all the wrong routines." He's on his phone first thing in the morning and right before bed.

Krishna Kaliannan shares his daily routine balancing his family, work, and health as a father of two with type 1 diabetes.

Alex Honnold, a professional rock climber, said he starts his day with green juice, drops his daughter off at school, and then goes climbing.

Ballerina Farm's Hannah Neeleman shares what life is like running a business with her husband, raising eight kids, and finding purpose on their Utah farm.

Andrew Yang is a former presidential candidate and CEO of Noble Mobile. He walks to the New York City office every morning and often grabs a matcha.

Meredith Whittaker wakes up by 6 am whether she's in New York or Paris and checks her Signal, where the entire company operates and communicates.

Vivan Chu, cofounder of Diligent Robotics, told BI how her second child has brought up a "stupid gripe" around access to breast-pumping rooms.

Popsockets founder David Barnett spends his days pondering philosophy, minimizing meetings, and drinking smoothies his friends find 'disgusting.'

Bill Nye recently revived his show to raise awareness around Friedreich's ataxia, a rare disease. He is also working to prevent budget cuts to NASA.

Emily Fontaine is IBM's global head of venture capital. When she's not traveling, she wakes up at sunrise, meets startups, and watches the Celtics.