A Day In The Life Of A CEO And Co Founder At Nuñez The People's Agency
A CEO's day is structured, beginning at 6:00 AM with family, transitioning to work around 9:00 AM, which includes "clear[ing] your inbox" and team check-ins, and attempts to hold a lunch block, with a second sprint later in the evening to "clear off anything on to-do list" for a strong start the next day. As a co-founder, being structured is important because of ADHD.
Executive/Leadership, Time Management, Work-Life Balance, Daily Routines, Prioritization
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Ray Nuñez
CEO, Co-Founder
Nuñez, The People's Agency
Johnson & Wales University
Film, Media Arts, Visual Arts
Advertising, Communications & Marketing
Business Strategy
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Immigrant, Worked 20+ Hours in School, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Importance of structured day for focus: The CEO emphasizes the need for a structured day to manage ADHD and avoid distractions, ensuring productive work.
2. Email management strategy: Prioritizing and clearing the inbox is crucial for starting the day effectively, distinguishing between urgent and less immediate tasks.
3. Time zone coordination and team support: Checking in with team members across different time zones is essential to ensure everyone has the support they need.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of a CEO look like?
I guess I am kind of a weird CEO. I'm not running a Fortune 500, so it's a small sample size, right? My days are totally different every day, but I'll give you the framework.
I have ADHD, so I need to have a very structured day. Otherwise, I'll get distracted, go down a rabbit hole, or start working on something I shouldn't be. My day's pretty structured.
I wake up at 6:00 AM with my two boys and get them breakfast and ready for school. While the oldest is at school, I do a little workout, eat my breakfast, and then start my day around 9:00 AM.
At nine, I jump into emails. Anyone at this c-suite level knows you have to clear your inbox to start the day. There's nothing more distracting than seeing a hundred new emails. So, I try to get to the high-priority things: who needs an immediate response and who can wait.
I then check in with the team, as we're in different time zones. Some folks are still asleep when I start, and others have already been working for two hours. I make sure everyone has what they need.
I've been trying to hold a lunch block, though I'm very bad at this. It's easy for me to fill my entire day with meetings or check-ins, and I skip lunch. So, 11 to noon is on my calendar as lunchtime.
I usually wrap up my day around 3:30 PM. That's the first shift. Once the kids are home, it's dad mode: dinner, playing, and getting their energy out. Once they go to sleep around 8:00 or 8:30 PM, I'll jump back in for a short second sprint, maybe from 8:30 to 10:00 PM.
I don't have to do this, but it's for me. It ensures I've checked everything off so I can start the next day strong and not have anything spill over. So, I have those bookends: starting with emails in the morning and clearing off my to-do list at the end. That's a pretty normal structure.