Building Your Empire NOT According To Plan with Zibby Owens

Zibby Owens is an author, podcaster, publisher, CEO, and mother of four. Zibby founded Zibby Owens Media, a privately-held media company designed to help busy people live their best lives by connecting to books and each other. One division is Moms Don't Have Time To, the home for Zibby's podcasts, publications (including two anthologies), and communities. The other is Zibby Books, a publishing home for fiction and memoir which she co-founded with Leigh Newman. Her award-winning podcast, Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, has been downloaded millions of times. She is a regular columnist for Good Morning America, Katie Couric Media, and Moms Don't Have Time to Write on Medium. Her upcoming memoir, Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, comes out July 1, 2022 (Little A). Her first children's book Princess Charming (Flamingo/Penguin Random House) debuted April 19, 2022 and will be followed by a second. She lives in New York with her husband and four children. For more information, visit www.zibbyowens.com and follow her on Instagram @zibbyowens.   In this episode we discuss:   The scariest thing Zibby has ever done…hint it happened four times over. We reviewed the power of The No Plan Plan.  Why now is the time she is publishing her memoir Bookends. How Zibby knows what step to take next as she pursues her creative dreams and builds her media company. Birthing a book is a birth and how Zibby is going to work on a postpartum plan after her official pub day!   If you're picking up what I'm laying down… Download your FREE 5 minute meditation to start your day with confidence and ease. Learn more at www.alissaalter.com Follow along on IG @alissaalter   As always I've got your back, I've got your front, and I've got your undercarriage.