- Gen Z often gets flak for starting their days glued to their phones—but GoTo Foods CEO Jim Holthouser similarly begin his 12-hour workdays “meme-hunting” before lifting weights. The chief executive leading a billion-dollar company has 12-hour workdays jam-packed with meetings with his direct-reports, employees, and mentors. Yet to wind down each night, he reads 100 emails to hit “inbox-zero,” just like ex-Shark Tank billionaire Mark Cuban and Squarespace CEO Anthony Casalena.
Many CEOs may swear by morning cold plunges or green juice shots to jump-start their days. But GoTo Foods CEO Jim Holthouser begins his 12-hour workdays with black coffee and reading the news—but also, scouring the internet for jokes to send to his friends, much like Gen Z and millennials might.
