Boss Lady Spotlight: How Zibby Owens Became NYC's Most Powerful Book-fluencer
Zibby Owens is an absolute BOSS when it comes to all things book related! She’s the host and creator of the “Moms Don’t Have Time to Read” podcast, a literary show that’s been recognized by Oprah (not once, but twice) and earned her the title of NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer!
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Show Notes
In this episode, Allison and Zibby talk all about why she launched her incredibly successful podcast, and how she got her book published that’s coming out in February!
Zibby opens up about overcoming opposition when it comes to chasing her goals and dreams, the challenges that come with being a writer, and everything she’s gone through during the pandemic, and how she’s found joy in all of her goals.
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If you'd like to listen to Allison's interview on Zibby's show, click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/allison-walsh-on-making-changes-one-at-a-time/id1535651286
Zibby's Bio:
Zibby Owens is the creator and host of award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books. Zibby, named “NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” by New York Magazine’s Vulture, conducts warm, inquisitive conversations with authors as wide-ranging as Alicia Keys and Lena Dunham to Delia Owens and Natalie Portman, making her show a top literary podcast as selected by Oprah.com two years in a row. She also created the Moms Don’t Have Time to Lose Weight community and hosts the accompanying podcast.
Before the pandemic, Zibby ran a literary salon, hosted her own book fairs, and was a frequent bookstore event moderator. During the quarantine, Zibby hosted a daily Instagram Live author talk show “Z-IGTV,” a weekly live show with her husband “KZ Time,” launched an online magazine called We Found Time, and started Zibby’s Virtual Book Club.
Zibby is a regular contributor to Good Morning America online and the Washington Post, and has contributed to Real Simple, Parents, Marie Claire, Redbook, and many other publications. She has appeared on CBS This Morning, the BBC, NPR’s All Things Considered and elsewhere.
Zibby serves on the boards of the Mount Sinai Health System, the Mount Sinai Parenting Center, and the Child Mind Institute, and co-chairs the Library Council of the New York Public Library. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School, Zibby currently lives in New York with her husband, Kyle Owens of Morning Moon Productions, and her four children, ages 6 - 13. She always has a book nearby.
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