Time Billionaires: Mindset and Time Management for Work & Life

In Part 2 of this Time Billionaires conversation, Rebecca continues her discussion with Naomi Midanik, cancer survivor and Founder at Bright Balance Psychotherapy. This episode dives deeper into the misconceptions around workplace burnout and why it's become the "most socially acceptable way to talk about mental health at work." Naomi clarifies the true definition of burnout - emotional exhaustion...

In this episode of Time Billionaires, Rebecca speaks with Naomi Midanik, a cancer survivor and Founder at Bright Balance Psychotherapy. As a registered psychotherapist practicing in Ontario, Canada, Naomi brings a unique perspective, having spent 17 years in corporate marketing before transitioning to therapy. Her specialty focuses on professionals, entrepreneurs, and working moms navigating caree...

Have you ever walked away from a discussion—about work, politics, parenting, or even something small—wondering how two reasonable people could hear the same words and leave with completely different conclusions? After years studying how people interpret ideas, first in public policy, then in marketing, and eventually in her own family, Rebecca noticed a pattern: it’s often not what we’re saying th...

In Part 2 of this Time Billionaires episode, Rebecca continues her conversation with Oren Shai, Co-Founder of Feeling School, exploring the deeper connections between nervous system regulation, success, and emotional well-being. Oren explains the difference between parasympathetic (rest and digest) and sympathetic (fight or flight) nervous system states, offering practical techniques like elevatin...

In this episode of Time Billionaires, Rebecca speaks with Oren Shai, an organizational psychologist, neuroscience-based executive coach, and Co-Founder of Feeling School. Oren teaches his signature methodology to high-achieving leaders, integrating cutting-edge neuroscience with depth and humanity to help them step into their most connected, alive expression of leadership at work and in life. The...

In Part 2 of this Time Billionaires episode, Rebecca continues her conversation with Michael Barber, Chief Marketing Officer at StarTech, diving deeper into career decision-making and the courage required for growth. Michael introduces his powerful "mirror test" for decision-making, asking yourself whether your current choices reflect what you want to see in the mirror, both literally and metaphor...

In this episode of Time Billionaires, Rebecca speaks with Michael Barber, a Chief Marketing Officer with over 20 years of experience leading marketing teams. Michael's work has been featured in The New York Times and Forbes, and he's known for helping companies grow while ensuring their teams actually enjoy the process.   Michael introduces the powerful concept of "micro legacies", the idea that e...

We're taught that wanting more makes us selfish, that ambition and desire are at odds with being humble or grateful for what we already have. But what if wanting is actually what makes us human?   From childhood, many of us learn to shrink our desires, and be accommodating, humble, and not take up too much space. We confuse contentment with complacency and mistake humility for self-erasure. But re...

In this episode of Time Billionaires, Rebecca continues her conversation with Jo Amato about creating sustainable approaches to managing work and life demands. Jo shares a powerful reframe on work-life balance: giving yourself permission to be "good" at work some weeks while being excellent in your personal life, and vice versa. She reveals why trying to be excellent at everything simultaneously i...

In this episode of Time Billionaires, Rebecca speaks with Jo Amato, a tech executive with 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles at Microsoft, Teradata, and Ernst & Young. Jo balances a demanding career with being present for her family and raising three teenagers. Jo shares how she's discovered practical ways to stay grounded and create time in a busy schedule through two key strat...

In this episode of Time Billionaires, Rebecca speaks with Kevin Monroe, a gratitude consultant and recognized expert on cultivating hope and gratitude to transform workplace culture. Kevin shares a surprising discovery from his gratitude challenge launched six years ago: when people share gratitude in community rather than individually, the results are exponential, not linear. He explains how his...

Ever wished it were simpler to make real friends, or found yourself frustrated by coworkers who just rub you the wrong way?   The United States Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health epidemic, which is as harmful to your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. We live in a world that’s more connected than ever, yet so many of us still feel unseen, unheard, or misunderstood.   The good...

In part two of this Time Billionaires conversation, Ryan Yockey dives deep into his tactical approach to time management and intentional parenting in the digital age. He breaks down his daily planning system of identifying five high-impact tasks and using 20-minute Pomodoro-style focus blocks to achieve maximum productivity without overwhelm.   Ryan shares how intentional time batching creates a c...

In this episode of Time Billionaires, Rebecca sits down with Ryan Yockey, founder of Growth Code and repeat VP of Engineering, who helped scale multiple companies past $1 billion. Ryan has over 125,000 LinkedIn followers and a unique approach to building an audience, income, and impact while being a present father to three kids.   Ryan discusses his approach to developing routines and the root cau...

Ever find yourself replaying conversations or spending more time dreading a task than it would take to actually complete it? You're not alone, and the worst part is, while you’re trapped in this unproductive energy drain, your brain thinks it's helping you. But research shows that anxiety and rumination don't just drain your energy from more important tasks; they visibly age your brain faster.   T...

In part 2 of Rebecca’s conversation with Mary, they talk about implementing the Minimum Viable Person (MVP) concept in daily life. Mary is an award-winning tech marketing leader with over 15 years of experience at companies like Google and Adobe, currently serving as head of product marketing for Adobe Lightroom and a leadership coach for Moms in Tech.   This episode dives deep into the practical...

In this episode of Time Billionaires, Rebecca speaks with Mary Sheehan. Mary, an award-winning tech marketing leader at Adobe Lightroom and founder of the Propel Yourself program, digs into her transition back to work after maternity leave and the overwhelm of juggling professional ambitions with motherhood. Together, they introduce the “minimum viable person” framework, a twist on the MVP concept...

Ever catch yourself mindlessly scrolling during 5-minute gaps between meetings, thinking you’re giving yourself a break? It turns out that scrolling isn’t a neutral activity to your brain: it drains your energy in the same way that working in a knowledge job does, and creates more context-shifting fatigue.   This episode shares 12 quick ideas, backed by research, for how to spend these small gaps...

In this part two episode with Emily Prinsloo, Rebecca and Emily talk about decision-making and seizing opportunities we often overlook. Emily is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Rice University with a PhD from Harvard Business School and a master's from the University of Cambridge. She teaches product management with a focus on entrepreneurship and studies how people make decisions in produc...

In this first part of a two-part episode, Rebecca speaks with Emily Prinsloo about the psychology of everyday interactions and how small moments of vulnerability can forge deeper connections. Emily is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Rice University with a PhD from Harvard Business School and a master's from the University of Cambridge. She studies the psychology of everyday interactions in...

If you're drowning in back-to-back meetings with only tiny slivers of time in between, you're not alone. Most of us instinctively reach for our phones during these micromoments, scrolling social media or scanning emails we don't even have time to respond to. But what feels like a harmless habit is actually draining your energy and focus through a psychological phenomenon called "attention residue"...

In this episode of Time Billionaires, Rebecca speaks with Leigha May about the unseen signals that something in our work or life has fallen out of alignment. Leigha is an executive coach and former HR executive at SpaceX, Nike, and The Honest Company. She shares insights from her corporate and startup experience as they unpack the root causes of burnout and resentment, and why those “Sunday night...

In part two of the episode of the Time Billionaires podcast with Marissa Morrison, Rebecca speaks with Marissa about reframing the way we think about our most precious asset, time, and why it’s far more than just what we choose to say yes to. Drawing on Marissa’s journey from PwC and LinkedIn to her current role as Vice President of People at ZipRecruiter, the conversation dives into how chronic b...

In this episode of Time Billionaires, Rebecca speaks with Marissa Morrison, Vice President of People at ZipRecruiter, about the unseen power of “micromoments” and how small, intentional choices compound into greater creativity, energy, and focus. They explore the idea that time is our most precious currency, after all, a billion seconds equals roughly 31 years, and discuss practical ways to reclai...

In the launch episode of Time Billionaires, host Rebecca Shaddix shares a mind-shifting perspective: if you're expecting to live another 31 years, congratulations, you're already a billionaire.    Not in dollars, but in something far more valuable: time. Those 31 years? That's roughly a billion seconds, and Rebecca argues we're wasting this precious currency on what she calls "micromoments", the s...