# Breakfast habits of successful executives

- **Episode:** [122](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/episodes/122.md) (2024-08-19)
- **Type:** news-roundup
- **Tags:** executive-habits, breakfast, productivity
- **Time:** 14:33–20:14 (start 873s)
- **Listen:** [https://truthliesandwork.com/122?t=873](https://truthliesandwork.com/122?t=873)

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[14:33] Leanne Elliott: Well, after doomscrolling, I thought I would end things on a lighter note. Al, have you ever wondered what the most successful people in the world have for breakfast?
[14:39] Al Elliott: I don't know. I'm thinking of Gordon Gekko. I'm pretty sure he's got some kind of quote about that in the film. No, I don't. Go on
[14:45] Leanne Elliott: You don't? Well, I'm going to tell you anyway, because thanks to an article in Bloomberg Businessweek, we've had a glimpse into the breakfast habits of some of the world's most successful executives, and it turns out their choices are as varied as their leadership styles. First up is Billy Hult from Tradeweb Markets
[15:02] Al Elliott: Hello, Billy
[15:03] Leanne Elliott: Hello, Billy. His go-to is a turkey bacon and lettuce wrap on whole wheat, which I think I'm going to translate that into English, British English. Um, so it's going to be turkey that somehow tastes like bacon, Lettuce wrapped on brown bread
[15:22] Al Elliott: Well, that sounds right. Okay. All right, Billy, I'm not with you, but fair enough. You do you, son
[15:27] Leanne Elliott: Uh, the other thing is Billy doesn't eat eggs. He's with you on this one, Al. Billy has not touched an egg since he was a child. Um, so there you go, skipping the traditional eggs and bacon. Um, if that's your thing, you're in good company with Billy. Next up, we have Mark Gansey of Digital Bridge Group. Mark starts his day with a small oat milk cappuccino. My man, 2 shots, even better, paired with granola, berries, and whole yogurt. Balanced yet indulgent way to kick off the morning. I'm liking the sound of Mark's breakfast
[15:56] Al Elliott: Yeah, go on, Mark, we're with you
[15:57] Leanne Elliott: Bit of me. Then we have Scott Dank from El Catetín. Scott keeps it simple and functional— black coffee and a liter of water to fuel his morning workout. No frills, just hydration and a caffeine boost to get things moving. Then there is Pablo Rivero of Resi Network. Pablo has a diverse palate thanks to his constant dining out, so, um, he's more mindful at breakfast. His weekly staples are yogurt and granola, fruit, or egg whites with toast and turkey bacon. Turkey bacon is a popular choice amongst the American executives. You might need to check this out, Al. Um, but he does crave some things as well, um, and nothing, he says, beats It's an arepa with ham and cheese, a Venezuelan classic. So there you go. I've got one more to finish on. Chip Wade from Union Square Hospitality Group. I mean, this will be interesting. We have also spoken to someone very high up at Union Square, haven't we?
[16:51] Al Elliott: We have. Go and check out Pat's, uh, Patricia's episode. I will put a link in the show notes
[16:55] Leanne Elliott: Um, so Chip is all about the green juice, and he makes his own. He blends celery, cucumber, spinach, and ginger, uh, and batches it out on Sundays to last through the week. He also whips up a ginger juice mixed with coconut water, lemons, turmeric, and black pepper. And that sounds better. Um, and if time's tight, then he'll stop at his favourite juice bar on the way to work. So there you go, interesting stuff. It seems like the common themes are caffeine, fruit, and turkey bacon
[17:23] Al Elliott: Yeah, I'm— I'll be honest, Chip, I'm, I'm not really with you, mate. If you want to do— you want to do juices, fine, fine, but that's not for me. There's also the Finnish breakfast from Finland. Which apparently is a cup of black coffee, a cigarette, and a shot of vodka. And that's probably— I might more go for that, I think, Chip. I'm more of the Finnish than I am of the—
[17:44] Leanne Elliott: Breakfast of champions
[17:44] Al Elliott: Well, they're Finnish. They're fighting off the Russians, so it works for them
[17:49] Leanne Elliott: Well, there you go. If you're interested, there's a few more in there that I haven't mentioned, actually. So if you're interested in finding out the full breakfast menus of the top 10%, of some of the top 10%, Successful Executives. I'll leave a link in the show notes
[18:01] Al Elliott: Fabulous. And after this—
[18:02] Leanne Elliott: Write in, what do you like to have for breakfast?
[18:04] Al Elliott: Yeah. And also tell us, tell us what you like to have for breakfast and how many people you manage and how well your company's doing. And that way we can start to rank it because it might be that Chip does all these amazing things, but actually Chip's unemployed. We don't know. Maybe Chip's company—
[18:18] Leanne Elliott: I think Chip's all right
[18:19] Al Elliott: Chip's doing all right
[18:20] Leanne Elliott: Yeah, Chip's doing all right
[18:21] Al Elliott: Okay. So after this very quick break, we are going to be talking to you, bringing you the Workplace Time Capsule, where we look back in the archives, Leanne's segment. And then we've got the wonderful, world-famous Weekly Workplace— you'd think I'd get it right by now, wouldn't you? You'd think you would. We've got the world-famous Weekly Workplace—
[18:39] Leanne Elliott: The world-famous Weekly Workplace Surgery
[18:42] Al Elliott: Thank you
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