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NotBasicBlonde Podcast

How To Build An Empire With An Idea - Meet Zibby Owens - The Author of "Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature

NotBasicBlonde Podcast

Olya Novozhylova

Business, Entrepreneurship, News, Business News

5.065 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, my guest Zibby Owens, shares how to build an empire with an idea, how to reinvent yourself, the best advice for women, the best advice for the writers beginners, and so much more! Guest Zibby Owens is an author, podcaster, publisher, CEO, and mother of four. Zibby is the founder of Zibby Owens Media, a privately-held media company designed to help busy people live their best lives by connecting to books and each other. The three divisions include Zibby Books, a publishing house for fiction and memoir, Zibby Mag, the literary lifestyle destination, Zcast/Zibby Audio, a podcast network powered by Acast including Zibby’s award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books. She is a regular columnist for Good Morning America and a frequent guest on morning news shows recommending books. Editor of two anthologies (Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids and Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology), a children’s book Princess Charming, and a memoir Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, Zibby regularly pens personal essays, starting with her first one in Seventeen magazine in 1992. Her memoir Bookends was featured on Good Morning America, CNN, Eyewitness News with Sandy Kenyon, Good Day LA, Good Day Dallas, Good Day DC, Miami NBC, and local news in San Diego. It was one of Town & Country’s “33 Best Summer Beach Reads” and one of Book Riot’s “8 Surprising New Memoirs to Add to Your TBR ASAP.” Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/notbasicblonde-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

She's a fashion blogger, model, and entrepreneur.

0:03.4

She's amazing!

0:04.7

The latest tips on fashion, beauty, wellness, travel, and her lifestyle.

0:09.9

And now, here's the Founder and Creator of Not Basic Blonde, Olasia.

0:19.8

Hi, loves. Welcome back to another episode of Not Basic Blonde podcast.

0:24.0

Today I have very interesting guests and we will be discussing

0:28.1

how to build an empire with an idea. My guest today is Zibi Owens and

0:35.0

Zibi is a podcaster, regular contributor to Good Morning America,

0:39.6

media personality, CEO, and mother for. Zibi founded Zibi Media which includes

0:46.9

Zibi Books, a publishing home for fiction and memoir, Zibi Mag, a literature lifestyle

0:52.9

destination, and Zibi Audio, podcast network which includes her own award-winning daily show,

1:00.2

moms don't have time to read books. She has edited two anthologies,

1:05.4

written children's book, Princess Charming, and released a memoir,

1:10.2

bookends, a memoir of love, loss, and literature.

1:13.6

Bookends was featured on Good Morning America, CNN,

1:17.3

eyewitness news with Sandy Canyon, Good Day LA, Good Day Dollars, Good Day DC, Miami NBC,

1:24.5

and so many other famous major media outlets. So today Zibi and I will be discussing

1:31.5

how to build an empire with an idea and how to reinvent yourself, the best advice for women,

1:39.3

and so much more. But before we dive in, don't forget to subscribe,

1:43.8

rate and review, not basic want podcasts on Apple podcasts.

2:13.8

At the moment, but everything circles are in books or centers around books, I should say.

2:18.4

I am an author, but it all has started because of my podcast.

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