Nobody Ever Misses Their Chance at Life

Firewall with Bradley Tusk · Sep 17, 2026 · 50m

When Zibby Owens, author of the forthcoming Between Chapters: How I Started Over, Took Some Chances, and Found the Plot, was at her lowest point, she started taking baby steps toward what would turn into a bustling mini-empire, built in and around the publishing business. Bradley talks to Zibby about how it all came together.

On starting from nothing: "I recorded a podcast into my phone sitting on the edge of my bed. And was like, I'm not even going to tell anyone I'm doing this."

On her publishing thesis: "I wanted to make every author a lead title. We want to put the resources behind each…