The Health Diaries

Why This Fashion CEO Wakes Up at 5:45 Every Morning

The RealReal founder Julie Wainwright shares her health philosophies

There are many ways to live a healthy life. The Health Diaries is a weekly series about the daily and weekly habits that keep notable people living well.

Julie Wainwright knows how much people love a good deal. After all, she’s built an online luxury resale marketplace, The RealReal, that has made her one of the most successful women in tech and fashion today. After a work hiatus, Wainwright founded her digital shopping company in 2011, and it made $10 million in just the first year.

Wainwright has been refreshingly public about the struggles of being a woman leader in tech, which she says has included both personal and professional disappointments. She spoke to Medium about how she manages work-life balance while running a growing company.

I wake up at 5:45 every morning. I use an alarm clock, but I really don’t have to since my dogs wake me up without fail, like clockwork. I’m definitely a morning person; it’s my favorite time of day. I am one of those people who literally pops out of bed.

My eating in the morning is very routine. I make a protein shake and drink it with a cup of black…