Meredith Klein of Meredith and the Media interviewed Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi about his career.
Here is an excerpt:
- In addition to anchoring Yahoo Finance’s Opening Bid daily live show, you also host the Opening Bid Unfiltered podcast, and you launched and are a regular contributor to Yahoo Finance’s feature series and live network. You also write online pieces and have a massive following on social. How do you split your time and keep up with it all?
- I told myself when I was making the transformation from analyst to journalist—and it fits with my life mantra—you have to be all in. No other option.
- All in to me means a disciplined schedule each day, one that is carefully planned out months in advance (with holes left open, of course, since I am in news and, well, life occasionally happens!). I’m up at 2:40 a.m., getting on a 3:10 a.m. train. I’ve been doing this for 22 years. If news breaks at 5 a.m., I’m writing the story, because I am in it and love to be in it. I think I’ve been successful in this job because I take things really seriously and move with speed to learn, adapt, and grow in all facets. I’ve dedicated my life to this field, and I truly love doing this work and helping people wherever they may be. Users come to our platform daily to read stories because they trust Yahoo Finance. People watch us on streaming platforms around the clock—we’re their daily lifeline to investing. Delivering on this is something the team takes great pride in.
- I’m high-energy, as you know, and serious—and I just want to win. In my head, I just need to win, whatever that may entail. I’ve always felt that to make that happen, I just have to keep the pedal down every single day.
- I made a pact to myself, and I refuse to break it. I live in fear of missing a headline and not being where I need to be to help people live their best lives. I can’t turn that switch off. It’s in my DNA.
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