I'm the CEO of Zocdoc. Here's how long showers help me manage hectic days.
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Oliver Kharraz outlines a typical day balancing Zocdoc leadership, family time, exercise, and long shower brainstorm sessions.
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Oliver Kharraz.ZocdocThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Oliver Kharraz, the 53-year-old CEO and cofounder of Zocdoc, based in New York City. It's been edited for length and clarity.I grew up in Germany and attended college in Munich. I got an MD and a doctorate in neuroscience. I became the most recent doctor in a 300-year family tradition, and previously practiced clinically.During college, I built my first company. I provided internet access to a few local companies and offered data storage and remote access solutions. I had the choice to either drop out of college and make it internet-ready or sell it. I sold it in 1994.I then spent seven years at McKinsey as an associate principal, which was great training for me — it was sort of a prelude to some of the things I had to do at Zocdoc later. I worked at the Munich office, then transferred to the New York office in 2004. Business Insider's Power Hours series gives readers an inside look at how powerful people…