Yuka CEO Julie Chapon Runs a Flexible, Family-First Day with Bike Commutes and Long Lunches
Julie Chapon, founder and CEO of the Yuka app, describes a NYC day that blends family priorities with startup leadership: she routinely says no to about 80% of emails, bikes to a nearby coworking space to spark ideas, keeps afternoons mostly free of meetings, and leaves the office around 5:30 p.m. to be with her kids; she and her US team sometimes enjoy two-hour lunches, fits in a gym session at noon, and unwinds with reading and journaling before bed, all while pursuing personal goals like a Mont Blanc trek and learning to cook as she steers Yuka’s mission to rate foods and cosmetics by ingredients.