Zibby Owens

Zibby Owens joined the board of the Child Mind Institute in 2016. She is the founder of Zibby Media, which includes the award-winning daily podcast Totally Booked With Zibby; Zibby Publishing; Zibby’s Bookshop in Santa Monica, California, and New York City; plus, a book club, retreats, and events. She is the author of six books, including the USA Today bestsellers Blank: A Novel and On Being Jewish Now: Reflections from Authors and Advocates, and Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, anthologies Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids and Moms Don’t Have Time to, and children’s book Princess Charming. She also founded the Substack On Being Jewish Nowk. Her essays have been published online in the New York Times, Vogue, Oprah.com, Katie Couric Media, Thrive Global, and GMA, where she was a contributor for three years.

Owens hosts the TV show “Totally Booked” on JBS (Jewish Broadcasting Service) which airs Thursdays at 7:30pm ET. She has been featured on CBS This Morning, The Tamron Hall Show, Good Morning America, and many other outlets, and has been profiled by the Los Angeles Times, the New York Post, Hadassah, Vulture, and others. A frequent speaker, she gives keynotes and moderates talks across the country at companies, book events, and Jewish institutions. Owens has custom brand collaborations with Minnie Rose, Elyse Ryan Jewelry, Sleepy Saturdays, Felix Doolittle, and Social Goods, and has partnered with Ralph Lauren, Hello Sunshine, Lionsgate, and many other brands.

She was one of the Algemeiner’s “Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life,” a 92nd Street Y “Extraordinary Woman,” a Girls Write Now Honoree, a Schneps “Power Woman of the East End,” a Jewish Women International’s 2025 “Woman to Watch,” and a Child Mind Advocacy Award recipient. She has also won 30+ podcast honors, including Webby, Lovie, and Signal Awards.

She lives with her husband and four children in New York City.