Beth Comstock: Daily Routine

Once a high-powered GE executive with 6:30am car meetings, Beth Comstock now begins her days with tea, journaling, and a more deliberate kind of hustle.

In her role as the vice chair of General Electric (GE), Beth Comstock was a corporate powerhouse. Running the company’s Business Innovations unit, Comstock’s responsibilities spanned Lighting, Ventures & Licensing, sales and marketing & communications; which she also juggled with serving on the Nike Board of Directors.

On any given day during her GE career, Comstock would be up at 5am and at the office by 7.30am where she’ll sit in back to back meetings and conference calls, often until 6-7pm.

The portfolio she ran included marketing, sales, a Silicon Valley–based innovation group, and lighting. Her job was so powerful that it came with a chief of staff, her reputation so established that she gave speeches and hosted panels everywhere from Davos to SXSW, her schedule so packed that she’d hold 6:30 a.m. meetings in her car.