CEOs reveal their New Year’s resolutions for 2026: From 8-day bike races and AI training, to finally cracking 7 hours of sleep a night

The end of the year is approaching, offices are thinning out and auto-replies are being set as companies wind down for the holiday season. It’s a time that business leaders reflect on their 2025 performance, while also speaking their 2026 ambitions into existence. The same goes for their personal lives-and CEOs have already drummed up their New Year’s resolutions. Chief executives leading the likes of American genealogy giant Ancestry, $2.4 billion wellness platform Wellhub, ticketing business Eventbrite, and facial chain Glowbar are all weighing in on their goals. Each has their own distinct target-whether that be finally getting seven hours of shut-eye, or racing mountain bikes across South Africa for eight days. One is intent on getting a leg-up in the AI race, while another wants to revive a family tradition from her childhood. Beyond the boardroom, CEOs are setting goalposts for their own growth. Here’s what they’re hoping to achieve in 2026: 8-day mountain biking race “I’m an obsessive planner in that I set specific new goals for friends/family, my profession (CEO or Virta), personal health, and adventures I want to do. Next year, I’m doing an 8-day mountain biking stage race in South Africa with a partner. For personal ‘health,’ I might also add a short meditation retreat-meditation is something I’ve found very helpful since 2013.” Sami Inkinen, the cofounder and CEO of Virta Health Group. Walking 20,000 steps every day “On a personal level, I’m an avid walker. I love walking and try to walk as much as I can. So, for me, one New Year’s resolution I am really trying to stay strong on is walking at least 20,000 steps per day. Some days that is more accomplishable than others, but that is something as we head into the new year that I will be trying to conquer every day. To get those 20,000 steps a day, I try to walk everywhere I can. And luckily for me, New York and Philadelphia are two great walking cities where I spend a majority of my time. And it also helps when I’m visiting a city where we have multiple Insomnia Cookies bakeries, so all that walking will be part of my strategy to get to 20,000 steps per day. And on a business level, continuing to expand our Insomnia Cookies unparalleled reach across the globe to deliver our warm, delicious cookies to more Insomniacs.” Seth Berkowitz, the CEO and founder of Insomnia Cookies. Live presently and embrace the little moments “My resolution is to live presently and embrace both the big and small IRL moments that build life’s memories-whether that’s creating new experiences through travel, spending time with loved ones, or exploring my own interests in culture and entertainment.” Julia Hartz, the CEO and cofounder of Eventbrite. Vision board over New Year’s resolutions “I don’t make New Year’s resolutions because historically I haven’t kept them, and it makes me feel discouraged. Instead, I create an updated virtual vision board for how I want the year to FEEL....

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