The 21-year-old founder and CEO behind a social media agency that's worked with Deloitte and the UN swears by this 7:30 a.m. to midnight schedule

Gounari goes on a 30-minute run with her boyfriend to start her day.

If the weather is bad, she'll do a quick workout inside before showering and meditating. Then, she'll eat the breakfast she prepped the night before and drink a hazelnut-flavored coffee.

It's important to take care of both mental and physical health, so she reads a book while drinking coffee. Currently, she is reading "Working Hard, Hardly Working," by Grace Beverly, one of her favorite entrepreneurs.

This is the only time she's able to incorporate reading into her day. "I took a speed-reading course earlier this year so that I can fit even more books into my life while comprehending and retaining all the information," she said.

She starts by making a to-do list.

It's imperative to stay organized while running The Z Link and working full-time at SafetyWing, she said. Gounari's everyday tasks include reviewing content made by her team at The Z Link, coordinating with The Z Link clients, creating and scheduling content for SafetyWing, and devising social strategies for both companies.

After reviewing all of her Slack messages and handling a few projects, she starts taking meetings. She tries to handle all of her Z Link meetings first and then dive into SafetyWing projects.

"I try to keep meeting under half an hour," she said. "The more asynchronous we can make the work, the better."

On this day, she met with Deloitte Greece, a new client of The Z Link, and had an onboarding meeting with a new designer that joined the team.

During lunch, she makes sure to decompress with relaxing activities, such as watching a television show with her boyfriend.

"A relaxing lunch is so important to recharge during the workday," she said. "And spend some more time with my boyfriend and be mindful about what I'm eating and the time I spend away from work," she said.

When Gounari dives back in, she often finds ways to repurpose social media content from one platform to another. For example, she takes information or photos posted to Instagram and often turns them into Twitter threads.

"Small tasks like these come up every day all related to different aspects of social media marketing," she said. "You truly never get bored."

Recently, The Z Link launched an effort to hire more people and expand their current team of seven. So far, they've received over 70 applications, Gounari said.

"I try not to micromanage the team at all because everyone's responsibilities are mostly the same week to week," she said. "I just check the results they deliver and that works great for me, the team, and the clients."

At the end of the day, she joins a virtual meeting with the SafetyWing team. She also reviews whether she achieved the goals she set for herself the week prior. For example, she is working on targeting nomads and remote workers on social media while the work-from-home trend continues.

If she finishes work early enough, she goes for a walk and eats dinner with her family. "There are times where I have to deal with a work task later in the day," she said. "But it's important for me to set boundaries and remind myself you should really not be working 24/7."

On this day, she went to an open-air cinema to watch the movie "Nomandland."

Dinner is usually around 8 p.m. and she'll prep breakfast for the next day. To wind down, she spends time with her family and boyfriend. Around midnight she goes to sleep and does it all over again tomorrow.