Biz 100 Up Close: Brian Fogle

His morning routine: 
“I get up at 4:17 (to honor your magazine, of course), make coffee and sit down with a couple of morning newspapers. I usually arrive at the office between 6 and 6:15. My day would be incomplete without coffee because I would be comatose.”

Phone app he couldn’t live without: 
“I’ve lived without all phone apps. I have a flip phone for Pete’s sake.”

What keeps him up at night: 
“Very little. I fall asleep easily. However, at stoplights I do think about: How can we give everyone an equal chance to live a fulfilling life? Are my kids having a good day? Why did The Beatles have to break up? Why is Ole Miss football on probation?”

TV series he is binge-watching right now: 
“I’m an avowed fan of The Walking Dead. As I answer these in December, I’m now binge-watching Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel as well. Interesting juxtaposition between the two.” 

His go-to pump up jam: 
“I have a playlist for nearly every occasion, except maybe cutting my toenails. Come on songwriters, there’s a challenge for you!”

Magazines he subscribes to:
“All of the 417 brands, of course. And the Oxford American. Still need my connection to Southern literature.”