Virginia Grohl, mom of Foo Fighters rockstar Dave Grohl, wrote a book titled From Cradle to Stage . She met with the moms of many rockstars and gathered stories about Dave Matthews, Zac Brown, Amy Winehouse, Pharrell Williams, Adam Levine, Mike D (the Beastie Boys), Kelly Clarkson and the list goes on. What Virginia Grohl uncovered after speaking with all of these rock moms is fascinating. In this episode Virginia tells us what Dave Grohl was like as a child and the challenges that can come with...
Feb 13, 2018•36 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Live interview from stage: Mrs. Tani Austin has been named the Female Philanthropist of the Year and honored at the First Ladies Summit at the UN General Assembly. I was recently in Las Vegas and interviewed Mrs. Tani Austin live on stage at a conference. Mrs. Austin is the co-founder of the Starkey Hearing Foundation. Her husband, Bill Austin, is the founder of Starkey Hearing Technologies. Tani travels the world and has helped more than 1 million people receive the gift of hearing thanks to he...
Feb 06, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Ryan is the author of many books. One in particular, titled Ego is the Enemy, has had a big impact on me. Ryan talks about the difference between being or doing. "Do you want to be the important person or do you want to do the important things?" If you currently lean more toward the "To Be" camp but you want to be in the "To Do" camp, you will learn some specific things you can do to make the shift in this episode. Ryan also tells us about the Why Not Now? moments that led him to intentionally d...
Jan 22, 2018•40 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Russ Perry shares how we can live life on an easier level of difficulty. He believes you have to be some form of an addict to become an entrepreneur. Whether that's being addicted to your business, results, recognition, success or alcohol and other substances. In this episode, Russ talks very openly about his path to sobriety, how his addiction almost imploded his life and ruined his marriage - but it didn't. What he managed to do was change his family tree and change his life. As a result of hi...
Jan 17, 2018•54 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Darren Rovell is an Emmy award winning sports journalist legend, especially on twitter. With a following of more than 2 million people, and counting, he shares his polarizing personality and snackable sports content all-day everyday. You’ll understand why even he considers himself polarizing when you listen to this episode. He’s a sports business analyst for ESPN and he’s known for sharing stats and facts that you didn’t know you wanted to know until he tells you them. The guy is a numbers wizar...
Jan 10, 2018•35 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Chris Guillebeau has traveled to every country on this planet by applying his art of travel hacking. He's an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author. His most recent book is called Side Hustle and he hosts The Side Hustle School podcast as well. In this episode, we talk about Chris’s unique approach to travel. He is a proven voice of authority on travel so his tips are legit. Chris also worked the entire time while visiting the 193 countries and he shares how he managed to do that. H...
Jan 04, 2018•30 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Mel Robbins, Jim Kwik and Lane Wood are not only three of my favorite guests over the past year but I personally selected these clips because they include tangible, tactical takeaways to help us tackle the New Year and prepare ourselves for positive transformation. Mel Robbins is a NY Times best-selling author and a top female speaker in the world. Jim Kwik is a world expert in learning who helps people with speed-reading, memory improvement and how to achieve optimal brain performance. Lane Woo...
Dec 28, 2017•40 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Tony Robbins, Billy Corgan and Van Jones are three of my favorite guests and episodes from this past year. In this new episode we talk through how we can serve as a bridge and bring people together during a time of disconnection. Tony Robbins is arguably the most well-known life strategist out there, Billy Corgan is the face of the wildly successful Smashing Pumpkins and Van Jones is a political voice of authority. To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http://hey.monday...
Dec 23, 2017•31 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Actress, Entrepreneur and Mom, Jessica Alba, gets fiercely honest and shares a personal Why Not Now? that she's going through now. She's a Golden Globe nominated actress and founder of The Honest Company which has been valued at more than $1 billion. In this episode she shares thoughts on parenting, growing a business, believing in herself, when to make things happen vs. let them happen, her approach to social media and much more. Learn more about The Honest Company: https://www.honest.com/ Foll...
Dec 13, 2017•30 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Michelle Poler is a professional Fear Facer. But she hasn’t always been. From the time she was a little girl, Michelle Poler was afraid of the world. She was scared of dogs, dreaded doctor's appointments and even missed dinner parties if she had to drive at night. It all changed when she moved to New York and launched a project called 100 days without fear. In this episode, we talk through the crazy fears she tackled and Michelle shares her learnings about fear. Now Michelle Poler is the founder...
Dec 07, 2017•35 min•Season 2Ep. 60
After a tragic loss of a friend, Sebastian Terry did some reflecting and asked himself, 'Am I happy?'. His answer was no. Next, he wrote down a list of 100 things that he always wanted to achieve. Over the past 10 years, checking items off his list has become his full-time job. A few of the things on his list included marrying a stranger in Las Vegas and delivering a baby. What Sebastian realized throughout this process is that he gained the most happiness from helping other people check items o...
Nov 29, 2017•34 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Most Why Not Now? guests practice gratitude and giving in both their business and personal lives. They don’t necessarily intentionally set out to do this, they just do. It’s a part of how they operate through life. In this episode I’ve pulled together a few snackable soundbites of people who offer a unique point of view on gratitude and giving. Additionally, I interview my Mom in this episode! We start off with Adam Grant. He’s an organizational psychologist, New York Times best-selling author a...
Nov 22, 2017•40 min•Season 2Ep. 58
By age 18, Dr. Tererai Trent was a mother of four and she had no education. She wrote her dreams down on a piece of paper and buried it in the earth to grow. Today, Tererai has her Ph.D and she’s built 11 schools for girls in Zimbabwe where she's from. In this episode, we learn about two types of hunger. The Little Hunger, which is what you seek for instant gratification, and The Great Hunger, which is what gives your life purpose. Tererai walks us through how to identify our Great Hunger. Her n...
Nov 14, 2017•48 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Dr. Gay Hendricks has been a leader in the fields of relationship transformation and bodymind transformation for more than 45 years. He earned his Ph.D. from Stanford and served as Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Colorado for 21 years. Gay has written more than 40 books, two of my favorites include The Big Leap and Five Wishes . He has appeared on more than 500 radio and TV shows including Oprah, CNN, CNBC and others. I’ve been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to ...
Nov 07, 2017•36 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Maren Kate Donovan has some invaluable advice to offer as a result of her personal experience. In 2015, Maren was running her company, Zirtual, which had an $11-million run-rate and appeared to be very healthy. Due to some factors that Maren speaks about very candidly in this episode, the company suddenly came to a halt and had to let go of all its 400+ employees. How does this type of situation happen overnight? Maren will explain. She also talks about what she did next and how she got through ...
Oct 31, 2017•38 min•Season 2Ep. 55
CJ Prober is the COO of GoPro. The GoPro brand is beloved by their customers and fans. What many of us don’t know is that after going public a couple years ago, GoPro took a downward turn and they struggled on Wall Street to a point where CJ himself said they "were in crisis mode". This January, CJ took the COO helm at GoPro and he was tasked with turning the ship around. No pressure, right? Imagine that. CJ talks very honestly about this process, what caused the struggle for the company and wha...
Oct 24, 2017•41 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Kate Fagan is an ESPN sports reporter and author. She recently wrote the book titled, What made Maddy Run . After I read it I asked her to come on the show. The book is about Madison Holleran, who was a college freshman that appeared to have it all. She was a University of Pennsylvania track athlete, a great student and she had a ton of friends and family that loved her dearly. According to her Instagram feed, her life looked perfect. That’s why Maddy’s death by suicide shocked everyone around h...
Oct 17, 2017•50 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Van Jones is a CNN political contributor, NY Times best-selling author and he worked in the White House as an advisor to President Obama. He’s known for being the voice of reason for both red and blue states during the 2016 election. Van has a brand new book out called Beyond The Messy Truth. He’s a social entrepreneur, a Yale-educated attorney and he’s been deemed one of the most influential people in the world according to TIME Magazine. I’ve recently gotten to know Van and I have a strong app...
Oct 10, 2017•45 min•Season 2Ep. 52
In this episode Christian Schauf and I dissect his experience on Shark Tank to pitch his Uncharted Supply Co. From the steps he took to get on the show to his strategy for making it in front of the sharks, what it’s like to be standing behind those intimidating double doors before you walk into the tank and what the process was really like behind the scenes. Christian has been to Iraq 40x bringing music and entertainment to the troops, he started a cider company, a survival products company and ...
Oct 04, 2017•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Ross Martin has one of the most creative and strategic minds out there. He spent 13 years as a top executive at Viacom and recently started his own agency, Blackbird. Ross has guided countless household name brands, helping them innovate and create impact. I never know what guests are going to say when I ask them to share their Why not now moment. In this episode, Ross exercises a "Why Not Now?” moment on the show and shares a few really tough experiences that he hasn’t talked about before publi...
Sep 26, 2017•53 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Dan Reynolds is the Imagine Dragons front man and lead vocalist. The band has sold more than 27 million singles and 9 million albums. Their recent album, Evolve, went gold in less than a month and it continues to rise as they tour the globe. They’re kinda a big deal. But they haven’t always been. Dan shares things in this show that he hasn't talked about publicly before. If you want a glimpse behind the curtains and get to know the down-to-earth person behind the rockstar, you’re in for a treat....
Sep 20, 2017•58 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Three of my favorite Renegades, who happen to be women. Arianna Huffington, Founder of Huffington Post and Thrive Global. Dr. Jen Welter, the first female coach in the NFL and Sophia Amoruso, founder of NastyGal and GirlBoss. Arianna Huffington talks about Silicon Valley's "bro culture" and her solution for changing the "always on" celebrated mentality. Arianna talks about the moment she knew it was time to move on from Huffington Post. Sophia Amoruso talks about the imbalance of funding for fem...
Jul 27, 2017•28 min•Season 1Ep. 48
JP Sears is a brilliant blend of comedy and spirituality. He has generated over 100 million views on his "How to be Ultra Spiritual" parody videos. In this episode JP gives us a peek behind the curtains and talks about how this ultra spotlight happened. JP shares a Why Not Now? moment that resulted in his very first comedy video. Advice for those who only let certain aspects of themselves show up in professionally. Why you should always bet on yourself. How JP maintains a healthy relationship wi...
Jul 20, 2017•51 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Former Navy SEAL and base-jumping world-record holder Andy Stumpf is an expert in calculated risk. He shares how his years of military SEAL training and his fearless livelihood applies to the question of Why Not Now? Andy tells us how Why Not Me? and Why Not Now? are common themes in SEAL training. What do combat leadership and business leadership have in common? What's a wing suit!? And how does Andy fly 18 miles through the air in one? Andy talks about the being tied to success vs. tied to a p...
Jul 11, 2017•55 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Mel Robbins is an expert on leadership and defeating doubt. She’s a thought-leader on thinking less and taking more action. Mel is an Award-Winning CNN Commentator, Best-Selling Author, and Motivational Powerhouse. She shows us how counting down from five can help you tackle your Why Not Now? and literally change your life in five seconds. Mel shares exactly when her Why Not Now? moment hit as she sat in the audience at an Oprah Winfrey event. How changing career paths or “swim lanes” has worked...
Jul 06, 2017•57 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Rehan Choudhry is all things beautiful. He's the founder of A Beautiful Perspective and the Life Is Beautiful festival. As his good friend, I've witnessed him experience life's beautiful mess. He's seen some very high highs and very low lows over the past few years. We've been on a similar rollercoaster ride and both found ourselves no longer aligned with the "founder" seat we created. We discuss how he's navigating through life's beautiful mess both personally and professionally. He doesn't hol...
Jun 21, 2017•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 44
Tom Jolly is responsible for overseeing The New York Times newspaper as the Associate Masthead Editor. He's witnessed a great deal of change over the past two decades at The Times. We talk about everything from the evolution of journalism to alternative facts, real-time fact checking and how to disconnect and keep your mind healthy. Tom led the committee charged with reorganizing the newsroom to separate print and digital production operations, served as Night Editor responsible for integrating ...
Jun 14, 2017•33 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Siri is a former 2x World Champion and #1 ranked triathlete in the world. Yet this episode has nothing to do with swimming, biking, running or winning medals. Siri explains how athletics have helped her get out of her own head and learn to love herself. At age 23, she could barely swim and she entered a race and now realizes it stemmed from an intense hunger to be comfortable being alone with herself. Her ability to share her story and lessons so they're applicable to your life and mine is truly...
Jun 07, 2017•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Co-founder of Tory Burch LLC, founder & CEO Burch Creative Capital, a private investment company. Chris has also partnered with Ellen DeGeneres to create her ED by Ellen fashion and home goods brand. He's is a creative wizard. Now a billionaire, Chris shares his life-long entrepreneurial journey and some advice for people who pitch him their ideas. We talk about his areas of focus for future investments and industries that have caught his eye. Chris shares a Why Not Now? moment that shaped h...
May 31, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Mental health and suicide. Topics we rarely discuss. I share a personal story, a unique clip of Chris Cornell sharing his thoughts on the topic and the most powerful Why Not Now? conversation I have heard yet by Billy Corgan which saved his life. Why Not reach out if we need help working through something? Why Not reach out if we notice someone could use our help working through something? Why Not change the stigma? There's a specific application of this topic for entrepreneurs. Our society has ...
May 23, 2017•22 min•Season 1Ep. 40
