Sarah Robb O'Hagan has been described as Superwoman, undercover. She's been named one of Forbes' most powerful women in sports and one of Fast Company's most creative people in business. This woman is unmatched. She's been the global president of the $5,000,000,000 sports brand, Gatorade, where she led the business through a major repositioning and business turnaround. She has also held senior positions at Nike, Virgin Atlantic, Atari, served as the global president of Equinox and currently she'...
Sep 16, 2018•46 min•Season 2Ep. 99
Songwriter, CEO and host of the "Don’t Keep Your Day Job" Podcast, Cathy Heller, is a “Yes and...” person. She's added layers to her career and her livelihood over time; adding things that she loves to do. Rather than just switching gears and completely changing paths, she's actually just added certain things and been able to have a portfolio of different tracks as her career. One of the things this allows us to understand is that you don't have to necessarily choose just one career focus anymor...
Sep 10, 2018•59 min•Season 2Ep. 98
Cindy Eckert has built and sold two pharmaceutical companies and she's the creator of the Little Pink Pill. Cindy exited that company for more than a billion dollars, and in total has $1.5bn worth of exits, but who's counting? Right? Cindy writes her own rules and defines what it means to be a renegade. The woman is unapologetically true to herself and it's serving her very, very well. Over the last couple of years, Cindy has created and been running The Pink Ceiling, which is the cross between ...
Sep 02, 2018•49 min•Season 2Ep. 97
Tony Hawk is quite possibly the most well known and innovative professional skateboarder on the planet. Tony turned pro when he was 14 and went on to experience more success than he could’ve ever dreamed of. One unexpected aspect of Tony is that he's an entrepreneur. He has had his own company, Birdhouse, for many years and has a licensed video game that's become a billion dollar franchise. We talk about business. We talk about how Tony refers to having gone through three generations of haters i...
Aug 26, 2018•41 min•Season 2Ep. 96
Shauna Harrison has her PhD in public health, she's a self proclaimed nerd, hip hop head and yogi. She's basically a movement expert. After Shauna received her PhD and finished years of college, she decided not to pursue the expected route. She did something completely Renegade and switched career paths, but that didn’t mean starting again. Shauna is one of the original fitness influencers on social media and for those of you who might be feeling like you're not quite sure if you even want to be...
Aug 20, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 95
Miki Agrawal has one of the most intense Why Not Now? moments we’ve ever heard on the show. Miki worked as in investment banker on Wall Street right across from the World Trade Center, and when 09/11 happened, she was supposed to be at work, but slept through her alarm clock. After all of this took place, she decided to pursue her dreams and finally confronted the reality that she was living a life of supposed to instead of meant to . From that point on, Miki became an entrepreneur developing a ...
Aug 13, 2018•56 min•Season 2Ep. 94
Amy Porterfield is an online wizard. Truly. She's an online marketing expert, entrepreneur, a podcast host and you're going to want to write down a lot of things she says in this episode. Amy talks about being plagued with the chronic cases of second guessing and shiny object syndrome and that feeling of not enoughness during the phase when she was going out on her own for the first time. She refers to when she was working with the big brands as being a yes girl, always wanting to please, desper...
Aug 06, 2018•45 min•Season 2Ep. 93
We really put ourselves out there when we share creative ideas and our creative work. The topic of creativity can often times feel heady and wishy washy, because everyone has their own definition of creativity. In this episode we talk through the more tangible aspects of creativity like what to do when you're in a rut or uninspired, the literal tricks for how to keep fresh eyes and change things up, plus unique ways to look at, and deal with, success and failure. Bryan Danielson and I review the...
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 92
Imagine working towards something for the first couple of decades of your life and that's all you knew. Then at age 22, it all ends. That path has gone and you have to reinvent a new path. That's what happened to Nastia Liukin. Nastia was born a gymnast and went on to win an Olympic gold medal in 2008. Then four years later, she decided to make a run for the 2012 Olympics. After a critical fall from the uneven bars, Nastia had a Why Not Now? moment that will give you chills. Nastia reinvented th...
Jul 23, 2018•47 min•Season 2Ep. 91
Oprah has said Martha Beck is one of the smartest women she knows. Martha has three degrees from Harvard including her PhD in sociology and she’s the author of countless best-selling books. In this episode, Martha talks through the process she uses to make decisions, why it’s untrue that working hard leads to success, how to shift out of the ego operating system to stop grasping, how to transcend the victim, villain hero drama triangle and many other topics. Many years ago as I was going through...
Jul 16, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 90
Marie Forleo was named by Oprah as a thought leader for the next generation. She’s the creator of the award-winning online show MarieTV with over 38 million views on YouTube with an audience in 195 countries. Marie is an entrepreneur, author and she’s the founder of B-School, an online business school for modern entrepreneurs. One of Marie’s mottos is “Start before your ready.” which is wildly appropriate for the Why Not Now? concept. This episode is jam packed with tactical and practical pieces...
Jul 08, 2018•51 min•Season 2Ep. 89
Captain Liz Clark has done what many of us could only ever imagine to do. She's chosen a journey far from comfort and security, and in this episode she shares what she learned from her internal and external voyage of 20,000 nautical miles in search of surf and self. More than 10 years ago, Liz Clark set out from Santa Barbara, in her boat "Swell", and she headed south. When Liz was nine, she and her family sailed down into Mexico for seven months and that's when she knew what she wanted to do wi...
Jul 02, 2018•46 min•Season 2Ep. 88
At age 18, on the day before his freshman year final exams, Alex Banayan, author of the acclaimed new book "The Third Door", hacked the TV game show The Price Is Right, won a sailboat, sold it and used the prize money to fund his quest to learn from the world's most successful people. Alex went on a seven year journey tracking down people like Bill Gates, Maya Angelou, Steve Wozniak, Jessica Alba and many others. Alex was on a mission to uncover how these individuals broke through and launched t...
Jun 24, 2018•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 87
Alison Levine went from climbing the corporate ladder to climbing the highest peak on each continent and skiing to both the North and South Poles. She was the captain of the first American women's Everest expedition, and the list of her adventurous accomplishments goes on and on. Alison is a New York Times bestselling author, an executive producer and when you listen to Alison, you'll understand why she is one of the most in-demand keynote speakers in the world. The parallels she draws between m...
Jun 18, 2018•58 min•Season 2Ep. 86
What do you get when you combine a professional wrestler who loves to read, and me who knows nothing about wrestling, but also loves to read? You get the Why Not Now? Read a Book Club . Several episodes back, Bryan Danielson was on the show and he mentioned that he reads a book a week. Well, I jokingly suggested starting a book club and we've done it. The first book that we review in this episode is Factfulness by Hans Rosling: 10 Reasons Why We're Wrong About the World and Why Things are Better...
Jun 11, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 85
Widely considered to be the best big wave surfer in the world, Laird Hamilton is known for having successfully surfed the heaviest waves on the planet. He’s a pioneer in the world of action water sports and the primary influence behind many surfing innovations like tow-in surfing, stand-up paddle boarding, and hydrofoil boarding. In this episode we dissect how Laird makes decisions, his relationship with fear, his parenting style, how he has dealt with nay-sayers all of his life and the advice h...
Jun 04, 2018•49 min•Season 2Ep. 84
In this episode I talk about what you want to talk about and answer your questions. We cover everything from where to start with Personal Branding to how to identify your Why Not Now? idea and many other topics. I also sprinkle in some of my own personal stories, share my Golden Rule for social media and do a Rapid Fire Round with myself (yep!). Here are the questions: How would you find inspiration if you're a complete solo act? What would you do in your why not now moment if you had no real su...
May 28, 2018•47 min•Season 2Ep. 83
At age 23, Jenna Kutcher realized she was climbing a ladder that was leaning against the wrong wall and she left her comfy corporate job. Jenna took $300 Craigslist camera and turned it into a 7-figure business. She’s a photographer, podcaster, educator and online influencer. In this episode you’ll hear exactly how Jenna navigated her Why Not Now? moment of leaving her corporate job and starting her own business. She also shares her thoughts on influencer marketing, where it’s going and her top ...
May 20, 2018•46 min•Season 2Ep. 82
Kim Motley is the first foreign attorney to litigate in Afghanistan since 2008. She’s also the mother of three and former Mrs. Wisconsin. Kim is considered one of the most effective defense attorneys operating in Afghanistan. Kim's mindset and wisdom have allowed her to navigate impossible situations. She shares these principals in this episode with us and they can apply to nearly any situation you’re going through. Kim experiences an above-average amount of risk with her job. She's been tempora...
May 08, 2018•45 min•Season 2Ep. 81
Bryan Danielson, also known as Daniel Bryan, is a wildly popular WWE pro wrestler who has held the World Heavyweight Champion title. He has one of the most talked-about wrestling stories in recent history. In 2016 he was forced to retire due to concussion-related injuries but due to his “Why Not Now?” he's now back in the ring. We talk about how this all happened. How he was able to get cleared to wrestle again, what he has learned about the hot topic of concussions and how he navigated conversa...
May 01, 2018•53 min•Season 2Ep. 80
Emily Costopoulos green lights her Why Not Now? idea of starting a podcast during this episode. We talk through each step and all of her questions. She’s an engineer by day and at night and on the weekends she explores her creative expression through her side hustles which include photography, typography and now podcasting. When I learned she was thinking about starting a podcast I asked her to come on the show and talk it through with me because I often get questions about podcasting. I hear fr...
Apr 24, 2018•58 min•Season 2Ep. 79
The Journey of "Trying" to Start a Family & An Exposé on Fertility: If you’re like me and your "Why Not Now?" is to start a family or if you’re trying to decide when would be the best time, this episode can provide powerful information to you. Ellen Gustafson and I take a critical look at the topic of fertility, the current state of the industry, the science and research that’s been done, and hasn’t been done, and the powerful (and sometimes misleading conversations) around fertility. Person...
Apr 18, 2018•59 min•Season 2Ep. 78
After spending more than $100k on rent over the course of just a few years, Why Not Now? listener, Jessica Sears, decided to take matters into her own hands and build a tiny home. In this episode she shares exactly the moment she decided to take action, what she did first and how the new lifestyle came to be. She put a downpayment on the construction before she even had land for the tiny home. Jessica shares a few key decisions that she made in order to follow through with her dream. Follow Jess...
Apr 10, 2018•23 min•Season 2Ep. 77
After 75 episodes of interviewing some of the most successful and highly-effective Renegades in the world, I've identified 5 tactical things most Renegades do when navigating between idea and action, dreaming and doing. I share these 5 Renegade Rules in this episode. Consider this the cliff notes from 75 episodes, packaged into 30 minutes! These are the tangible, tactical tips you can use to tackle your own Why Not Now? idea. To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http:/...
Apr 03, 2018•26 min•Season 2Ep. 76
Kenny Tomlin is an angel investor and serial entrepreneur with three successful exits under his belt. He founded Rockfish, a full-service digital innovation agency, in 2005 and eventually sold it to WPP, one of the world's largest advertising conglomerates. Kenny has been on all sides of the boardroom table and all sides of funding. In this episode, Kenny shares how he decides which ideas to pursue and how he makes his investment decisions. We discuss the balance between analytical and intuitive...
Mar 27, 2018•44 min•Season 2Ep. 75
Kara Goldin is the founder & CEO of Hint , an unsweetened flavored water. Her Why Not Now? moment sparked from a desire to overcome her addiction to Diet Coke and artificial sweeteners. Her company is now nearing $100 million in annual sales. Kara shares specifically what happened the day she decided to start the company and talks through her very first steps. She had zero experience in the $99 billion beverage industry and that may just be why she’s been able to disrupt it so much. In this ...
Mar 20, 2018•41 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Jamie Tworkowski is the founder of a non-profit called To Write Love On Her Arms which helps people who struggle with addiction & depression. He started in 2006 without any experience in the this area. Jamie speaks very honestly about his own depression and how the conversation has shifted over the past 12 years. For someone who has had a very successful run, Jamie shares how he too has challenges with knowing exactly what he wants to be focused on at times. We discuss his recent sabbatical ...
Mar 14, 2018•36 min•Season 2Ep. 73
Special episode highlighting three Renegade Women in honor of International Women’s Day: Jessica Alba, actress and founder of The Honest Company, Paralympic snowboard champion Amy Purdy and Maureen Sherry who was the youngest managing director ever on Wall Street. This Thursday, March 8th, is International Women's Day. Amy Jo Martin is giving a keynote talk for Ernst & Young’s #PressForProgress event in NYC. To watch the speech live on Facebook at 12pm ET, go to Facebook.com/EY . During the ...
Mar 06, 2018•49 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Sheri Salata spent 20 years up close and personal with Oprah Winfrey as the Executive producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show and then co-president of the OWN Network. She learned from the absolute best. Her Why Not Now? moment hit her one day when she realized that many areas of her life hadn’t been tended to and she said she became scared that she was digging her own grave. She didn’t want to just be known as the woman who “for 20 years had a great job”. Sheri left the career of her dreams to live ...
Feb 28, 2018•37 min•Season 2Ep. 71
Danika Brysha is a plus-size model, entrepreneur and icon for taking action. Her career was thriving as a plus-size model until she began to lose weight. She went from being on top earning a healthy six figures a year to getting a pink-slip on her door, going into six-figure debt and living in her parent’s garage. She started a meal-delivery business from nothing and began to work her way back. Recently Danika wrote a check to pay off the final portion of her debt and she’s thriving. In this epi...
Feb 20, 2018•46 min•Season 2Ep. 70
