Tony Hsieh was my visionary friend, mentor and investor. He continues to be one of my greatest teachers. He’s a constant voice in my head and grin in my heart. In this episode, Tony shares his wisdom, which is pulled from our previous conversation on the show. I also share some of my greatest lessons and favorite memories. He passed away on November 27th. Tony sold his first company to Microsoft at age 24 for $265 million. He then went on to sell Zappos to Amazon for $1.2 Billion in 2009. Yet th...
Dec 05, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 219
Jessica Yellin is the former White House Correspondent for CNN & the founder of News Not Noise; a fresh voice in media that provides daily news reports on Instagram. In this episode, Jessica and Amy Jo talk about the transition from reporting on CNN, having the lights, cameras and broadcast team behind her, to stepping out on her own in her back yard with only herself and her phone. Jessica shares how she navigated worry & imposter syndrome when she started broadcasting alone and how a f...
Nov 28, 2020•48 min•Season 4Ep. 218
Annie Duke is an Author, Speaker, Decision Strategist and former World Champion Poker Professional. In this episode, Annie and Amy Jo dive deep into decision making. Do you have a Why Not Now? idea in the back of your mind and you’re thinking “when X happens, THEN I can move forward”? Annie has been there. She shares valuable advice and tactics you can use to navigate that scenario today. You’ll also learn about making quick decisions and slow decisions. Annie gives examples on the types of deci...
Nov 21, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 217
Greg McKeown is the New York Times Bestselling Author of "Essentialism" & this episode is essential listening for these frantic times we live in. Greg talks through essentialism vs non-essentialism & how if you don't prioritize your life someone else will. He also discusses the value of consistency, asks if you can answer the question “What’s important right now?” & what to do if you can’t, why we can multitask but not multi-focus, how to get more time in your day, the true test of e...
Nov 14, 2020•58 min•Season 4Ep. 216
Jen Wong is the Chief Operating Officer at Reddit. In case you didn’t know, Reddit is an online network of communities, with over 430+ million average monthly active users. In short, Reddit is a big deal. In this episode, Jen and Amy Jo discuss the professional and personal decisions Jen made on her path to becoming COO of Reddit, which involved, among other things, making regular commutes from New York to San Francisco while raising her son. Jen also shares her unique approach to problem solvin...
Nov 07, 2020•50 min•Season 4Ep. 215
Jeff Sutherland is one of the founders of Scrum & is an efficiency & productivity legend. In simple terms, Scrum is a framework that helps people work together. In this episode, Jeff & Amy Jo discuss the specifics about Scrum, from how it was developed to what you need to do in order to adopt these proven methods regardless of your situation, whether you’re working on a team, as an individual, or even with your family. Jeff also shares stories from his time at West Point Military Aca...
Oct 31, 2020•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 214
If you missed out on Amy Jo’s live Masterclass sessions, you’re in luck! We wanted to bring you a special extra episode this week and share one of the Masterclasses in podcast form. The Renegade Roadmap for Humanizing & Monetizing Your Personal Brand Masterclass is packed full of valuable information to help you grow your brand online. You’ll bust the myths that are holding you back from building your personal brand, learn Amy Jo’s 5 Stops towards personal branding success and much more. You...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 213
Nikki Brafman creates abundant miracles. She is a Human Design Reader, Business Coach and Mom. In this episode, Nikki shares her personality tool, so before you listen go to https://www.nikkibrafman.com/chart and get your Energy Type. It takes less than a minute. Then come back and listen along as Nikki dives into the different Energy Types found in Human Design. Learning about your Energy Type will help give insight into how you’re wired and help you learn how to align your day with that energy...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 212
Dr. Meredith Provost is a minivan-driving mom and fertility doctor who started sharing her voice online this year. She had no social media footprint when she became a Renegade student. Fast-forward and she goes viral on TikTok. Meredith shares step-by-step how this happened and how she started owning her voice. Her message resonated because she showed up consistently and shared a message that’s important to her. When you are unapologetically true to yourself, your tribe will find you. Going vira...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 211
This week's guest is Ksenia Avdulova. Ksenia is a speaker, educator, founder of Breakfast Criminals and host of the Woke & Wired Podcast. In this episode, Amy Jo Martin and Ksenia discuss how to take action by trusting your intuition even when it may not make sense. Ksenia also shares how she stays in alignment with herself while setting goals and seeing them through. Follow Ksenia: https://www.instagram.com/whereisksenia/ To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http:...
Oct 14, 2020•50 min•Season 4Ep. 210
Imagine having a baby, moving cities, going through a divorce, and starting a new business that generated 6 figures all in ONE year. Life Coach and this week's guest, Jules Webber did just that. In this episode, Jules and Amy Jo discuss how Jules navigated those crazy twelve months. It started just after her divorce when she realized she was approaching an “all or nothing” moment. She decided to bet on herself and go all in on the career she’d been dreaming of. In the first month, Jules set a go...
Oct 10, 2020•52 min•Season 4Ep. 209
Glennon Doyle is the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author of "Untamed" & "Love Warrior". She is also the Founder & President of Together Rising. Amy Jo & Glennon dive deep into her incredible story from struggling with addiction to her path to sobriety. Glennon discusses how she learned to shape the pain she endured into acts of service. Glennon also shares how watching a cheetah named Tabitha chase a little stuffed pink bunny became a life-changing metaphor to help her unleash the ...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 208
Talia Pollock is an author and the founder of Party In My Plants. In this episode, Talia and Amy Jo talk through Talia’s Why Not Now? Moment that came when she realized she was being recognized as “The Party In My Plants Lady” and not who she was as a person. You see, Talia is more than just that title suggests. She’s worked for David Letterman, College Humor, Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions, and has performed comedy across New York. Talia wanted people to know her as an actual person a...
Oct 07, 2020•52 min•Season 4Ep. 207
Danika Brysha has spent the past decade building her personal brand by showing up on social media as her authentic self. In doing so, she’s built a community of people ready to convert when she launches something new. Case in point, when she launched The Self Care Society, Danika didn’t need to worry about how to get people in the door because there was an already highly engaged following that trusted her, knew the value that she was offering and were ready to join in. Danika is an Entrepreneur,...
Sep 26, 2020•55 min•Season 4Ep. 206
For over 15 years Lauren Mitrick Wood has been absolutely crushing it in the Real Estate game. Lauren specializes in residential sales and works with a myriad of clients including first-time buyers, sellers, renters and investors, in the greater Chicago area. She is also the founder of the lifestyle real estate brand Olive Well as well as a Renegade Brand Bootcamp alumni. Lauren’s Why Not Now? moment started when Amy Jo asked Lauren if she could highlight Lauren’s Instagram at a speaking event. ...
Sep 19, 2020•51 min•Season 4Ep. 205
Dr. Melanie McNally is a psychologist and author; specializing in helping teens and young adults build self confidence, manage anxiety, and achieve their goals. She helps them become the super heroes of their life story. In this episode, Melanie shares the Why Not Now? moment when she decided to move her successful therapy practice from the physical world to the virtual world. She found that providing online support and teletherapy helped patients feel more comfortable opening up as they found i...
Sep 12, 2020•40 min•Season 4Ep. 204
Oprah calls her a hero. At age 19, Amy Purdy was given a 2% chance to live after being diagnosed with meningitis. Due to a lack of circulation, she lost her legs below the knees. After this life-altering experience, Amy has gone on to become a Paralympian snowboard champion, ABC's Dancing With The Stars runner-up, author, speaker, and co-founder of non-profit Adaptive Action Sports. Amy knows all about adversity and she's an icon for resilience. In this episode from the Why Not Now? archives, we...
Sep 05, 2020•59 min•Season 4Ep. 203
Elaine Wellness founder, Elaine Morrison joins Amy Jo on the show this week. Elaine’s Why Not Now is engrained in her company. After facing health issues, Elaine took it upon herself to create a solution that would become Elaine Wellness. She shares her entrepreneurial journey, from building a product in a field she wasn’t familiar with, to what happened when a couple of much larger companies caught wind of what she was doing and almost pulled the rug out from under her. The key word being “almo...
Aug 29, 2020•56 min•Season 4Ep. 202
Dr. Gay Hendricks has been a leader in the fields of relationship transformation and body-mind 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 ...
Aug 22, 2020•39 min•Season 4Ep. 201
This is our 200th episode! Whether you’ve been with us since #1 or you’re a 1st-time listener, thank you. We can’t do this without you. For this episode, Amy Jo’s husband Richard becomes the Why Not Now? host, putting Amy Jo in the hot seat. Amy Jo shares what she considers to be her biggest Why Not Now? moment, one that brings her true internal joy. She reflects back on 200 episodes of the Why Not Now? Show and talks about some of the biggest takeaways from the conversations she’s had. You’ll g...
Aug 15, 2020•48 min•Season 4Ep. 200
Your “Why Not Now?” moment may not always be about starting something new. What happens if that moment comes when it’s time to end something? Eran Zinman, Co-Founder & CTO of monday.com , and Amy Jo discuss that very thing in this episode. Eran’s “Why Not Now?” came after he realized he hadn’t validated the idea for his first company properly and had built a product that nobody wanted. He then decided to close the business. Rather than jumping straight into starting something new, Eran knew ...
Aug 08, 2020•53 min•Season 4Ep. 199
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. Cindy has created and runs The Pink Ceiling, which is the cross between a VC fund, an incubator, and a consulti...
Aug 01, 2020•51 min•Season 4Ep. 198
For the past 14 years, Jaime Casap has been the Chief Education Evangelist for Google. He recently left that position, and like many of us, Jaime is now on the path to figuring out what he’s going to do next. Jaime and Amy Jo discuss the Why Not Now? moment that led him to Google; a moment that took him from New York to Arizona with only $40 in his pocket. Jaime’s main focus is on education, and he shares the question he believes we should be asking rather than “what do you want to be when you g...
Jul 25, 2020•59 min•Season 4Ep. 197
This week, Amy Jo and Richard kick off their Renegade Road Trip. After their home sold faster than they thought it would, rather than settling for a new home they were completely sold on they decided to buy an RV and hit the road. They discuss how they came to this decision by sharing the 5 Renegade Rules they following when making big life decisions. These tips are applicable to almost any decision you may have in front of you and if you’re ready to start a new project then make sure to take no...
Jul 18, 2020•39 min•Season 4Ep. 196
Nealy Fischer is a globe-trotting mother, yogi, teacher, author of Food You Want: For the Life You Crave, & founder of The Flexible Chef. Nealy may be known as “The Flexible Chef” but in this conversation with Amy Jo, she shares how to be “The Flexible Entrepreneur”. Nealy shares how to make being an entrepreneur fit around your life rather than your life fitting around being an entrepreneur. She discusses how to balance work and raising a family while living & working on multiple contin...
Jul 11, 2020•34 min•Season 4Ep. 195
Alicia Menendez is a Writer, MSNBC Anchor, and Advocate for Women in the Workplace. She is the author of "The Likeability Trap: How To Break Free and Succeed As You Are". Alicia shares a Why Not Now? moment that effected every aspect of her life, career, and those she was working with. She explains the questions she asked herself, and the process she applied, to see if the “risk” was worth it to potentially put her career in jeopardy, which led her to drill down on what she actually wanted out o...
Jul 04, 2020•49 min•Season 4Ep. 194
Van Jones is a CNN political contributor, NY Times best-selling author & worked in the White House as an advisor to President Obama. He’s known for being the voice of reason for both red & blue states during the 2016 election. He’s a social entrepreneur, a Yale-educated attorney & has been deemed one of the most influential people in the world according to TIME Magazine. In this episode, we revisit Amy Jo and Van’s conversation in which Van talks about why he believes America is so d...
Jun 27, 2020•27 min•Season 4Ep. 193
Prof. Scott Galloway is an Author, Entrepreneur & a Professor of Marketing at the New York Stern School of Business. In this episode, Amy Jo Martin & Scott cover a wide range of topics. Scott discusses how having a wide variety of people to give advice & opinions can help you gain a healthy perspective when you’re making big decisions. You’ll get to hear Scott’s strong opinions on the current state of social media platforms, social media marketing, as well as how the acceleration of ...
Jun 20, 2020•56 min•Season 4Ep. 192
This episode is a behind the scenes peek at the daily lives of Amy Jo & her husband, Richard. They share their tips & tricks for dealing with overwhelm in & out of quarantine. They talk through working with your spouse in the same house, as well as how their individual strengths help balance each others weaknesses. They discuss the importance of staying organized, showing empathy during frustrating times, & how to create a work-life balance when work happens to be at home. To lea...
Jun 13, 2020•37 min•Season 4Ep. 191
This week Amy Jo Martin welcomes CEO of Dream Corps, Nisha Anand, & Founder of Life Plan NYC, Chanel Dokun, to the show. Amy Jo, Nisha, & Chanel have an honest & open conversation regarding the Black Lives Matter movement & what we all can be doing to make a meaningful change. Nisha & Chanel share ideas on ways to answer the question, “how can I help?”. They also discuss the importance of starting conversations & being comfortable with getting uncomfortable around asking ...
Jun 06, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 190
