Why Not Now? With Amy Jo Martin

Amy Stanton is the Founder & CEO of Stanton & Company. They represent some of the biggest female personalities & athletes in the world. Amy has a passion for promoting & building positive female role models. Prior to starting her own company, Amy was the chief marketing officer for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia & the director of marketing for the New York 2012 Olympic bid. In this episode we talk about Amy's new book "The Feminine Revolution", the word “feminine” & how much of an interesting connotation it's taken on over the years. We also talk through how adversity can be disguised as an asset & the power in showing your vulnerability in order to achieve your goals.   https://www.instagram.com/amykstanton/ To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http://hey.monday.com/amyjomartin   To learn more about the Renegade Accelerator, go to http://renegadeaccelerator.com   Get Amy Jo’s newsletter: amyjomartin.activehosted.com/f/21 Join the Why Not Now? Private Fa

Kerry Kennedy is the daughter of Robert F. Kennedy & niece of former President John F. Kennedy. She is the President of Robert F Kennedy Human Rights & a Human Rights Activist herself. The Kennedy Family have a legacy of asking Why Not Now? In this episode we discuss their mentality of getting things done. Kerry also shares lessons learned from her father on fairness & inclusion, as well as advice on how listening to feedback enhances our capacity to be effective & why love is the only strategy in the end.   Follow Kerry: https://www.instagram.com/kerrykennedyrfk/   To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http://hey.monday.com/amyjomartin   To learn more about the Renegade Accelerator, go to http://renegadeaccelerator.com   Get Amy Jo’s newsletter: https://amyjomartin.activehosted.com/f/21   Join the Why Not Now? Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whynotnowpodcast/   Follow Amy Jo… FB: http://www.facebook.com/amyjomartin Twitter: http://www.twitter.

Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik are the founders & hosts of the Almost 30 podcast. They are two very funny & dynamic young women. In this episode we discuss the concept of moving & the power of a move, whether that’s moving your office space or moving to another city. We talk about the energy that comes with a move and the fact that our careers are rarely linear. They also discuss the concept of zig-zagging & how you may feel like you're not moving in an upward direction, but you are in fact progressing.   Learn more about Krista: https://www.instagram.com/hundredblog/ Follow Lindsey: https://www.instagram.com/lindseysimcik/   To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http://hey.monday.com/amyjomartin   To learn more about the Renegade Accelerator, go to http://renegadeaccelerator.com   Get Amy Jo’s newsletter: https://amyjomartin.activehosted.com/f/21   Join the Why Not Now? Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whynotnowpodcast/   Follow Amy Jo… F

The Why Not Now? Read A Book Club is back! In this episode, Bryan Danielson & Amy Jo review the New York Times Bestseller that you selected & voted on, "When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi. It's a non-fiction true story that left both Bryan & Amy Jo in tears. They talk through Paul's reflection on his life as a young neurosurgeon who is grappling with the big questions of life as his is coming to an end. They discuss life, death, science, religion & the purpose of life. You know, the small stuff. If you haven't read the book, not a big deal. This is still a really valuable discussion. At the end of the show, Bryan & Amy Jo share their nominations for the next book for the "Why Not Now? Read A Book Club". The two nominations will be voted upon this upcoming week, so make sure you follow Bryan (@WWEDanielBryan) & Amy Jo (@AmyJoMartin) on Twitter to have your say in which book they read next, and make sure you use the hashtag #WhyNotNowReadABook.   Get Amy Jo’s newsletter: https://

Suzy Batiz is the wealthiest person I know. When I say wealthy, I don't just mean money. Yes, she's got plenty of that, but I mean spiritually wealthy & rich in energy. Suzy is also my mentor. In this episode, Suzy & I discuss mentorship, how to approach finding a mentor & I share the key things she has taught me over the last two years, including why a mentor will rarely give you answers & how you can learn to mentor yourself. Suzy's mentorship has literally changed the way I approach business and life. Suzy debuted on the Why Not Now? podcast back in Episode 28 and that episode is still hugely valuable today. Suzy Batiz, founder and creator of Poo Pourri, declared bankruptcy twice before the age of 40 and vowed to never deal with business again. Since then she has built Poo Pourri into a $300(plus) million dollar company, and is launching another game changing brand on October 23rd called, supernatural.    Learn more about Suzy: https://suzybatiz.com/ Follow Suzy: https://www.instagram.com/s

Jen Sincero is quite literally a badass. Jen is the New York Times bestselling author of the series called "You Are a Badass" and she is a voice of authority in this area for sure. Jen went from living in her garage to becoming rich and in this episode she talks about how she did it, why, and the intention behind her complete transformation. We also talk about that point that we just get sick of putting something off or we get sick and tired of being sick and tired. If you're in that space and place in any area of your life right now, the good news is, it means you're probably ready for change. This episode will definitely help you get some inertia to take action.   Learn more about Jen: https://jensincero.com/ Follow Jen: https://www.instagram.com/jensincero/   Super Coffee is hooking up Why Not Now? listeners with an exclusive 25% discount on all products! Head to DrinkSuperCoffee.com and use code WHYNOTNOW for your 25% discount. DrinkSuperCoffee.com is the ONLY place this offer is available and your discou

In this episode Amy Jo Martin talks about moments of bravery and how we get these moments of bravery in a spark of confidence. How can we capitalize on these moments and combine them with doing something on a whim? In a moment of bravery, you are going to hear from Mandy Sugrue. Mandy is a Why Not Now? listener. She reached out to tell her Why Not Now? story, and it blew us away. Mandy shares how one of these moments led from one thing, to the next, to the next and completely changed the trajectory of her life. Mandy is proof that something as small as an “on a whim” moment of bravery can shift you from living the life that you're currently living, to living a life you truly want.   To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http://hey.monday.com/amyjomartin   To learn more about the Renegade Accelerator, go to http://renegadeaccelerator.com   Get Amy Jo’s newsletter: https://amyjomartin.activehosted.com/f/21   Join the Why Not Now? Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/

In this episode Julia Cheek, Founder and CEO of EverlyWell, discusses leaping into innovation, believing in your ideas and filtering criticism, the biggest misconceptions about becoming an entrepreneur and Julia's time management tips. If you are trying to decide whether or not you want to make a leap from something that, may not be a bad situation but isn't your life's work, Julia's experience and insights will be invaluable for you. Julia talks about being in that situation and having to untangle navigating that leap, all the while ignoring the naysayers.  Julia talks about the fact that she wouldn't be where she is now if she had listened to anyone. She has learned how to filter criticism and who she listens to. Julia has now raised over $5 Million in venture capital, which is something very few female entrepreneurs have done, and is innovating the healthcare industry.  Her vision is to make healthcare services like lab testing more accessible and she's democratizing this industry by making it more simple

In the 100th episode of the Why Not Now? Show, host Amy Jo Martin gets real and raw. Amy Jo shares how one of the darkest periods in her life led her to exiting her company, how she discovered her true purpose and why she started the podcast. Amy Jo also shares the Top 10 lessons she's learned from her guests, audience and community. You may have also noticed we have a new look! Thank you for voting on the new album cover art for the podcast. You can see the new album art on our brand new Instagram page - @WhyNotNow. Lastly, you can now join other Why Notters? on their journey from idea to action, in our new Why Not Now? Private Facebook Group. It's an exclusive place for people who listen to this podcast, for people who enjoy taking action on ideas and it's quite the community. We help one another, we hold each other accountable and share tips and tricks. So look for the Why Not Now? private Facebook group on Facebook. Just type in the search area on Facebook - "Why Not Now? Private Group", request to become

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's the CEO of Flywheel Sports. If there was such a thing as a resume-off, Sarah would win. There aren't too many people, if anyone, that has a portfolio of brands of this caliber that they've led, but it hasn't always been a smooth ride for Sarah. In fact, she gets squirmy when people read bios because she knows they're not the whole truth. Sarah keeps it real in this episode. She is very candid about her career, what's gone wrong, why it went wrong, how you can leap frog her lessons and everything in between. She gives

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 anymore. You can have a variety of different layers to diversify your skills, passion and interest. When you hear from Cathy in this episode, you will notice that she has such a zest for life and has a lot of valuable advice when it comes to identifying what you are assigned to do in this lifetime, what you're here for and how to find that thing, or that set of things.   Learn more about Cathy: https://www.cathyheller.com/ Follow Cathy: https://www.instagram.com/cathy.heller/   To learn more about monday dot com, and for a f

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 a VC fund, an incubator, and a consulting firm with a focus on women and female entrepreneurs. Cindy was recently quoted in Entrepreneur magazine saying “The injustice I'm fighting with The Pink Ceiling is not only women's limited access to capital, but also their limited access to mentors.” She's also been quoted in Fortune Magazine saying that her investment strategy is to quote "Make other women really f'n rich" end quote. The renegade mentality that this woman has can help anyone, and the things that Cindy shares i

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 in the physical and online worlds and his lessons as a parent. The through line for all of this conversation though is that Tony always comes back to skateboarding. That's his passion. That's the transcendent thread here and it's what's allowed him to do really well in other areas. Tony truly sticks to what he loves, which is inspiring in itself.   Learn more about Tony: http://www.tonyhawk.com/ Follow Tony: https://www.instagram.com/tonyhawk/   To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http://hey.

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 on social media anymore, you're questioning if it's bringing you any good and if you really struggle with it, this is a really good conversation for you to listen to. Shauna has a philosophy that you'll find very healthy and helpful.   Learn more about Shauna: https://www.shaunaharrison.com/ Follow Shauna: https://www.instagram.com/shauna_harrison/   To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http://hey.monday.com/amyjomartin   To learn more about the Renegade Accelerator, go to http://renegadeacc

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 variety of different products and innovations. This woman is a true innovator. She's the founder of THINX, Wild & Tushy. Miki created a restaurant concept (Wild) that revolved around gluten free pizza way before anyone was ever talking about gluten free. She also created a product within a category that had only seen three innovations in the 20th century and completely disrupted the category. You'll get a glimpse into Miki’s process, how she vets ideas and why she thinks business is like a burpee. You'll feel her en

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, desperate for approval, and then everything changed. She's become the go-to expert in the online training courses, and email list building fields. It's amazing how much value she offers up in this episode. There are a lot of things that she says that you can take away and do literally today.   Learn more about Amy: https://www.amyporterfield.com/ Follow Amy: https://www.instagram.com/amyporterfield/   To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http://hey.monday.com/amyjomartin   To learn more about the R

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 book “Creative Quest” By Questlove. It was this month's pick for the Why Not Now? Read A Book Club. If you haven't read “Creative Quest”, no sweat. You actually don't need to have because Brian and I share all of the highlights and key takeaways, so consider this your cliff notes.   To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http://hey.monday.com/amyjomartin   To learn more about the Renegade Accelerator, go to http://renegadeaccelerator.com   Get Amy Jo’s newsletter: https://amyjomartin.activehos

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 the vision she had for herself and took action. This woman has grit. She's the entrepreneur of a new mentoring app for female athletes called Grander and she's become quite the online influencer and blogger with a following of more than 2 million people. In this episode, Nastia shares her story and we talk about everything from navigating a 180 degree turn in your career to the topic of quitting, body shaming and mentoring. She also tells us something that her Mom always used to say to her when she wanted to quit, which

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 a challenging season, both personally and professionally, and I had a life coach suggest that I read a book by Martha Beck titled Finding Your Own North Star. This woman is something else. Martha has a blue print for stress free living. Who doesn’t want to hear more about that?   Learn more about Martha: https://marthabeck.com/ Follow Martha: https://www.instagram.com/themarthabeck/   Super Coffee is hooking up Why Not Now? listeners with an exclusive 25% discount on all products! Head to DrinkSuperCoffee.com a

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 of wisdom that you can apply to your life right now.   Learn more about Marie: https://www.marieforleo.com/ Follow Marie: https://www.instagram.com/marieforleo/   To learn more about monday dot com, and for a free trial, go to http://hey.monday.com/amyjomartin   To learn more about the Renegade Accelerator, go to http://renegadeaccelerator.com   Get Amy Jo’s newsletter: https://amyjomartin.activehosted.com/f/21   Join the Why Not Now? Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/whynotnowpodcast/   Follow A