Why Not Now? With Amy Jo Martin

Lauren Holiday is our guest this week. Lauren is a 2-Time Olympic gold medalist & FIFA Women’s Soccer World Cup Champion. Amy Jo & Lauren have one of the most intense conversations we’ve heard on the Why Not Now? show. Lauren shares her journey from winning Olympic gold to winning the Women’s World Cup, to being diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening medical condition while she was 5 months pregnant. Lauren’s strength, perseverance, & love for her family shine through in this amazing conversation. Follow Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/laurenholiday12/   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.com/amy

Our guest this week is Afdhel Aziz. Afdhel is an Entrepreneur, Speaker and Author of "Good is the New Cool". In this episode, Amy Jo chats with Afdhel about how a 3am dust storm during Coachella radically changed his career trajectory. He also shares his “GPS” system,  and how to use your Gifts, Passions, and Service to make an impact on the world.   Follow Afdhel: https://www.instagram.com/afdhel/   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.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

In this episode, we revisit Amy Jo Martin’s interview with Mel Robbins. 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.   Learn more about Mel: https://melrobbins.com/ Follow Mel: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/   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 discount works for ALL products. No restrictions.   To learn more about Amy Jo’s favorite business tool and project management software, monday dot com, and get your free trial, click here. You can also access the templates Amy Jo has custom created for Why Not Now

Cathy Heller returns to the show this week. Cathy is the host of the Don’t Keep Your Day Job Podcast & author of the book, “Don’t Keep Your Day Job”.   Amy Jo Martin & Cathy have an honest & playful conversation. Nothing is off-limits. Cathy is in the business of helping people find their purpose & quit their jobs. She shares what that means & what she’s learned along the way. She also discusses how she navigates “the messy middle”; the time during a big transition when things get complicated & messy.   Follow Cathy: https://www.instagram.com/cathy.heller/   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.

Farryn Weiner is on the show this week. Farryn is an award-winning marketer and the founder of Farrynheight.   In this episode, Amy Jo Martin and Farryn talk about the 3 decision-making filters she uses in everything she does. Farryn also shares how she built her company from scratch, starting out with $2000 and using her apartment as her office.   Follow Farryn: https://www.instagram.com/jetsetfarryn/?hl=en   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.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

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://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.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/reneg

This week's episode is a deep dive into the Why Not Now? archives. This is the very first episode of the show with guest, Mark Cuban.   Amy Jo chats with Mark as he sits poolside in Vegas. You may know Mark from watching Shark Tank on TV or as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. He’s an outspoken, no BS kinda guy who went from bartender to billionaire. They chat about business, sports, tech and no topic is off-limits.   Follow Mark: https://www.instagram.com/mcuban/   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 discount works for ALL products. No restrictions.   To learn more about Amy Jo’s favorite business tool and project management software, monday dot com, and get your free trial, click here. You can also access the templates Amy Jo has custom created for Why Not Now? listeners.   To learn more about t

John Maxwell is our guest this week. John is an author, speaker and has been deemed the #1 leadership expert in the world by Inc. Magazine. In this episode, Amy Jo Martin and John talk about leadership and personal growth. John discusses his specific formula for decision making as well as his "60/40" approach to running a business. He also shares what he considers to be his greatest challenge in leadership as well as a life-changing question his mentor asked him one morning over breakfast.   Follow John: https://www.instagram.com/johncmaxwell/   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.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: h

Do you notice a pattern of mental roadblocks that keep you from progressing in your career & life? Spiritual mentor and author of "Loving What Is", Byron Katie, has developed 4 questions which she calls “The Work”, to help you navigate those roadblocks. Amy Jo & Byron Katie discuss how to apply the 4 questions to your Why Now Now? Ideas & everyday life. Through her personal challenges, Katie has determined that freedom comes when we realize the struggle is in our minds & we can change that.    Follow Byron: https://www.instagram.com/byron.katie/   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.com/amyjomartin Why

Have you ever reached a point where you’ve burned out and needed to take a break? This is a familiar scenario for a lot of us. What if that break turned into a life-changing career shift? In this episode, Amy Jo Martin chats with Hitha Palepu about just that. Hitha shares a Why Not Now? moment that took her from being a successful blogger to the CEO of a family-owned pharmaceutical company. She also discusses her experience as an investor and what she looks for when choosing to invest in someone and their company.   Follow Hitha: https://www.instagram.com/hithapalepu/   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.com/amyjomar

Amy Jo Martin kicks off 2020 by sharing her single biggest lesson of the decade. All of her other lessons roll up into this one. She shares the tactics of how you can apply the learning to your personal and professional lives. It has been life-changing for her and it can be for you too.   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.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

This week is Part 2 of our Best of 2019. Amy Jo shares a few of her favorite conversations from 2019 that will help you make the best of your time in 2020. Author of “Do Less” Kate Northrup, FOCUS Brands President and COO Kat Cole, and Author of “Essentialism” Greg McKeown share their best tips on managing and maximizing your time so you’re ready to crush your 2020 “Why Not Now?” goals.   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.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

In this week's episode, Amy Jo shares some of her favorite conversations from 2019 to help you get a head start on your 2020 goals. Business Mogul and Shark Tank shark Barbara Corcoran, Business Coach extraordinaire Christy Wright and Entrepreneur Heather Allen share their steps, tips and tricks on how to take action on your “Why Not Now?” idea.   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.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

Over the last 15 years, Ali Brown has advised and nurtured some of the largest online thought leaders. She’s been named one of Forbes “Women to Watch” and has been featured on the ABC hit prime time television show “Secret Millionaire”.   Ali shares her fascinating story of shifting her career when she was on top and thriving. She discusses what the change might have looked like on the outside and how it was perceived, but how it looked and how she felt on the inside.   Learn more about Ali: https://alibrown.com/ Follow Ali: https://www.instagram.com/alibrownofficial/   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.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

This week's guest is Stephanie Hauser. Stephanie and Amy Jo became friends in the NICU after Amy Jo's son Lincoln was born. Stephanie shares the incredible story of when her son was born at just 23 weeks and navigating more than half a year in the NICU. She also shares her impactful philosophy, the concept behind how she operates, and how anyone can use them in any aspect of their life.   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.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

In this episode we revisit Amy Jo's interview with best selling author, speaker and one of the top thought leaders in today's world, Simon Sinek. Simon helps individuals, brands and communities find their WHY – why they do what they do. You'll hear Simon share his philosophy on finding your "Why?", what happens when you find it, why it's only the starting point; not the magic bullet and how he gets started on his own Why Not Now? ideas. Check out Simon's new book "The Infinite Game", here.  Learn more about Simon: https://simonsinek.com/ Follow Simon: https://www.instagram.com/simonsinek/ 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 discount works for ALL products. No restrictions.   To learn more about Amy Jo’s favorite business tool and project management software, monday dot com, and get your free trial, click

We’re changing it up this week! This special episode is a live recording from the Riveter Summit in New York City. Amy Jo Martin joins panelists Tiffany Dufu, Jen Hatmaker, John Lippman, & Vanessa Liu in a discussion moderated by Erica Keswin. Enjoy this colorful conversation about not only pivoting your career but pivoting your message and your life.   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.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

Derek Sivers is an author, entrepreneur and founder of CDBaby.   In a world where speed and instant gratification are everything, Derek defines himself as a “slow thinker”. He talks about the importance of slowing down and thinking things through. He also shares his unique perspective on the “why not now?” question, which is one we’ve never heard, and what to do when your goals just aren’t working out like you thought they would.   Learn more about Derek: https://sivers.org/   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.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

Michele Sullivan is the recently retired President of the Caterpillar Foundation and the Director of Corporate Social Innovation at Caterpillar.   Michele discusses her journey navigating life as a little person and how we all live with our own differences, some we can see and some we can’t. She also talks about her new book “Looking Up” which hits shelves February 25th.   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.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: http://www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

This episode is a favorite from the Why Not Now? archives.  Scott Harrison is the new kind of baller. He was once a night club promoter who sold selfishness and decadence to people while chasing models and doing drugs. Now, as the founder of charity: water, and best-selling author, he has impacted over 6 million lives and raised $300 million to provide clean drinking water to people in developing nations. His story is colorful. It’s a true testament of how much we can turn our lives around if we ask Why Not Now?   Learn more about Charity: Water: https://www.charitywater.org/ Follow Scott: https://www.instagram.com/scottharrison/   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.fa