Why Not Now? with Amy Jo Martin

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. Jes...

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 tackl...

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 pursu...

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 bi...

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...

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...

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...

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. Re...

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...

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...

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 shif...

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 - bu...

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 a...

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 als...

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...

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 v...

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 appro...

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 c...

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...

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!   W...

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, wh...

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 T...

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 h...

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? Imagi...

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 I...