Why Not Now? with Amy Jo Martin

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 divided & what we can do to begin bridging the divide. Van has a strong ability to serve as a bridge for opposing opinions. We need a lot more of that in this world. He describes what it was like leaving the White House and what he did immediately following. Van also shares the unique circumstances that led him to meeting Prince (the artist) & becoming very close friends.   Learn more about Van: http://vanjones.net/ Follow Van: https://www.instagram.com/vanjones68/   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

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 the current pandemic has affected global eCommerce.    Scott uses the wisdom he’s gained over a lifetime of entrepreneurship to give you insight on how to start a business, both during boom times & times of recession. He also shares the importance of showing gratitude & humility to not only others, but to yourself, in good times & bad.   Learn more about Scott: https://scottgalloway.com/ Follow Scott: https://www.instagram.com/profgalloway/   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 Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/whynotnowpodcast/   Follow Amy Jo… FB: www.facebook.com/amyjomartin Twitter: www.twitter.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

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 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 Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/whynotnowpodcast/   Follow Amy Jo… FB: www.facebook.com/amyjomartin Twitter: www.twitter.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

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 difficult questions in order to reach a common ground.  Learn more about Nisha: https://www.thedreamcorps.org/bio/nisha-anand/ Follow Nisha: twitter.com/NishaMAnand   Learn more about Chanel: https://www.chaneldokun.com/ Follow Chanel: https://www.instagram.com/chanel.dokun/   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

Duncan Wardle is the former Head of Creativity and Innovation at Disney. His unique innovation toolkit helps embed a culture of innovation into everyone’s DNA. In this episode, Duncan shares what action to take as a first step towards innovation, as well as how to conduct an ideation session that is productive and set up for success - regardless of the size of your business. You’ll also learn how to think differently about your relationship with time, Duncan’s take on innovation as it relates to social media and what to do in scenarios where you feel like you are being forced to come up with a new and innovative idea.   Learn more about Duncan: https://duncanwardle.com/ Follow Duncan: https://www.instagram.com/duncanjwardle/   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

Bob Dalton is an Activist, Speaker, and Entrepreneur. He is the Founder and CEO of Sackcloth & Ashes, a mission-driven company that gives a blanket to a homeless shelter for each blanket purchased.   In this episode, Bob shares how his Mom’s journey with homelessness, and a quote on a coffee cup, inspired him to start his business and make a meaningful change to the homeless population in the US.   Bob also talks through why not having the resources or the know-how shouldn’t stop you from getting started and testing your idea, and what he’d say to entrepreneurs in that position.   You’ll learn the question to ask yourself when you are in the midst of facing your entrepreneurial obstacles and how to build resilience to tackle new obstacles effectively.   Bob gives you a simple business plan that led his business to be featured by Instagram’s own account, and grow 100% year over year. He also talks through his advice to entrepreneurs wanting to leverage Instagram as part of their marketing strategy.   You’ll also hear Bob’s take on advocacy versus advertising when it comes to building a brand, his top productivity and time management tips, including only committing to what you feel you are supposed to do and his philosophy behind trying to contribute and create more than he’s consuming in business and life.   Learn more about Bob: https://www.bobxdalton.com/ Follow Bob: https://www.instagram.com/bobxdalton/   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 Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/whynotnowpodcast/   Follow Amy Jo… FB: www.facebook.com/amyjomartin Twitter: www.twitter.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

Jaclyn Lindsey is the co-founder & CEO of Kindness.org, as well as the co-author of “Be Kind: A Year of Kindness, One Week at a Time." (She's also a graduate of the Renegade Brand Bootcamp!) In this conversation with Amy Jo, Jaclyn talks about the steps involved in making a major pivot in her career. She shares exactly what she did to begin the process and how it evolved into her discovering what she wanted to do next. She shares how the simple act of sitting down and writing out the things she wanted to stand for led her to create a non-profit global organization rooted in kindness. Jaclyn also discusses the importance of kindness and the scientific research showing the positive impact it has on not only others but ourselves as well. Amy Jo and Jaclyn discuss how she's navigating the process of becoming the face of her brand and sharing her own WHY and brand essence, which led to starting the organization.   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 Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/whynotnowpodcast/   Follow Amy Jo… FB: www.facebook.com/amyjomartin Twitter: www.twitter.com/amyjomartin Why Not Now? Insta: www.instagram.com/whynotnow   Buy Amy Jo’s Book: https://amyjomartin.shop/collections/frontpage/products/renegades

Brie & Nikki Bella are Entrepreneurs, the stars of TV's Total Bellas, and the Co-Authors of their new book, “Incomparable”. Brie & Nikki hold nothing back in their conversation with Amy Jo. The sisters share their story of becoming WWE Superstars, even though some members of their family weren’t fully in their corner.  They also discuss their new book, “Incomparable”, as well as how they balance running multiple businesses while making sure their families remain the most important part of their lives.   Follow Brie: https://www.instagram.com/thebriebella/ Follow Nikki: https://www.instagram.com/thenikkibella/   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

Danielle LaPorte is a No BS kinda gal. She’s a best-selling author, speaker, & entrepreneur. In this episode, we revisit Amy Jo’s conversation with Danielle.  Through tough love, wit, comedy, & compassion, Danielle helps you help yourself. Amy Jo & Danielle talk through how you can decide for yourself exactly what’s needed in your life. She also shares how & why she lives a life full of Why Notting. So much that she sometimes has to say to herself, “Why Not Wait?” on certain ideas.   Follow Danielle: https://www.instagram.com/daniellelaporte/   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

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 untamed wild within.   Follow Glennon: https://www.instagram.com/glennondoyle/   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 the Renegade Accelerator, click here.   Get Amy Jo’s newsletter.   Follow Amy Jo… Instagram Twitter Facebook Why Not Now? Instagram Buy Amy Jo’s Book