Why Not Now? with Amy Jo Martin

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 grow up?" He also discusses how changing your view of learning from a process to a mindset can greatly help you along the path of finding what you want to do in life. You'll also get to hear Jaime's ingenious inbox trick he uses when going on vacation to keep from coming back to thousands of emails. He gives tips on how to design your own day and how to rethink the idea of "work/life balance" so you can just simply live life. Suscribe to Jaime on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jcasap Follow Jaime: https://www.instagram.com/jcasap/ 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 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 notes and ask yourself these questions first. Amy Jo and Richard also share how they plan to safely travel the western half of the country while social distancing along the way. They talk about their worries and fears of adapting to living in an RV, especially with a 1-year-old. The Renegade Road Trip starts now and if you have any must-see stops along the way be sure to let Amy Jo and Richard know on social media. Learn more about Richard: https://www.richardgrewar.com Follow Richard: https://www.instagram.com/richardgrewar 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

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 continents. She talks about the importance of carving out time for yourself every day, even if it's just for a few moments, to keep your day from overtaking you. You'll also get to hear tips for fine-tuning your time in the kitchen while under quarantine so you're not constantly cooking and cleaning. Nealy also shares what she considers to be the backbone of flexibility. 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

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 of her next career move. She discusses losing and gaining momentum and being open to putting a few opportunities, and side gigs, together to lay a foundation for your next move. Alicia has been described as "unflusterable". She talks through her methodology when she starts to feel flustered, and how you can use her tools in your own day. Alicia gives an overview of her book "The Likeability Trap" and how we look at "likability" in today's society, specifically when it comes to women in the workplace. You'll learn why there's a call for authentic leadership in the workplace, and how we can do better as a culture to reckon with the idea of likability as a cover for bias. You'll learn how you can create meaningful feedback and evaluations that take a 360-degree approach to incorporate opinions of many, versus the opinion of one, and how you can ask better questions when receiving feedback. Alicia also shares her thoughts on branding, and why you don't have to be all things to all people to be a brand, as long as you are authentic to yourself and are known for what you want to be known for. Learn more about Alicia: http://aliciamenendez.com/ Follow Alicia:https://www.instagram.com/aliciamenendezxo/ 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

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