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Episode 106: Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik (Almost 30) - How Moving Can Jumpstart Your Life and Career Oct 28, 2018

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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.

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Epsiode 105: When Breath Becomes Air - Life, Death, Science, Religion & When Breath Becomes Air (with Bryan Danielson) Oct 25, 2018

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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.

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Episode 104: Suzy Batiz - How To Find A Mentor and What Amy Jo Has Learned From Her Mentors Oct 21, 2018

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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.

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Episode 103: Jen Sincero - How To Be A Badass At Life and Money Oct 14, 2018

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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.

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Episode 102: Amy Jo Martin - How A Moment Of Bravery Can Change Your Trajectory (with Mandy Sugrue) Oct 07, 2018

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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.

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Episode 101: Julia Cheek - Quitting Your 9-5 To Do Your Own Thing Oct 01, 2018

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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 and meaningful for consumers.

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Episode 100: Amy Jo Martin Gets Real And Raw - Her Top 10 Lessons Learned Sep 23, 2018

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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.

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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 a member and we'll let you in.

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Episode 99: Sarah Robb O'Hagan - Step Up. Stand Out. Kick Ass. Repeat. Sep 16, 2018

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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 invaluable interviewing advice, and we also learn how career trajectories aren't always linear. Sarah recently called a timeout to write her book titled "ExtremeYou - Step Up. Stand Out. Kick Ass. Repeat.", so get your pen and paper or your notes app out, because this one is stacked with takeaways.

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Episode 98: Cathy Heller - How To Have Multiple Successful Careers At The Same Time Sep 10, 2018

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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.

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Episode 97: Cindy Eckert - Advice From A Billion Dollar Woman With A Priceless Mission Sep 02, 2018

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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 in this episode are specifically applicable to anyone who's looking to tackle their Why Not Now?

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