Amy Jo Martin is the author of New York Times best-seller "Renegades Write the Rules", Founder & CEO, Speaker, host of the acclaimed Why Not Now? Podcast, an educator and an investor.

Martin has built two 7-figure companies over the past decade, both with 8-figure valuations. She’s the founder and CEO of Renegade Global, a human innovation company that unlocks positive disruption for both individuals and corporations, as well as Founder of Renegade Global Ventures, a fund focused on getting more Renegade women seats at the cap table.

Martin herself has a social media following of more than 1 million people and was named the third most powerful woman on Twitter by Forbes. She has worked closely with worldrenowned brands such as Hilton Worldwide, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Nike, Shaquille O’Neal, Dell and many others.

Martin has spoken to audiences as large as 10,000 people at INBOUND, to smaller, intimate groups of executives and everything in between. By the end of her time with an audience, Martin has provided them with the tools they need to immediately turn their ideas into action.

Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Martin worked for the NBA’s Phoenix Suns during the wild wild west days of digital and social media – there were no rules or regulations in place so she helped write the rules. She went on to found one of the first ever digital agencies, Digital Royalty, and pioneered personal branding online as we know it today.

Martin resides in Austin, Texas with her husband, son and two Aussie Shepherds.

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