Amy Jo Martin

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Amy Jo Martin
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Born (1979-07-05) July 5, 1979 (age 45)
Green River, Wyoming, U.S.
Education Arizona State University (BS)
Website amyjomartin.com

Amy Jo Martin (born July 5, 1979, in Green River, Wyoming), is an American author, speaker, entrepreneur, and investor. She is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Renegades Write the Rules, Founder and CEO of Renegade Global, host of the Why Not Now? podcast [1] and founder of the Renegade Accelerator. [2]

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Martin is an investor in Kitu Life Inc. Super Coffee, [3] CourtAvenue, AnthemIQ, beam, and Elevate Growth Partners. [4]

In October 2012, Martin published her first book, Renegades Write the Rules, which reveals the innovative strategies behind the social media success of today's top celebrities, brands, and sports icons. During its first week of publication, Renegades Write the Rules made The New York Times Best Seller list.

With more than 1.2 million Twitter followers, Martin travels the world speaking and educating audiences on the power of social media, the latest social media trends, how to build a personal brand using social media and on personal and business innovation. Speaking events vary from TEDx, [5] Social Media Mom's Celebration at Walt Disney World, MasterCard Worldwide HQ and espnW Women + Sports Summit to the Harvard Business School and BlogHer [6] 2012.

She is a regular contributor to Fast Company , [7] Harvard Business Review , [8] Sports Business Journal [9] and Self . She has been mentioned in publications such as Forbes , [10] Self , Mashable, [11] Sports Illustrated , [12] Men's Journal , [13] ESPN, [14] MSNBC, [15] Fast Company , [16] The New York Times , USA Today , [17] GQ , [18] Vanity Fair , [19] CNBC, [20] Time , [21] and BusinessWeek , [22] among others.

Martin founded and served as CEO of Digital Royalty. Headquartered in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, Digital Royalty was a social media and education company that helped individuals and brands build, measure and monetize their digital universe. Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, and Baron Davis, NBA player, invested in Amy Jo's agency, and after a successful seven-year run growing the business in ten different countries, Amy Jo exited that company in 2016.

Martin began her career in account management at an advertising firm. In 2006, she went to work for the NBA's Phoenix Suns and became the director of digital media and research. During her time at the Suns, Martin pioneered how NBA teams integrate social media [23] and organized the first ever NBA Tweet Up with Shaquille O'Neal. [24] Martin and O'Neal were of the first accounts on Twitter to become verified.

In 2009, Martin founded Digital Royalty, where she helped former Suns player Shaquille O'Neal develop a strategy for his Twitter presence. He has since become one of the most influential celebrities using social media, with more than 6.2 million Twitter followers, and 3.1 million Facebook likes.

Martin's other clients have included Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dana White, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, DoubleTree by Hilton, Delivering Happiness , Self , Chicago White Sox, FOX Sports, Los Angeles Kings, Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Texas A&M, WWE, Jabbawockeez, Strikeforce, Station Casinos, Century Martial Arts, Discount Tire Company, and the Cleveland Indians.

In 2011, Martin launched Digital Royalty University, which offered customized education programs including strategic and tactical social media training for all individuals within a company. Digital Royalty University trained thousands of employees worldwide for global brands such as DoubleTree by Hilton and FOX Sports among others.

In 2012, New York Knicks player Baron Davis and Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh partnered with Amy Jo Martin. As a result, Digital Royalty relocated its headquarters to Las Vegas to become part of the Downtown Las Vegas Revitalization Project. [25]

Also in October 2012, Digital Royalty launched a new online, automated education platform as part of Digital Royalty University, which offered social media, culture, and personal innovation classes that taught individuals, small businesses and entrepreneurs how to increase their influence online and strengthen their brands. In conjunction with the launch, Digital Royalty partnered with non-profit organization Teach for America to introduce its Buy One Give One Program. For every hour of social media education purchased, Digital Royalty University gave an hour of social media education to a teacher.

Martin currently lives in Austin, Texas, [26] with her husband and son.

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