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No to Normal

Welcome to the podcast that gives you permission to say no. No to boring. No to putting off your dreams. No to a job you hate. No to old habits that no longer serve you. No to imposter syndrome. No to normal.I’m your host, Danielle Renee, and I’ve spent the past 10 years trying new jobs, starting my own businesses, and moving across the country all in an attempt to build a life that doesn’t give the Sunday Scaries (if you know, you know). With this show, I’ll be sharing some of my favorite ventures,

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27 - UGC 101: How to Get Paid by Brands WITHOUT Being...

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2024/03/06

If you want to make money by creating content but you don’t love the idea of pitching products to your followers or you have a small audience, then UGC is your ticket to money and time freedom!Unlike influencer marketing, UGC (user generated content) is a way for people to get paid to create authentic content for brands to post on social media, and the brands in turn are able to build more trust and engagement with their followers. Win-win!Oh, and did I mention that UGC even applies in the travel

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26 - A Kitchen Run by Grandmothers (& other stories I...

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2024/02/28

In this month’s minisode, I’m covering stories about people finding purpose and happiness later in life, and what we can learn from people with more lived experience than ourselves.Today’s stories include:A restaurant kitchen run by a rotating cast of grandmothers from around the worldLong-time best friends who built a tiny home community to live near eachotherAdvice from 14 people who have lived for more than 100 years on how to live a happy and healthy lifeIf you have a story you want me to cover,

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25 - Do Cozy Jobs Exist in Real Life?

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2024/02/21

If you grew up watching Gilmore Girls, or if you tune in to Hallmark movies around Christmas time, you’re very familiar with the romanticized jobs like “innkeeper” or “bookshop owner.” And maybe you’ve even seen those jobs and thought “man, I wish I could spend my days like that!”Well, in today’s episode I’m talking with Caroline Cardamone, known as Inn Keeper Caroline on social meda, about what it’s really like to be a 25-year old innkeeper in a tourist town, how the job differs from the fictional

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24 - Small Bus, Big Plans: Launching a Joyful Little...

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2024/02/14

Before I started this podcast, before I moved to Lake Tahoe, before I did Instagram coaching, I got the crazy idea in my head to buy a mini school bus and convert into a mobile gift shop.In today’s episode I’m answering the biggest questions about running a mobile shop including how I converted the bus, where I parked the bus, where I found inventory, and the biggest lessons I learned from having this little business.If you dream of getting into retail but you don’t want to make the big investment

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23 - Turning Your Passion into a Full-Time Job...

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2024/02/07

Today, we’re talking about one of my very favorite topics…. School busses!Specifically, we’re talking about converting school busses into mobile retail shops. This is something I have a little experience with, but today is not about me, it’s about Sara Bartlett, owner of Canyon Couture. Not only did Sara convert a school bus into a super cute boutique, but she actually lived on the bus for a period of time, and makes a lot of the inventory herself by up-cycling vintage and thrifted items!In today’s

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22 - The Women’s Sports Bar that Brought in $1M in 8...

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2024/01/31

This week I’m trying out a brand new idea for the show by sharing my favorite headlines about “not so normal” stories that I haven’t been able to cover in my full guest episodes! Today’s stories include:A women’s sports bar that brought in $1M in 8 monthsThe reason that January is actually an awful time to start new goalsAnd the delightful UK-based series that highlights people living in houseboats full-timeIf you have a story you want me to cover, DM me on Instagram (Instagram (@notonormalpod) ) or

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21 - Starting Over and Finding a New Purpose with...

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2024/01/24

Imagine going through your entire life knowing exactly what you want to do when you grow up and spending all of your time actively working toward that goal, just to have it taken from you with almost no-notice. And then imagine it’s all happening right before the world basically shuts down from a global pandemic. How would you handle that? And how would you go about finding a new purpose?That’s what happened to Lauren Bean, founder of Unfinished Apparel. In this episode, Lauren shares how some

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20 - Travel to Your Dream Destination (for free!) by...

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2024/01/17

What if you could stay in a beautiful beach house for an entire month without paying a dime? I know it sounds too good to be true, but today’s guests, Bella & Simmy, have cracked the code on how to do just that.Bella and Simmy are two best friends who were able to live in beautiful homes across California for 2 months, thanks to the magic of Trusted House Sitters. In this episode, they’re explaining exactly how to travel for free while doing pet and house sitting, how to set up your profile to

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19 - Finding the Courage to Choose Your Own Path

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2024/01/10

After growing up in Christian fundamentalism, Amelia Protiva and her husband left the church and created brand new lives for themselves. From moving to the west coast to the midwest and back again, working in the start-up world, traveling with van life, and starting a family, they have learned to pivot time and time again.In this episode, Amelia gives an honest look inside these decisions, how she has adjusted to losing people who can’t accept her new life, and why lifelong learning is so

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18 - Designing an Adventurous Life with Kinsey Hotchkiss

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2024/01/03

Wake up. Drink coffee. Draw. Go to the beach. Draw some more. Take the pup on a hike. Repeat. This is the routine that Kinsey Hotchkiss has been able to adopt while owning her own graphic design business. After studying Chinese in college and traveling around the world, she found her niche a little later on designing minimalist, adventure-lifestyle illustrations for musical artists, surf brands, and other rad clients.And one of those clients last year was No To Normal! In this episode, we’re talking

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17 - I Can’t Control Everything (and Other Lessons I...

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2023/11/29

(deep exhale) Whew, 2023 is quickly coming to a close! This year felt particularly challenging for me in a lot of ways, but looking back now I can see it as a year of growth and change. That’s why I thought it’d be fun to talk about the 3 biggest lessons I learned this year, both from launching the podcast and just from life in general, with a solo episode!This will be my last episode of 2023. Weekly episodes will resume on Wednesday, January 3, so see you then!You can find the full episode

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16 - How to Live a More Playful Life ‌

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2023/11/22

Laura Haver has always been good at incorporating play into her life: first as a tennis player, then as a coach, and now as a mom and play advocate. In today’s episode, she talks about leaving her successful (but stressful) career in marketing, training as a pro athlete after having kids, and how she helps women lead more playful, vibrant, and fulfilling lives.You can find links from today’s episode, more information about the guest, and full episode transcripts at www.notonormalpod.com.‌

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15 - Trash Talk: The Art of Transforming Garbage

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2023/11/15

You wouldn’t know this just by looking at it, but Jessica McGhee’s beautiful, handmade jewelry is actually made out of trash that she gathers herself!In this amazing conversation, Jessica shares her love of sustainability, art, and mental health (and talks about how those three things are actually all connected!). She also shares how she has overcome some of life’s toughest challenges while still deciding to focus on the beauty.You can find links from today’s episode, more information about the

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14 - Positive Impact Travel with Laura Ericson Group...

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2023/11/08

If you love the idea of solo travel but don’t want the stress of planning everything by yourself, or maybe you don’t feel safe going alone, then you’re going to love today’s episode. Laura Ericson perfectly curates culturally immersive group trips with solo travelers like you (and me!) in mind.In this conversation, Laura shakes up the idea of the stereotypical group trips that you’ve probably seen before, shares what it means to go on a “positive impact” trip, and walks through the hundreds of hours

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13 - Becoming the “Ice Cream Bike Lady”

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2023/11/01

If you think about summers from your childhood, maybe you picture yourself riding your bike down the road with your friends. Or maybe you remember eating ice sandwiches by the pool while the ice cream melted down the side of your hand. Katherine O’Brien took both of those nostalgic summer staples and founded Cream Cruiser, a successful “ice cream from a bike” business.Now, after spreading joy with her cute pink bike and ice cream sandwiches at weddings, festivals, and farmers markets for almost the

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12 - Safer Sipping: How Jinx Drinx is Disrupting the...

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2023/10/25

Growing up Mormon, it’s safe to say that Maddie Largey probably didn’t expect to grow up and start an alcohol company. However, a personal experience in college led her to identify a huge problem with the way college students consume alcohol.Now, just a couple of years after graduating from Stanford, Maddie is the co-founder of Jinx Drinx, a boozy punch in a pouch that promotes a work hard, play smart mentality. In this episode we talk about how her upbringing has impacted how she approaches her

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11 - Van Life: Instagram vs. Reality

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2023/10/18

If you’re anything like me, you love scrolling through Instagram or Pinterest looking at all of the cool, adventurous people out there doing “van life.” You drool at the beautiful views, you imagine what your van layout would look like, and you dream about having the freedom to make up travel plans as you go along.Today’s guest, Karley Wiedenhofer, has one of those van life accounts that I personally love! And in this episode, she is pulling back the curtain and sharing what van life is *actually*

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10 - Love Where You Live

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2023/10/11

Sure, you’ve binge-watched every episode of Parks and Rec, but have you ever thought about what goes into planning a city? How does a town go from a place that people live, to a place that people LOVE?Today, I’m talking with Peter Kageyama, author of For the Love of Cities: The Love Affair Between People and Their Places, about the people who have improved their cities in fun, creative, and surprising ways…and how you can do the same!You can find links from today’s episode, more information about

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9 - That Time I Lived in Airbnbs for 2 Months

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2023/10/04

Murals, and corgis, and pink jeeps, oh my! In this episode, I’m recapping the two month solo road-trip I took from Missouri to California last year. I’m sharing it all, from how I saved up for the trip and made extra money along the way driving for DoorDash, what it’s like to live in a stranger’s home for a month, and some of my favorite, can’t-miss stops through California.Between Carla’s episode about her national park road trip last week, and this walk down memory lane with me today, I wouldn’t

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8 - 15,000 Miles, Zero Hotel Bills

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2023/09/27

Carla Loury is no stranger to adventure, but her 2 month solo road trip across the US took things to a new level!In this episode, Carla shares how she took a 15k mile road trip without ever spending a dime on hotels, and how she stayed safe as a women traveling alone. She also shares some of her favorite gear and resources that helped her along the way, so you can start planning a trip of your own!Stay up to date with the show on TikTok and Instagram at @notonormalpod.You can find links from today’s

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