Be like Cassie.

Imagine getting a message from a stranger with a wild proposal: travel the country, no plans, no guarantees—just the open road. Most people would delete it. 

Cassie didn’t.

She had no summer job, no place to stay, and just enough hope to take a chance. One bold yes set her on a journey she could never have planned—and it all started with a single email.

Sometimes you just have to leap, like today’s guest Cassie Hunter, the Motivate Me! with Lynette Renda’s 50 States in 90 Days camera woman.

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Who were you 10 years ago?

Now imagine this: you’re on a 90-day road trip around the country with two other women, chasing stories, experiences, and possibility.

Fast forward.

You’re married.

You have two kids.

And the story you lived is finally about to be told.

This episode is a reflection on becoming—how one season shapes the next, how adventure turns into legacy, and what it feels like to watch your past unfold just as your present fills up.

🎙️ A conversation about time and transformation with Chelsea Rathie Sitzman, the Motivate Me! with Lynette Renda’s 50 States in 90 Days Social Media Manager.

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Once upon a private message.

A woman in New Jersey messaged a young woman in Montana with a wild question: Want to travel all 50 states interviewing people about passion?

They’d never met.

They lived miles apart.

She said yes.

This Where Are You Now? episode traces the moment a single message changed everything. The leap. The risk. The beginning.

🎙️ Don’t miss the origin story of how Chelsea Rathie Sitzman became Motivate Me! with Lynette Renda’s 50 States in 90 Days Social Media Manager.

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Who is this podcast really for?

While on a mission to hone in on my show’s demographic to make my podcast, queries, and book proposal more specific, I asked the amazing members of my private Facebook group, Motivate Me! Support System, for help. 

Who do they believe my intended audience really is? And they did not disappoint. Their answer? People who feel stuck, lost, or like life has passed them by. Adults who put themselves on hold, who’ve lost their spark, or who are searching for something meaningful again.

They get it.

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Fear of technology can be paralyzing—not because you can’t learn, but because you’re afraid to begin. Most people aren’t stuck—they’re isolated. In this episode, we provide 12 resources and show you how to use them, plus give two specific places to find your tribe, turning fear into courage and confusion into progress. You don’t have to do this alone.

Let Lynette and Los Angeles television and film editor, Michael Scotti Jr., show you how.

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Tech support isn’t about fixing problems—it’s about unlocking independence.

In this episode, we talk about how understanding today’s technology can build real confidence and help you start something new now, not someday. We explore the power of curiosity, share practical resources, and show you how to “funnel the brain of ChatGPT” to shift perspective, spark ideas, and turn it into a personal assistant you didn’t even know was possible.

New tools. New confidence. New momentum.

“Let’s Go” with Michael Scotti Jr, Los Angeles television and film editor.

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