May 11, 2026 • 44 mins
Gia and Avery Singer get real about growing up in the Real Housewives spotlight. Avery talks iconic Bravo moments, launching her business BachBoss, taking on a "mom role" in her own family, and why freezing her eggs gave her control over her future.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hey guys, and welcome back to another episode of Casual Chaos.
This week, I have a very exciting guest, one of
the OG's daughters, every Singer. Welcome to Casual Chaos.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Thank you so much for having me. I'm so excited
to be here.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Oh so my. I know we were just talking about
this before, but we've never actually met in person.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
No, So that's why I'm so so so excited to
be like we are actually meeting, because I think we met.
Remember when Andy did the Real House Kids during COVID
and we all represented.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Yes, this is when we did the watch what Happened
for five episode?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Correct, okay, and we all represented a different city. Yes,
And I feel like that was the first time I
even spoke to different Bravo kids because it's kind of
like you're in your own or at least I was
in my own isolated bubble.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Well, it's true, for sure. I think when you have
kids a part of the franchise and you get close
with them, it's great. But it's funny now as I'm
getting older and how we're all kind of connecting obviously
because I'm on next Gen myc there's some Bravo kids
that are on next Gen, so we all have like
a common ground to relate on. But it is really
(01:08):
nice when you meet other kids that kind of went
through the same thing that you went through. Were you
never close with any of the kids that were on
New York.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
So I think it's important to remember the context at
this end. The show started when I was twelve. I'm thirty.
So social media, I feel like now everyone connects through
social media much faster. Back then, there was no social media.
I wasn't. I was friendly with Ali's Aaron because we
were family friends growing up, yes, and then I kind
(01:39):
of met some of the kids through the show, but
we never really kept in touch. And I don't even
know if I had a cell phone at twelve. Maybe
I just got a phone, but it's not I think,
you know, we were typing ABCD to just even Yeah,
we weren't really chit chatting.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
We had like the little slide flowing right.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
And so I feel like now with social media and
when we were all together with Andy, everyone kind of
said their own piece of not everyone watches every single episode.
I felt that everyone loves their mom for their mom,
but doesn't want to know everything that's going on. I
forget if it was you or another child said they
only watch one episode a season.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
Okay, that I know that was not made. Okay, yeah,
I don't know who that was. I see. It's so crazy.
I just feel like I'm so bad. I remember things like,
of course I remember filming that Watch Up and Live episode,
but I know my memory is so bad. I don't
remember like specifics of what people said. But I actually
recently just started watching Real Houses in New Jersey from
(02:41):
the beginning. I'm on like season ten right now.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
I took so much.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
I'm taking a little bit of a break, but I
thought it was super cool to watch my family and
kind of just see everything evolve. And my favorite parts
of watching Real House it was a New Jersey back
or the early season. It's like at home videos, full blown.
It is at home videos. We have them for the
(03:06):
rest of our lives. They're such good quality.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
It's like, no, I had no home videos of myself.
We lost them all. So the little bits that people
do kind of I see and now on TikTok there,
I feel like all of the og stuff is making
a big resurgence. Oh yeah, so it's stuff I don't
personally don't watch that much TV. But it's on my
on my list to start watch.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
Never watched Real Housewives in New York from the beginning.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
So how it worked, and I don't know if it
worked for you, was we would get a DVD mailed
the week before the show. I totally remember these and
so yeah, so we would sit down and we watched
season one. I watched every episode. I got in trouble
from my private school for being on TV because reality
(03:51):
TV wasn't a thing. I went to an all girl
Catholic school. They had they wanted nothing to do with it.
I my parents now told me I almost got kicked
out of school. So I ended up having to be
under the radar for a lot of it.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Oh my gosh, Wow, that's so interesting. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Yeah, and I feel like I love watching myself back
of the little clips. I call her Little Aves and
she's so prim and proper, drinking Earl Gray tea with milk,
and people say I reminded them of Dakota Fanning from
Uptown Girls. There was a whole viral bit of do
you know the dance of like Molly's smiles and the
(04:29):
whole thing. There was this viral thing on TikTok, and
I was like, honestly, I see that for myself. Yeah,
but no, I've never watched other than maybe season one
some of season two. And then I used to get
so embarrassed watching my mom. As I always say, and
people would ask me all the time, what is it
like growing up on TV? I would say that we're
all embarrassed from our mothers. It doesn't matter how old
(04:52):
you are. My mother just happens to embarrass me on
a much larger scale. So therefore I don't want to
watch because I love my mom for who she is.
We're best friends. But she always calls it, you know,
pushing the envelopes during the pot That's what makes her
and your mom too so iconic and so memorable is
they know what to do and how to react. And
no one wants to watch people just sipping tea. They
(05:14):
want to see flipping tables.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Yes, one hundred percent, you're right. You're one hundred percent right.
Our moms have done so many iconic things and have
had so many incredible iconic moments, and that is what
makes them so legendary to this day, and that's why
people still talk about them. It's amazing it's crazy after
all these years, they're still so relevant, and that, honestly
(05:39):
is like a really big testament to their character and
who they are as people.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
I definitely think that our mom's help put, as my
mom would say, put the Real Housewives franchise on the map.
He says it verbatim. I'm just quoting her. Oh, what
was your experience growing up on the show.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
It was honestly super fun. In the beginning year, I
really didn't notice or no anything different. So I was
I want to say, roughly nine or ten, No, honestly younger,
because I was nine when Audreana was born on the show,
and I want to say Audrina was born on the
show around season two or three, So yeah, I think
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I was seven, maybe six or seven. And so seeing
myself so young and my sister's so young, Audriana literally
being born onto the show was so beautiful, so crazy,
and those seasons were my favorite seasons, just those early moments.
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They were so pure and just these are little kids
running around in a normal household, just being a family,
and the old school Italian traditions that my family obviously
believes in so much, and seeing my grandparents and some
of them are no longer here anymore, so just really
watching all of that back was so touching. And you know,
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then there were obviously a lot of hard times. We
went through, some family feud, some legal stuff, you know.
And I think that's what makes Bravo fans and the
world really respect the Ogs so much, because they really
have put their all into reality TV and have been
(07:29):
so open with their lives and it's not easy to
do that. So again, like so much respect and love
for them because it's not an easy job.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
I think it's also different now when people go on
reality TV of their motives with social media and everything.
We actually did the show, I remember, my I don't remember.
My mom always says we sat down as a family
and we decided together because at the time the recession
was happening, my dad's family business, the Internet was really
(08:03):
blowing up, and we figured it was a great way
for him to promote the family business of my mom
created with him, True Faith Jewelry. They did like fashion
crosses and all of that stuff, and then she spun
off to do a bunch of her own things. Kind
of before you know, it was never to be famous.
Growing up, people would come up to my mom and
I'd be with her and they would say, are you Romona.
(08:25):
She said no, Like Mom, you need to say yes,
I'm Romona. They literally recognize me. These are your fans,
and it was it's always like she's still kind of
uncomfortable through it, but I think fun, Yeah, we.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
But that is also a very valid point. Yeah. When
my mom was first asked to do the Real House,
I was in New Jersey. And just like you said,
when your mom was asked to do the Real House,
I was in New York. They were your family was
building a business, so they looked at it as a.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
Great business opportunity for you advertisement.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Exactly for my mom, she was just to stay at
home mom. Dad was you know, the big construction guy, developer,
and my mom was to stay at home mom with
three adorable kids. And they it was just like what
they wanted. It was what the producers were seeking and
(09:15):
looking for, and my mom just looked at it as
a really fun opportunity because she used to be a
buyer at Macy's.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
Oh my mom was a buyer.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
Yeah, So that's what my mom used to do. She
was a buyer in the city at Macy's and my
dad really wanted her to stop working when nine to
eleven happened, so and she was pregnant with me. So
my mom then stopped working after nine to eleven because
he was just nervous, didn't want her commuting into the city.
Was just you know, wanted her to be safe, especially
(09:45):
for the duration of her pregnancy. And so then my
mom really never went back to work. She never went
back to her normal nine to five. So then when
the show came along, she really just looked at it
as an opportunity, like, oh, yeah, I'm bored. This looks
like fine, I'm filming a show with all of my friends.
What could go wrong? Right?
Speaker 2 (10:07):
The show was supposed to actually be called Manhattan Moms.
It wasn't going to be a franchise yet, so I
think that we had no idea what we were signing
up for now and here we are all these years later.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
It's crazy. Wait.
Speaker 2 (10:20):
Really, we actually watched season one during COVID because my
parents we actually my silver lining of COVID was we
all quarantined together, and so that was really fun to
watch certain things back. And I definitely my mom and
I always talk about we need to watch like the
most iconic episodes, especially with her new show that's airing
(10:42):
soon on E The Golden Life, I'm kind of trying
to remember her iconic bits for her to do it
on her new TV show, to give the fans something
that there would be excited about.
Speaker 1 (10:53):
Of course, So how did that come along? I did
Bravo have any response to them doing that, because they
they really don't let their talent go easily. Yes, they
really tried to. Especially with the reboot of New York.
Bravo got a lot of backlash because there were no
(11:16):
It was really unfortunate, the whole situation. It was unfortunate.
I mean, listen, and I think they learned their lesson
that if they are going to add new cast members
or do like a big makeover, you at least need
to incorporate some of the ogs into the cast, because
there's no way that you're gonna really maintain that same
(11:37):
fan base that was there all along.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Absolutely, they were watching, they were I think they had
twelve or thirteen seasons and then poof they all disappeared.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
Yeah, so sad. Yeah, So how did it? What was
the ending? Like, what was that ending of Real Housewives
in New York?
Speaker 2 (11:54):
It honestly was really abrupt. They were supposed to film
the reunion and everything. I think that they're honestly, I'm
not sure how much I can say or not say.
I just think due to the climate of the situation
at the time, things just kind of fell how they fell.
And I think that you're one hundred percent right. They
should have kept three people to kind of put in
(12:15):
the mix. And so many fans were invested in so
many of these women's life and they've all been begging
for the Ronie to come back. So there was a
moment where they were going to do the Roney Legacy
and then also do the Roney reboots. So that was
a plan at one point, and then that kind of
got trashed, and then that's what happened of spinning into
(12:37):
the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip was let's give the
fans something that they want, Let's bring the ogs together,
and then they did a Real Housewives Legacy New York
Ultimate Girls Trip, and I think that that was a
great success. Things have always kind of been in the
rumbling for a while. I know there was certain Housewives
that wanted to come back more than others, and when
(12:59):
the opportunity came to my mother. She was unsure because
she's living her best life. She's down in Florida. She's
living her best life. She's basically retired, and she deserves it.
She's been working so hard her whole entire life. And
I said to her, Mom, you got to do this.
You need and Sae. When the opportunity came for the
(13:20):
Ultimate Girls Trip, for the Legacy or for the first
time when our moms were together, she was unsure. And
I said to her, You've got to give it to
the fans. You've got to be on a high. We
can't people can't remember like the last bad season. You
need to bring it back and represent who you are
and all the high. So I'm really excited. I've been
filming with the Ladies a few times. I just got
(13:41):
back from Florida, and I keep saying that's.
Speaker 1 (13:44):
Where they're doing it. They're doing it in Florida. Are
a lot of the Ladies basically in Florida. Now, Oh,
it's a mix, it's a mix, Okay.
Speaker 2 (13:51):
So they're filming in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach area,
and yes, and I've been spending a lot of time
there basically since COVID. My dad bought his place, I think,
or started going down there where my parents got divorced
in twenty eighteen, twenty seventeen. We've been going most of
our lives and now we've just been thriving down in Florida.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
I love that. Why not? Yeah, especially during these winter months.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Snowbird season is a thing. You're never too young to
start snowbirding, let me tell you.
Speaker 1 (14:20):
Oh no, never. So, how does it feel filming with them?
Obviously they're a part of the E network. Now how
does it feel filming with them on E and filming
(14:41):
this show? Is it any different than filming with Bravo
for Real Housewives of York.
Speaker 2 (14:47):
So I filmed for the first time several weeks ago,
and I hadn't films in I don't know how many years,
eight or more, And I was definitely a little bit
nervous because now I feel as I older, I realized
the scale of what I'm signing up for. Versus at
twelve thirteen, fourteen, I was just similar to you, We're
(15:08):
just we're out here, We're not sure. We didn't know
that we were building a beast and a whole franchise, right.
Speaker 1 (15:15):
Not at all? And I think it was also we
were still kids. Yeah, so whatever we said or whatever
we did, it was inno sense. Right, we're kids, It's okay,
it's everything.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
Yeah, So I definitely was a little bit nervous, but
also was excited. I feel that we're almost getting a
take two on the situation now that you know I'm older.
It's kind of a new era of avery versus little
age as I used to call her. So the first
scene I filmed was catching up and having lunch with
my mom. What I thought and what I noticed was
(15:47):
really cool was the cameras are so much smaller and
more compact, and there's just less people now to do
the same thing, versus I feel growing up there would
be way more people. Such big care is such big things,
And I know that you've been filming for so long
that you've probably noticed the whole without even realizing all
of the changes that have been happening with technology. It
(16:10):
felt like no time had passed. And I always say
people will always say, what's it like filming? It's literally
like this, except this is honestly more of a production
than actually filming, because there's all these lights here. It
would just be you and I casually sitting and there
happens to be two cameras and they overall maybe give
you some questions, maybe they don't give you questions, and
(16:31):
somehow it later gets aired and clips in different ways.
Sometimes you might be at least I felt with Bravo
sometimes when I'd watch myself back, you know, they don't
want you to look perfect. And sometimes I felt maybe
if I was out a dinner or at something, I
would zone out for a second, and for whatever reason,
they would keep that clip in, almost to look like
(16:51):
I was ignoring someone or a situation which I didn't love.
I have no idea how I'm going to come across
this time around, and hopefully, hopefully I think i'll watch
I don't know, because I just feel no one loves
to watch themselves back. People.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
You comment on your voice, you comment on how percent,
and you're honestly, we're our biggest crisis.
Speaker 2 (17:14):
So yeah, but it it was honestly so fun. When
I saw the ladies together for the first time, my
heart was full. I hadn't been in a room with
all of them and so so so long, and it
felt like we were an unspoken family. And even though
we've never met in person, I feel We're already connected
in so many ways and that I've known you for
(17:35):
so long just through these common ties that we have
for sure, And yeah, it honestly felt like no time
had passed.
Speaker 1 (17:42):
Did you notice anything about the production and the way
that they produce on E is any different than Bravo?
So I know that editing obviously has not happened yet,
but just the way that the producers like speak to
you or maybe throw in some bit, it's like, does
that seem money different?
Speaker 2 (18:03):
I honestly didn't notice that much growing up. It's kind
of a blur, to be honest with you. I definitely
have gotten a lot closer with these producers also because
I helped plan certain things for the ladies and it
just got I'm also a full blown adult that I
can text them. I'm in my own chat with them
and it's just myself, my mom and I. We joke
(18:25):
we're also little mini producers because we just know exactly
what we want to talk about, what we want to do,
what the people want to hear. We don't need four
hours to film Gold, we just need an hour in
and out.
Speaker 1 (18:35):
Yes, yeah, exactly. Watching Real House as in New York,
I think people, have you ever watched it? No? Okay,
I The only franchises that I've really watched are now
Real House has in New Jersey. Yes, recently, I also
watched Real House as a Salt Lake City.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
I hear that one's really which.
Speaker 1 (18:57):
It was good. I was a fan like it was.
It's a really, really good franchise. Yeah. I know so
many people are like, are you crazy? You have to
start from New York then go to Jersey.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
There's a whole list and methods and madness.
Speaker 1 (19:13):
Yes, and I really do need to watch New York.
Speaker 2 (19:16):
Maybe we can watch it together some highlights. We can
ask the fans what are the biggest seasons or the
main episodes, and then we can have a little comment.
Speaker 1 (19:26):
Oh my god, yes, so casual chaos listeners. If you
suggest any episodes that we should.
Speaker 2 (19:31):
Watch, yeah, we can do a little debrief.
Speaker 1 (19:33):
That would be so funny. But I think a lot
of people picked up on that you and your mom
are quite the opposite. Would you agree on that.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
I think my mom and I are similar in a
lot of ways, but definitely different. I like to think
that I am the perfect combination of both of my parents.
I have both of their best qualities and some of
my mom's tendencies I do have, but as I've gotten older,
I've been trying to work on them, and some of
it is just being a New Yorker. We're very blunt.
(20:04):
We tell it like it is. I don't have a
main bone in my body, and nor it is my mother.
We just kind of word vomit. I definitely have gotten
a lot better as I've gotten older, but we both
like to have fun. She has way more energy than me.
She can do one hundred different things in one day.
It is absolutely wild.
Speaker 1 (20:23):
I feel like a mom superpower. No, I don't get it.
Speaker 2 (20:25):
Yeah, she is built differently, but I definitely have her
work ethic, her entrepreneurial spirit. I think because of her,
that's what led me to start my own company, Batch
Boss and just watching her build so many different businesses,
and she is someone that loves bringing people together, hosting.
I'm exactly like that. Our family are our friends. We're
(20:47):
a very big family because I'm an only child and
I unfortunately lost all my grandparents by the time I
was twelve, so I don't really have a big family.
So I definitely think I've learned a lot of amazing
qualities from her, and yeah, I wouldn't trade my mom.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
For the world, of course. So do you also feel
like there were points in time throughout your life where
you were like the parent your mom.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
Yes. So we have a running joke even now of
who's the mom. And I think my mom really does
lean on me in a lot of ways, just for
advice how to handle certain situations. We might have touched
on this, I think a little bit earlier, but I
think also our parents being a bit older, you know,
they're a little out of touch when they don't mean
to be. I think just the climate of the world.
(21:33):
Everyone is very hyper sensitive, and my mom is not
always the most politically correct. So I try to guide
her through that, and my mom is very receptive to
my feedback. Sometimes even with filming, she'll say I'm too tired,
I don't want to do this, and I'll be like, Mom,
this is what we're gonna do, this is how we're
going to do it. I'm here in town, okay, okay.
(21:53):
Her default sometimes is always no, and then I just
have to work her quickly to say.
Speaker 1 (21:57):
Yes, yeah, no. I totally agree with that. I honestly
think too. Growing up on reality TV it made us
mature very quickly. Yes, So even though I think I
was always born as like an old soul, I do
think reality TV and obviously the situations that my family had,
(22:20):
and obviously the situations that my family has gone through
has made me mature very quickly.
Speaker 2 (22:26):
And you being the eldest daughter too.
Speaker 1 (22:28):
Yeah, so you know, I've taken on a lot of
responsibility throughout my life. But that also has made my
mom and I become extremely close that we almost do
kind of have a sister relationship. So I talked to her, yes, sure,
like I feel like I'm being the mom sometimes, but
I also talked to her like she's my sister where
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she doesn't have a sister. So I'm like, well, all
of your daughters were the sisters you never had, and
I think that's why obviously God gave her daughters, and
she's always wanted a sister. So even though yes, there
could be points where I do feel like I'm momming her,
I also am like, well, I'm also giving you the
(23:11):
best advice that I think will benefit you, make you
succeed and be the best version of yourself.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Correct and especially when there's eyeballs on them, everywhere.
Speaker 1 (23:21):
Yeah, at all times. So you co founded batch Boss.
Let's talk about that. It is a luxury party planning service.
How did you get into this? What inspired you to
do it? I am so excited to hear about this
because I want to hear what the batch means. Yes,
is this only bachelorette party?
Speaker 2 (23:42):
I will give you the full story.
Speaker 1 (23:45):
Exciting and so now I want you to plan mine.
Speaker 2 (23:47):
Well, that is obvious.
Speaker 1 (23:49):
Okay, next question.
Speaker 2 (23:50):
Okay, So I started batch Boss with one of my
best friends. We were co made of honors planning our
mutual best friends, baucharette joking it could be a full
time job doing these things. I had the Excel spreadsheet
out options, dividing things per person. It was one of
those in passing. Not everyone has the time bandwidth to
want to plan a bachelor, bacherette, group trip whatever, right,
(24:13):
And it was just a casual conversation maybe we should
make this a business. We started I'd eating and realizing
there weren't that many competitors in this space.
Speaker 1 (24:21):
There really isn't.
Speaker 2 (24:23):
And also the whole wedding industry is just crazy insane.
But honestly, Avery, I'm not even lying to you, like
over since I and I knew you created this because
I saw it on social media, But since then, I
think I've seen like one other company do this, Like
I really it's not a competitive business. I really, I
(24:47):
really don't think so, because it also entails a lot.
So at Batchboss, we do everything a disease. So think
of us as kind of your one stop shop for
all things travel planning, where we work with vendors all
over the world. We have our go to Miami people,
so I would say our top four locations are Miami,
Las Vegas. I've been trending actually more West Palm Beach,
(25:10):
which has been fun. But you know, we'll do Cabo
to Loom. I'm actually doing Bridget from Acquired Style her
Bachelotte this weekend in Saint Bart's and seventeen Girls. And
do you know I worked with Brianna LaPaglia to do
her sister's bacher atte. Do you know why?
Speaker 1 (25:26):
Yeah, Okay, that's so funny because I literally was going
to reach out to breathe, like, when the time comes,
I just I like to think ahead. I'm like you,
when I get engaged.
Speaker 2 (25:37):
Yes, when you do get engaged, TikTok.
Speaker 1 (25:39):
But I know, but so that's awesome. You've really worked
with so many people, and that's amazing that you have
vendors all over.
Speaker 2 (25:47):
Yes, so I will book your accommodations, reservations, transportation, work
with you to do the custom swag, fridge stocking, balloon
decor boat day ATVing, literally whatever it is, create the
mood boards. I'll collect the money from the group. I'll
communicate to the group. Right. So it's so fun.
Speaker 1 (26:06):
It really takes a lot of stress off of the
bride and honor exactly.
Speaker 2 (26:13):
I just this past this last weekend, I did four trips.
One of them was twenty three girls in Nashville. It
was it honestly went seamlessly. What's great, too, is just
kind of thinking of things that you may not think of,
which is having kind of food. Fully, have the fridge stock,
to have all the welcome bags laid out upon arrival.
(26:35):
So I have local concierges in all of these cities
where they will do all the work. So when you
show up to the villa or wherever you're going, you
just walk in and you can just be amazed. And
if you want us to be a ghost partner, great,
If you want to give us some credit, great, like
literally whatever works, yeah.
Speaker 1 (26:51):
And just kind of credit where credits.
Speaker 2 (26:53):
Yeah, but we're we're just happy to help and kind
of be part of these huge, you know, milestone celebrations.
We've done fiftieth birthday, seventieth birthdays. Really, there's nothing too
big or too small. I've planned up to one hundred
people for a weekend.
Speaker 1 (27:07):
That's incredible. Yeah, but your specialty is really doing these
parties where it's more destination based.
Speaker 2 (27:14):
I've done New York, I've done I've also done one
day thing, So there's really I say yes to whatever
makes sense, right, whatever is worth my time, and it
makes sense for both of us, right, And it's just
it's so much fun. I can't believe now it's been
almost three years.
Speaker 1 (27:32):
I mean, listen, it is such a smart business venture.
I am so proud of you because it's true when
you are putting that pressure on your maid of honor,
which nine times out of ten it's probably your sister,
or it's one of your best friends, it's a lot.
It's a lot of planning. Also, you know, to be
collecting the money from like close friends or people around you,
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or you know, sometimes it could be somebody that you
really don't know that well, it could become awkward or
uncomfortable constantly asking yeah. So to then have a business
come in and a company asking correct for you, it
really takes that pressure off. And to just know that
professionals are coming in and are really going to make
your weekends so perfect, it really gives everybody a peace
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of mind.
Speaker 2 (28:21):
I feel we are kind of the third party to
handle all of those awkward conversations. We can ask about,
you know, budget, but people feel comfortable spending, and then
we can talk to the bride or the maid of
honor saying this is what the group's budget is. Is
there something that maybe you want to subsidize or can
we cut this out? Because it's important to remember that unfortunately,
you're not the only person that's getting married, and everyone
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has different budgets to work with, and it's really uncomfortable
because no one wants to disappoint the bride. And that's
how I got the idea because I was uncomfortable and
I was planning, and I wish that I could have
had someone navigate it with me. And I actually ended
up getting laid off for my tech job as I
had the idea when all of tech was getting laid
off at the end of twenty twenty two, and I
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call it the golden handcuffs were coming off and I said,
if not now, then when I'm going to start this idea.
And I never looked back.
Speaker 1 (29:11):
Wow, that's incredible, So I assume it's doing incredible.
Speaker 2 (29:16):
Yeah, it's it's been. It's been really, really, really fun.
Speaker 1 (29:18):
I'm so happy for you, and I mean you doing
Acquired Styles. Bachelorette trip this upcoming weekend is huge.
Speaker 2 (29:26):
Yeah, she's I'm so so excited for it. She's definitely
going to be one of my top five clients. I
also worked with Olivia Colpo, which was amazing. Hannah Brown
was awesome. I so sweet, Yeah, so sweet, so sweet,
and that's definitely.
Speaker 1 (29:42):
The sisters are the felong sisters are amazing as well.
Speaker 2 (29:45):
Yeah, my mom actually was the one that connected us
because she knows their mom. Okay, so fun and yeah,
because I and I'm sure you've seen it all and
it's it's one of those things where if you have
the network or you know certain people might as well
offer your services to gain more notoriety. And I'm fully
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leaning into whatever I can because if someone was in
my shoes, why wouldn't you do it too? And yeah,
so I'm super excited. And I also think now I'm
trying to just lean more into all different opportunities and
different things now that I am fully my own boss,
that I don't have to answer to anyone or anything
because I used to work in finance for five years
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and then tech for a long time, and now, yeah,
who would have thought I'd be a young entrepreneur. But
so are you.
Speaker 1 (30:36):
I thank you. But it's really incredible and it honestly,
I feel like it is the biggest pat on the back.
It's like, wow, I did it. Yeah, and it feels good.
Speaker 2 (30:48):
Because weren't you studying to be a lawyer?
Speaker 1 (30:50):
I was. I was. I was studying to be a lawyer.
I was a criminal justice major and a sociology minor.
I was a sociology minor Rockers. I loved it, and
I really I still do. I love I love law,
love everything about it. I do still think it's, you know,
it's a small passion of mine. But that's the thing.
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It became a small passion when I, you know, throughout college,
I had internships at immigration law firms, the Public Defender
Office in Middlesex, County. I really explored all of my options.
I was studying to take the LSAT, like I put
the work in, but then as I was doing that
as well, I also started really expanding on social media
(31:35):
and really exploring that. And I became to realize that
I really love doing this and I think it's so
much fun, and the opportunities kind of just kept flowing in,
and honestly, it made the most sense to stick with
(31:56):
social media. The money I just couldn't say no to.
That's amazing, and I just was really happy. And even
so many people around me were telling me, Gia, you're
in your twenties. When else are you really going to
like hit this full send button and pursue this other
(32:17):
than being in your twenties totally, And I was like,
you're so right. If I really, you know, if I
really do want to pursue my law career down the road,
I still can. I can go back to law school
whenever I want part time, but this is really what
I enjoy doing. Like, being in this space has brought
casual chaos to me, It's brought next gen myc to me.
(32:38):
There's been so many amazing opportunities that I'm like if
I was going to law school, I really don't know
if I would be sitting in this room right now.
Speaker 2 (32:46):
No, I think it's awesome what you've done.
Speaker 1 (32:48):
Thank you so much. Growing up on real houses of
New York seeing all the extravagant parties that have obviously
played out on Real Housewives, did that ever interest you
or was it really that moment where you were sitting
there planning the Bachelorett party where you were like, I
think this is it.
Speaker 2 (33:06):
So I've always been a planner my whole entire life,
and I still am. I'm the one that you know,
gets all the people together. Hosts. I used to have
these ridiculous house parties to growing up when my parents
would be out in the Hampton's. I also planned Uva
Cobo spring break for two hundred people. It's because my
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parents weren't going to give me two thousand dollars to
go on spring break, so I said, I will be
the one to trend the spring break, get the free trip,
all of the things. So that was definitely when I
started dabbling. And then also the silver lining of my
parents getting divorced was my father and I we started
doing father daughter trips, so I would make these amazing
itineraries and all of that stuff. You know, the joke
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is you bring the credit card, I plan everything else,
obviously within the proper budget. So I've always loved traveling planning,
and most of these destinations I've been so lucky you
have already visited. So I think it was always in
my DNA, and then it just started making more and
more sense. And I'm someone where I love to kind
of coordinate all the different things. I'm not someone that
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I want to necessarily design the whole table scape, but
I will work with you to design it. Does that
make sense. I like to be more of the orchestrator
up here.
Speaker 1 (34:18):
Yeah, I love that you like to tell people what
to do. What are you most proud of since starting
your business?
Speaker 2 (34:28):
I think something I'm the most proud of from starting
my own business is being able to really control my
own schedule. The beauty of working for myself and working remote.
Now I'm able to spend so much time with my
parents and be in Florida for two three weeks and
it's just time that I could never get back anywhere else.
So I think that's the whole priceless experience of it all.
Speaker 1 (34:58):
So at the end of twenty twenty five, you decided
to freeze your eggs. How was that journey and what
led you to wanting to do that. I mean, you're
only thirty, You're not you know, your time's not up yet.
Speaker 2 (35:11):
Yeah, no, of course, So there was several factors. One
one of my close friends went through a very long
process of IVF and went through five rounds, and just
to kind of see her go through that and help
her through all of that was very you know, emotional
taxing all of the things. And they always say the
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younger you are, the more eggs that you have, and
the better quality of eggs the younger you are. And
it just I feel, what's awesome through social media and
more people are normalizing the process. And I didn't really
know that much about it. I saw a few influencers
also post about it, and I learned a ton through
her as well, And I just figured at the time
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I wasn't in like a very serious relationship. I had
no idea when I wanted to have kids.
Speaker 1 (35:57):
I know I would like to have children, and then
I have options one hundred and when you do hit
that thirty mark, Yeah, I think it's just normal subconsciously
as a woman to be like, oh, yes, okay, I'm thirty, Yes,
I only have ten years left, but also ten years
to our knowledge, right who knows. We could go to
(36:18):
the gynecologists and our our fertility levels might not be
at what we thought they would be at thirty seven.
We don't know, so really it's like, Okay, yes we
have ten years. You're not supposed to really have kids
past forty, but okay in your late thirties. They don't
say it's the best either, So it's like, okay, wow,
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brain is spinning, wheels are turning. Are you saying I
only have five more years to have a kid? I
totally gets. I think something start kind of spiral.
Speaker 2 (36:47):
Something I would recommend for anyone who's listening the next
time you go get your blood work done is to
ask to check for your AMH level because that will
kind of let you know your level of your reserve
in terms of everyone's levels of different of how many
eggs that you have. And you could be really young
and you could have a very low AMH. You could
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be older and have a very high aimage, and that
can help also determine if you are interested in freezing
your eggs. I mean, I know I inspired a lot
of people to look into it, even some of my
own close friends. A lot of them are now doing it,
which is awesome.
Speaker 1 (37:21):
Of course, even to just know this the AMH levels, Yeah,
like that's in the back of my brain.
Speaker 2 (37:25):
Yeah, just to kind of people get blood work, you know,
your yearly check up. Anyways, just ask about it. I
think it's something that's not spoken about, and then you
can kind of make a more informed decision. Something that
I said to myself every night before I was subjecting
myself was you can do hard things. You can do
hard things. I did it fully by myself. I lived
alone and was doing it, so you don't need to
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have a partner or room may or anyone. It's very taxing.
It's a long ish process. But the actual what's called
sim stem stimulations, where you're stimulating your because you have
your leftovery and you're right overary and in your ovaries,
there are folecules. In the folecules, there are eggs. So
you're trying to grow your folecules as much as possible
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to extract as many eggs as possible, and so you
are injecting yourself depending on what's called your protocol in
the morning and the evening. It can be multiple shots.
I've never injected myself with anything. And then you start
going in to the doctor almost every morning to check
your blood work, your levels, to you do your ultrasounds
(38:30):
to see how your folecules are growing. So the actual
stimulation process is a lot. But also I was it
was during December Christmas season. I was going to Christmas parties.
I wasn't drinking, but I was still showing up and
doing the things, and would say to my friend's got
to go, have to do my shot at seven o'clock.
We'll meet you after. So it's really whatever you want
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to make of it. Of course, everyone has their own
experience and symptoms.
Speaker 1 (38:55):
Did that take what I mean, how long did you
have to inject yourself to the dots?
Speaker 2 (39:00):
Yes, so that is The STEMS process is normally about
two weeks.
Speaker 1 (39:05):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (39:05):
Yeah. So there's there's the prep phase and then there's
the stems or the injection phase, and then there's the
trigger shot, which is then when you go under and
they extract all the eggs that they have that are mature,
some aren't mature, some could be too big, and then
they will freeze them, or if you're making embryos, that
is when you will with your partner sperm. And not
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every egg and sperm make an embryo. Not every embryo
is genetically modified. There's all these things, which is why
it's important to get as many eggs as you can,
which is why people do multiple rounds. We can always
talk about it off camera. Any questions, No, wow, that's
and please anyone DM me. I'm happy to answer questions.
Speaker 1 (39:45):
Yeah, I mean that's amazing. So I'm assuming you're really
happy with your choice and your decision.
Speaker 2 (39:50):
Yeah. I'm just happy that I gave myself an option,
and I'm also really happy that I was able to
share and inspire others to look into it.
Speaker 1 (39:57):
Definitely, that's so amazing. So are you dating right now?
What is the status of your dating life?
Speaker 2 (40:04):
I am in a new relationship so fine. Yeah, and
we will see how it goes. We actually met seven
years ago when we rekindled, and he actually lives on
my same block on the Opper East Side.
Speaker 1 (40:17):
Oh purchase funny. Yeah, that's awesome. So is that why
you made your way back to New York for a little.
Speaker 2 (40:23):
No, it's actually funny. So I've been living in Chicago
for a little over four years. As I was saying
to you earlier, I had a self dubbed quarter life
crisis where I needed to get out of Manhattan change
it up. My dream was to live in London. That
wasn't an option at the time. So I made a
list of top US cities and Chicago and Austin were
my top two. I did three months Chicago, three months, Austin.
(40:45):
Never been to Texas. When I say this stuff out loud,
I can't believe I did this. I just like came
with two suitcases, fully subleased places, brought my own sheets
and towels, didn't know anyone, asked anyone, does anyone know
anyone in a pulse with a pulse in Chicago or Austin?
And it was really great. It really challenged me, and
I loved Chicago so much that I've been there since.
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After leaving Austin, I went back to Chicago, and I
really haven't lived in New York City since twenty nineteen,
which is also crazy. And my mom's now been in
West Palm Beach and she's doing her snowbird season from
as she does from November to May and then for
go to the Hamptons and the whole circuit. And one
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of my close friends wanted to try living in Chicago,
and so she's staying in my apartment for two months,
and I figured, this is great, This forces me to
leave Chicago. I'm going to come to New York. And
I actually met him after this was all fully decided,
So it was great. Universal time rating happens for a year,
no divine timing.
Speaker 1 (41:45):
So where do you stay when you're in New York?
Speaker 2 (41:47):
So I'm currently staying at my mom's apartment on the
Upper East Side. So I feel very lucky to have.
I mean, her beautiful apartment is sitting open most of
the year. I don't even know why she has it,
but I.
Speaker 1 (41:57):
Mean, listen, yeah, it's a great investment props ready to have. No,
she's a beautiful of our.
Speaker 2 (42:02):
Well it's a rental so and so she's just happy
that someone is using it.
Speaker 1 (42:06):
So what is next for you?
Speaker 2 (42:09):
That is something I'm figuring out actually right now, I
feel like I'm almost recalibrating. And I'm sure you felt
this in some ways where it's just kind of you
have a goal and then you do it, but then
you want to grow or you want to do something different,
but then there's so many potential things that you could
be doing and you get lost in the sauce. I
am really excited to kind of lean more into my
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personal brand. I've never really posted that much on social media.
I did a lot more in twenty twenty, and then
I just kind of was focusing on myself of changing
different cities, making friends, being present, building my business. So
now I'm really excited to kind of share more about
myself and what I've been up to continue building Batch Boss,
and I also want to create potentially some travel products.
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Love that.
Speaker 1 (42:57):
Yeah, well, thank you Avery so much for coming on
Casual Chaos, and I wait to contact you when it's
time to plan my batch dress too. My sister Gabrielle
is going to be actually over the moon because she
is like very type, a very particular. She's a very
particular person and she is probably going, you know, she
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will be my maid of honor because it's she's my
second sister. It's me Gabrielle and Milania and Andreana. So
Gabrielle is the closest one to me in our age range.
But she is like you, She is the planner she
plans everything. I'm leaving actually on Monday to go visit
her because she's abroad in Barcelona, And after a couple
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of days in Barcelona, we're going to Sicily. And she
has planned the entire thing. I gave her my credit card.
She has booked everything, planned everything, And that is exactly
who Gabrielle is, So she alreally knows when it's time
for me, she's gonna have to take She's gonna have
to put all hands on deck and plan everything. But
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now once I tell her that, I'm gonna literally change
her life.
Speaker 2 (44:10):
By you guys coming, we always say gifts the maid
of We always say, give the gift of batch boss
to your maid of honor or whoever is planning it,
so we can help them navigate.
Speaker 1 (44:23):
I'm so excited. Well, thank you so much for coming.
Speaker 2 (44:26):
So fun
Hey guys, and welcome back to another episode of Casual Chaos.
This week, I have a very exciting guest, one of
the OG's daughters, every Singer. Welcome to Casual Chaos.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Thank you so much for having me. I'm so excited
to be here.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Oh so my. I know we were just talking about
this before, but we've never actually met in person.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
No, So that's why I'm so so so excited to
be like we are actually meeting, because I think we met.
Remember when Andy did the Real House Kids during COVID
and we all represented.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Yes, this is when we did the watch what Happened
for five episode?
Speaker 2 (00:32):
Correct, okay, and we all represented a different city. Yes,
And I feel like that was the first time I
even spoke to different Bravo kids because it's kind of
like you're in your own or at least I was
in my own isolated bubble.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Well, it's true, for sure. I think when you have
kids a part of the franchise and you get close
with them, it's great. But it's funny now as I'm
getting older and how we're all kind of connecting obviously
because I'm on next Gen myc there's some Bravo kids
that are on next Gen, so we all have like
a common ground to relate on. But it is really
(01:08):
nice when you meet other kids that kind of went
through the same thing that you went through. Were you
never close with any of the kids that were on
New York.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
So I think it's important to remember the context at
this end. The show started when I was twelve. I'm thirty.
So social media, I feel like now everyone connects through
social media much faster. Back then, there was no social media.
I wasn't. I was friendly with Ali's Aaron because we
were family friends growing up, yes, and then I kind
(01:39):
of met some of the kids through the show, but
we never really kept in touch. And I don't even
know if I had a cell phone at twelve. Maybe
I just got a phone, but it's not I think,
you know, we were typing ABCD to just even Yeah,
we weren't really chit chatting.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
We had like the little slide flowing right.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
And so I feel like now with social media and
when we were all together with Andy, everyone kind of
said their own piece of not everyone watches every single episode.
I felt that everyone loves their mom for their mom,
but doesn't want to know everything that's going on. I
forget if it was you or another child said they
only watch one episode a season.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
Okay, that I know that was not made. Okay, yeah,
I don't know who that was. I see. It's so crazy.
I just feel like I'm so bad. I remember things like,
of course I remember filming that Watch Up and Live episode,
but I know my memory is so bad. I don't
remember like specifics of what people said. But I actually
recently just started watching Real Houses in New Jersey from
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the beginning. I'm on like season ten right now.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
I took so much.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
I'm taking a little bit of a break, but I
thought it was super cool to watch my family and
kind of just see everything evolve. And my favorite parts
of watching Real House it was a New Jersey back
or the early season. It's like at home videos, full blown.
It is at home videos. We have them for the
(03:06):
rest of our lives. They're such good quality.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
It's like, no, I had no home videos of myself.
We lost them all. So the little bits that people
do kind of I see and now on TikTok there,
I feel like all of the og stuff is making
a big resurgence. Oh yeah, so it's stuff I don't
personally don't watch that much TV. But it's on my
on my list to start watch.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
Never watched Real Housewives in New York from the beginning.
Speaker 2 (03:30):
So how it worked, and I don't know if it
worked for you, was we would get a DVD mailed
the week before the show. I totally remember these and
so yeah, so we would sit down and we watched
season one. I watched every episode. I got in trouble
from my private school for being on TV because reality
(03:51):
TV wasn't a thing. I went to an all girl
Catholic school. They had they wanted nothing to do with it.
I my parents now told me I almost got kicked
out of school. So I ended up having to be
under the radar for a lot of it.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Oh my gosh, Wow, that's so interesting. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Yeah, and I feel like I love watching myself back
of the little clips. I call her Little Aves and
she's so prim and proper, drinking Earl Gray tea with milk,
and people say I reminded them of Dakota Fanning from
Uptown Girls. There was a whole viral bit of do
you know the dance of like Molly's smiles and the
(04:29):
whole thing. There was this viral thing on TikTok, and
I was like, honestly, I see that for myself. Yeah,
but no, I've never watched other than maybe season one
some of season two. And then I used to get
so embarrassed watching my mom. As I always say, and
people would ask me all the time, what is it
like growing up on TV? I would say that we're
all embarrassed from our mothers. It doesn't matter how old
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you are. My mother just happens to embarrass me on
a much larger scale. So therefore I don't want to
watch because I love my mom for who she is.
We're best friends. But she always calls it, you know,
pushing the envelopes during the pot That's what makes her
and your mom too so iconic and so memorable is
they know what to do and how to react. And
no one wants to watch people just sipping tea. They
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want to see flipping tables.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Yes, one hundred percent, you're right. You're one hundred percent right.
Our moms have done so many iconic things and have
had so many incredible iconic moments, and that is what
makes them so legendary to this day, and that's why
people still talk about them. It's amazing it's crazy after
all these years, they're still so relevant, and that, honestly
(05:39):
is like a really big testament to their character and
who they are as people.
Speaker 2 (05:44):
I definitely think that our mom's help put, as my
mom would say, put the Real Housewives franchise on the map.
He says it verbatim. I'm just quoting her. Oh, what
was your experience growing up on the show.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
It was honestly super fun. In the beginning year, I
really didn't notice or no anything different. So I was
I want to say, roughly nine or ten, No, honestly younger,
because I was nine when Audreana was born on the show,
and I want to say Audrina was born on the
show around season two or three, So yeah, I think
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I was seven, maybe six or seven. And so seeing
myself so young and my sister's so young, Audriana literally
being born onto the show was so beautiful, so crazy,
and those seasons were my favorite seasons, just those early moments.
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They were so pure and just these are little kids
running around in a normal household, just being a family,
and the old school Italian traditions that my family obviously
believes in so much, and seeing my grandparents and some
of them are no longer here anymore, so just really
watching all of that back was so touching. And you know,
(07:07):
then there were obviously a lot of hard times. We
went through, some family feud, some legal stuff, you know.
And I think that's what makes Bravo fans and the
world really respect the Ogs so much, because they really
have put their all into reality TV and have been
(07:29):
so open with their lives and it's not easy to
do that. So again, like so much respect and love
for them because it's not an easy job.
Speaker 2 (07:42):
I think it's also different now when people go on
reality TV of their motives with social media and everything.
We actually did the show, I remember, my I don't remember.
My mom always says we sat down as a family
and we decided together because at the time the recession
was happening, my dad's family business, the Internet was really
(08:03):
blowing up, and we figured it was a great way
for him to promote the family business of my mom
created with him, True Faith Jewelry. They did like fashion
crosses and all of that stuff, and then she spun
off to do a bunch of her own things. Kind
of before you know, it was never to be famous.
Growing up, people would come up to my mom and
I'd be with her and they would say, are you Romona.
(08:25):
She said no, Like Mom, you need to say yes,
I'm Romona. They literally recognize me. These are your fans,
and it was it's always like she's still kind of
uncomfortable through it, but I think fun, Yeah, we.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
But that is also a very valid point. Yeah. When
my mom was first asked to do the Real House,
I was in New Jersey. And just like you said,
when your mom was asked to do the Real House,
I was in New York. They were your family was
building a business, so they looked at it as a.
Speaker 2 (08:53):
Great business opportunity for you advertisement.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Exactly for my mom, she was just to stay at
home mom. Dad was you know, the big construction guy, developer,
and my mom was to stay at home mom with
three adorable kids. And they it was just like what
they wanted. It was what the producers were seeking and
(09:15):
looking for, and my mom just looked at it as
a really fun opportunity because she used to be a
buyer at Macy's.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
Oh my mom was a buyer.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
Yeah, So that's what my mom used to do. She
was a buyer in the city at Macy's and my
dad really wanted her to stop working when nine to
eleven happened, so and she was pregnant with me. So
my mom then stopped working after nine to eleven because
he was just nervous, didn't want her commuting into the city.
Was just you know, wanted her to be safe, especially
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for the duration of her pregnancy. And so then my
mom really never went back to work. She never went
back to her normal nine to five. So then when
the show came along, she really just looked at it
as an opportunity, like, oh, yeah, I'm bored. This looks
like fine, I'm filming a show with all of my friends.
What could go wrong? Right?
Speaker 2 (10:07):
The show was supposed to actually be called Manhattan Moms.
It wasn't going to be a franchise yet, so I
think that we had no idea what we were signing
up for now and here we are all these years later.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
It's crazy. Wait.
Speaker 2 (10:20):
Really, we actually watched season one during COVID because my
parents we actually my silver lining of COVID was we
all quarantined together, and so that was really fun to
watch certain things back. And I definitely my mom and
I always talk about we need to watch like the
most iconic episodes, especially with her new show that's airing
(10:42):
soon on E The Golden Life, I'm kind of trying
to remember her iconic bits for her to do it
on her new TV show, to give the fans something
that there would be excited about.
Speaker 1 (10:53):
Of course, So how did that come along? I did
Bravo have any response to them doing that, because they
they really don't let their talent go easily. Yes, they
really tried to. Especially with the reboot of New York.
Bravo got a lot of backlash because there were no
(11:16):
It was really unfortunate, the whole situation. It was unfortunate.
I mean, listen, and I think they learned their lesson
that if they are going to add new cast members
or do like a big makeover, you at least need
to incorporate some of the ogs into the cast, because
there's no way that you're gonna really maintain that same
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fan base that was there all along.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Absolutely, they were watching, they were I think they had
twelve or thirteen seasons and then poof they all disappeared.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
Yeah, so sad. Yeah, So how did it? What was
the ending? Like, what was that ending of Real Housewives
in New York?
Speaker 2 (11:54):
It honestly was really abrupt. They were supposed to film
the reunion and everything. I think that they're honestly, I'm
not sure how much I can say or not say.
I just think due to the climate of the situation
at the time, things just kind of fell how they fell.
And I think that you're one hundred percent right. They
should have kept three people to kind of put in
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the mix. And so many fans were invested in so
many of these women's life and they've all been begging
for the Ronie to come back. So there was a
moment where they were going to do the Roney Legacy
and then also do the Roney reboots. So that was
a plan at one point, and then that kind of
got trashed, and then that's what happened of spinning into
(12:37):
the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip was let's give the
fans something that they want, Let's bring the ogs together,
and then they did a Real Housewives Legacy New York
Ultimate Girls Trip, and I think that that was a
great success. Things have always kind of been in the
rumbling for a while. I know there was certain Housewives
that wanted to come back more than others, and when
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the opportunity came to my mother. She was unsure because
she's living her best life. She's down in Florida. She's
living her best life. She's basically retired, and she deserves it.
She's been working so hard her whole entire life. And
I said to her, Mom, you got to do this.
You need and Sae. When the opportunity came for the
(13:20):
Ultimate Girls Trip, for the Legacy or for the first
time when our moms were together, she was unsure. And
I said to her, You've got to give it to
the fans. You've got to be on a high. We
can't people can't remember like the last bad season. You
need to bring it back and represent who you are
and all the high. So I'm really excited. I've been
filming with the Ladies a few times. I just got
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back from Florida, and I keep saying that's.
Speaker 1 (13:44):
Where they're doing it. They're doing it in Florida. Are
a lot of the Ladies basically in Florida. Now, Oh,
it's a mix, it's a mix, Okay.
Speaker 2 (13:51):
So they're filming in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach area,
and yes, and I've been spending a lot of time
there basically since COVID. My dad bought his place, I think,
or started going down there where my parents got divorced
in twenty eighteen, twenty seventeen. We've been going most of
our lives and now we've just been thriving down in Florida.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
I love that. Why not? Yeah, especially during these winter months.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Snowbird season is a thing. You're never too young to
start snowbirding, let me tell you.
Speaker 1 (14:20):
Oh no, never. So, how does it feel filming with them?
Obviously they're a part of the E network. Now how
does it feel filming with them on E and filming
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this show? Is it any different than filming with Bravo
for Real Housewives of York.
Speaker 2 (14:47):
So I filmed for the first time several weeks ago,
and I hadn't films in I don't know how many years,
eight or more, And I was definitely a little bit
nervous because now I feel as I older, I realized
the scale of what I'm signing up for. Versus at
twelve thirteen, fourteen, I was just similar to you, We're
(15:08):
just we're out here, We're not sure. We didn't know
that we were building a beast and a whole franchise, right.
Speaker 1 (15:15):
Not at all? And I think it was also we
were still kids. Yeah, so whatever we said or whatever
we did, it was inno sense. Right, we're kids, It's okay,
it's everything.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
Yeah, So I definitely was a little bit nervous, but
also was excited. I feel that we're almost getting a
take two on the situation now that you know I'm older.
It's kind of a new era of avery versus little
age as I used to call her. So the first
scene I filmed was catching up and having lunch with
my mom. What I thought and what I noticed was
(15:47):
really cool was the cameras are so much smaller and
more compact, and there's just less people now to do
the same thing, versus I feel growing up there would
be way more people. Such big care is such big things,
And I know that you've been filming for so long
that you've probably noticed the whole without even realizing all
of the changes that have been happening with technology. It
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felt like no time had passed. And I always say
people will always say, what's it like filming? It's literally
like this, except this is honestly more of a production
than actually filming, because there's all these lights here. It
would just be you and I casually sitting and there
happens to be two cameras and they overall maybe give
you some questions, maybe they don't give you questions, and
(16:31):
somehow it later gets aired and clips in different ways.
Sometimes you might be at least I felt with Bravo
sometimes when I'd watch myself back, you know, they don't
want you to look perfect. And sometimes I felt maybe
if I was out a dinner or at something, I
would zone out for a second, and for whatever reason,
they would keep that clip in, almost to look like
(16:51):
I was ignoring someone or a situation which I didn't love.
I have no idea how I'm going to come across
this time around, and hopefully, hopefully I think i'll watch
I don't know, because I just feel no one loves
to watch themselves back. People.
Speaker 1 (17:07):
You comment on your voice, you comment on how percent,
and you're honestly, we're our biggest crisis.
Speaker 2 (17:14):
So yeah, but it it was honestly so fun. When
I saw the ladies together for the first time, my
heart was full. I hadn't been in a room with
all of them and so so so long, and it
felt like we were an unspoken family. And even though
we've never met in person, I feel We're already connected
in so many ways and that I've known you for
(17:35):
so long just through these common ties that we have
for sure, And yeah, it honestly felt like no time
had passed.
Speaker 1 (17:42):
Did you notice anything about the production and the way
that they produce on E is any different than Bravo?
So I know that editing obviously has not happened yet,
but just the way that the producers like speak to
you or maybe throw in some bit, it's like, does
that seem money different?
Speaker 2 (18:03):
I honestly didn't notice that much growing up. It's kind
of a blur, to be honest with you. I definitely
have gotten a lot closer with these producers also because
I helped plan certain things for the ladies and it
just got I'm also a full blown adult that I
can text them. I'm in my own chat with them
and it's just myself, my mom and I. We joke
(18:25):
we're also little mini producers because we just know exactly
what we want to talk about, what we want to do,
what the people want to hear. We don't need four
hours to film Gold, we just need an hour in
and out.
Speaker 1 (18:35):
Yes, yeah, exactly. Watching Real House as in New York,
I think people, have you ever watched it? No? Okay,
I The only franchises that I've really watched are now
Real House has in New Jersey. Yes, recently, I also
watched Real House as a Salt Lake City.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
I hear that one's really which.
Speaker 1 (18:57):
It was good. I was a fan like it was.
It's a really, really good franchise. Yeah. I know so
many people are like, are you crazy? You have to
start from New York then go to Jersey.
Speaker 2 (19:09):
There's a whole list and methods and madness.
Speaker 1 (19:13):
Yes, and I really do need to watch New York.
Speaker 2 (19:16):
Maybe we can watch it together some highlights. We can
ask the fans what are the biggest seasons or the
main episodes, and then we can have a little comment.
Speaker 1 (19:26):
Oh my god, yes, so casual chaos listeners. If you
suggest any episodes that we should.
Speaker 2 (19:31):
Watch, yeah, we can do a little debrief.
Speaker 1 (19:33):
That would be so funny. But I think a lot
of people picked up on that you and your mom
are quite the opposite. Would you agree on that.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
I think my mom and I are similar in a
lot of ways, but definitely different. I like to think
that I am the perfect combination of both of my parents.
I have both of their best qualities and some of
my mom's tendencies I do have, but as I've gotten older,
I've been trying to work on them, and some of
it is just being a New Yorker. We're very blunt.
(20:04):
We tell it like it is. I don't have a
main bone in my body, and nor it is my mother.
We just kind of word vomit. I definitely have gotten
a lot better as I've gotten older, but we both
like to have fun. She has way more energy than me.
She can do one hundred different things in one day.
It is absolutely wild.
Speaker 1 (20:23):
I feel like a mom superpower. No, I don't get it.
Speaker 2 (20:25):
Yeah, she is built differently, but I definitely have her
work ethic, her entrepreneurial spirit. I think because of her,
that's what led me to start my own company, Batch
Boss and just watching her build so many different businesses,
and she is someone that loves bringing people together, hosting.
I'm exactly like that. Our family are our friends. We're
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a very big family because I'm an only child and
I unfortunately lost all my grandparents by the time I
was twelve, so I don't really have a big family.
So I definitely think I've learned a lot of amazing
qualities from her, and yeah, I wouldn't trade my mom.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
For the world, of course. So do you also feel
like there were points in time throughout your life where
you were like the parent your mom.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
Yes. So we have a running joke even now of
who's the mom. And I think my mom really does
lean on me in a lot of ways, just for
advice how to handle certain situations. We might have touched
on this, I think a little bit earlier, but I
think also our parents being a bit older, you know,
they're a little out of touch when they don't mean
to be. I think just the climate of the world.
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Everyone is very hyper sensitive, and my mom is not
always the most politically correct. So I try to guide
her through that, and my mom is very receptive to
my feedback. Sometimes even with filming, she'll say I'm too tired,
I don't want to do this, and I'll be like, Mom,
this is what we're gonna do, this is how we're
going to do it. I'm here in town, okay, okay.
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Her default sometimes is always no, and then I just
have to work her quickly to say.
Speaker 1 (21:57):
Yes, yeah, no. I totally agree with that. I honestly
think too. Growing up on reality TV it made us
mature very quickly. Yes, So even though I think I
was always born as like an old soul, I do
think reality TV and obviously the situations that my family had,
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and obviously the situations that my family has gone through
has made me mature very quickly.
Speaker 2 (22:26):
And you being the eldest daughter too.
Speaker 1 (22:28):
Yeah, so you know, I've taken on a lot of
responsibility throughout my life. But that also has made my
mom and I become extremely close that we almost do
kind of have a sister relationship. So I talked to her, yes, sure,
like I feel like I'm being the mom sometimes, but
I also talked to her like she's my sister where
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she doesn't have a sister. So I'm like, well, all
of your daughters were the sisters you never had, and
I think that's why obviously God gave her daughters, and
she's always wanted a sister. So even though yes, there
could be points where I do feel like I'm momming her,
I also am like, well, I'm also giving you the
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best advice that I think will benefit you, make you
succeed and be the best version of yourself.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Correct and especially when there's eyeballs on them, everywhere.
Speaker 1 (23:21):
Yeah, at all times. So you co founded batch Boss.
Let's talk about that. It is a luxury party planning service.
How did you get into this? What inspired you to
do it? I am so excited to hear about this
because I want to hear what the batch means. Yes,
is this only bachelorette party?
Speaker 2 (23:42):
I will give you the full story.
Speaker 1 (23:45):
Exciting and so now I want you to plan mine.
Speaker 2 (23:47):
Well, that is obvious.
Speaker 1 (23:49):
Okay, next question.
Speaker 2 (23:50):
Okay, So I started batch Boss with one of my
best friends. We were co made of honors planning our
mutual best friends, baucharette joking it could be a full
time job doing these things. I had the Excel spreadsheet
out options, dividing things per person. It was one of
those in passing. Not everyone has the time bandwidth to
want to plan a bachelor, bacherette, group trip whatever, right,
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And it was just a casual conversation maybe we should
make this a business. We started I'd eating and realizing
there weren't that many competitors in this space.
Speaker 1 (24:21):
There really isn't.
Speaker 2 (24:23):
And also the whole wedding industry is just crazy insane.
But honestly, Avery, I'm not even lying to you, like
over since I and I knew you created this because
I saw it on social media, But since then, I
think I've seen like one other company do this, Like
I really it's not a competitive business. I really, I
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really don't think so, because it also entails a lot.
So at Batchboss, we do everything a disease. So think
of us as kind of your one stop shop for
all things travel planning, where we work with vendors all
over the world. We have our go to Miami people,
so I would say our top four locations are Miami,
Las Vegas. I've been trending actually more West Palm Beach,
(25:10):
which has been fun. But you know, we'll do Cabo
to Loom. I'm actually doing Bridget from Acquired Style her
Bachelotte this weekend in Saint Bart's and seventeen Girls. And
do you know I worked with Brianna LaPaglia to do
her sister's bacher atte. Do you know why?
Speaker 1 (25:26):
Yeah, Okay, that's so funny because I literally was going
to reach out to breathe, like, when the time comes,
I just I like to think ahead. I'm like you,
when I get engaged.
Speaker 2 (25:37):
Yes, when you do get engaged, TikTok.
Speaker 1 (25:39):
But I know, but so that's awesome. You've really worked
with so many people, and that's amazing that you have
vendors all over.
Speaker 2 (25:47):
Yes, so I will book your accommodations, reservations, transportation, work
with you to do the custom swag, fridge stocking, balloon
decor boat day ATVing, literally whatever it is, create the
mood boards. I'll collect the money from the group. I'll
communicate to the group. Right. So it's so fun.
Speaker 1 (26:06):
It really takes a lot of stress off of the
bride and honor exactly.
Speaker 2 (26:13):
I just this past this last weekend, I did four trips.
One of them was twenty three girls in Nashville. It
was it honestly went seamlessly. What's great, too, is just
kind of thinking of things that you may not think of,
which is having kind of food. Fully, have the fridge stock,
to have all the welcome bags laid out upon arrival.
(26:35):
So I have local concierges in all of these cities
where they will do all the work. So when you
show up to the villa or wherever you're going, you
just walk in and you can just be amazed. And
if you want us to be a ghost partner, great,
If you want to give us some credit, great, like
literally whatever works, yeah.
Speaker 1 (26:51):
And just kind of credit where credits.
Speaker 2 (26:53):
Yeah, but we're we're just happy to help and kind
of be part of these huge, you know, milestone celebrations.
We've done fiftieth birthday, seventieth birthdays. Really, there's nothing too
big or too small. I've planned up to one hundred
people for a weekend.
Speaker 1 (27:07):
That's incredible. Yeah, but your specialty is really doing these
parties where it's more destination based.
Speaker 2 (27:14):
I've done New York, I've done I've also done one
day thing, So there's really I say yes to whatever
makes sense, right, whatever is worth my time, and it
makes sense for both of us, right, And it's just
it's so much fun. I can't believe now it's been
almost three years.
Speaker 1 (27:32):
I mean, listen, it is such a smart business venture.
I am so proud of you because it's true when
you are putting that pressure on your maid of honor,
which nine times out of ten it's probably your sister,
or it's one of your best friends, it's a lot.
It's a lot of planning. Also, you know, to be
collecting the money from like close friends or people around you,
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or you know, sometimes it could be somebody that you
really don't know that well, it could become awkward or
uncomfortable constantly asking yeah. So to then have a business
come in and a company asking correct for you, it
really takes that pressure off. And to just know that
professionals are coming in and are really going to make
your weekends so perfect, it really gives everybody a peace
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of mind.
Speaker 2 (28:21):
I feel we are kind of the third party to
handle all of those awkward conversations. We can ask about,
you know, budget, but people feel comfortable spending, and then
we can talk to the bride or the maid of
honor saying this is what the group's budget is. Is
there something that maybe you want to subsidize or can
we cut this out? Because it's important to remember that unfortunately,
you're not the only person that's getting married, and everyone
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has different budgets to work with, and it's really uncomfortable
because no one wants to disappoint the bride. And that's
how I got the idea because I was uncomfortable and
I was planning, and I wish that I could have
had someone navigate it with me. And I actually ended
up getting laid off for my tech job as I
had the idea when all of tech was getting laid
off at the end of twenty twenty two, and I
(29:04):
call it the golden handcuffs were coming off and I said,
if not now, then when I'm going to start this idea.
And I never looked back.
Speaker 1 (29:11):
Wow, that's incredible, So I assume it's doing incredible.
Speaker 2 (29:16):
Yeah, it's it's been. It's been really, really, really fun.
Speaker 1 (29:18):
I'm so happy for you, and I mean you doing
Acquired Styles. Bachelorette trip this upcoming weekend is huge.
Speaker 2 (29:26):
Yeah, she's I'm so so excited for it. She's definitely
going to be one of my top five clients. I
also worked with Olivia Colpo, which was amazing. Hannah Brown
was awesome. I so sweet, Yeah, so sweet, so sweet,
and that's definitely.
Speaker 1 (29:42):
The sisters are the felong sisters are amazing as well.
Speaker 2 (29:45):
Yeah, my mom actually was the one that connected us
because she knows their mom. Okay, so fun and yeah,
because I and I'm sure you've seen it all and
it's it's one of those things where if you have
the network or you know certain people might as well
offer your services to gain more notoriety. And I'm fully
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leaning into whatever I can because if someone was in
my shoes, why wouldn't you do it too? And yeah,
so I'm super excited. And I also think now I'm
trying to just lean more into all different opportunities and
different things now that I am fully my own boss,
that I don't have to answer to anyone or anything
because I used to work in finance for five years
(30:30):
and then tech for a long time, and now, yeah,
who would have thought I'd be a young entrepreneur. But
so are you.
Speaker 1 (30:36):
I thank you. But it's really incredible and it honestly,
I feel like it is the biggest pat on the back.
It's like, wow, I did it. Yeah, and it feels good.
Speaker 2 (30:48):
Because weren't you studying to be a lawyer?
Speaker 1 (30:50):
I was. I was. I was studying to be a lawyer.
I was a criminal justice major and a sociology minor.
I was a sociology minor Rockers. I loved it, and
I really I still do. I love I love law,
love everything about it. I do still think it's, you know,
it's a small passion of mine. But that's the thing.
(31:11):
It became a small passion when I, you know, throughout college,
I had internships at immigration law firms, the Public Defender
Office in Middlesex, County. I really explored all of my options.
I was studying to take the LSAT, like I put
the work in, but then as I was doing that
as well, I also started really expanding on social media
(31:35):
and really exploring that. And I became to realize that
I really love doing this and I think it's so
much fun, and the opportunities kind of just kept flowing in,
and honestly, it made the most sense to stick with
(31:56):
social media. The money I just couldn't say no to.
That's amazing, and I just was really happy. And even
so many people around me were telling me, Gia, you're
in your twenties. When else are you really going to
like hit this full send button and pursue this other
(32:17):
than being in your twenties totally, And I was like,
you're so right. If I really, you know, if I
really do want to pursue my law career down the road,
I still can. I can go back to law school
whenever I want part time, but this is really what
I enjoy doing. Like, being in this space has brought
casual chaos to me, It's brought next gen myc to me.
(32:38):
There's been so many amazing opportunities that I'm like if
I was going to law school, I really don't know
if I would be sitting in this room right now.
Speaker 2 (32:46):
No, I think it's awesome what you've done.
Speaker 1 (32:48):
Thank you so much. Growing up on real houses of
New York seeing all the extravagant parties that have obviously
played out on Real Housewives, did that ever interest you
or was it really that moment where you were sitting
there planning the Bachelorett party where you were like, I
think this is it.
Speaker 2 (33:06):
So I've always been a planner my whole entire life,
and I still am. I'm the one that you know,
gets all the people together. Hosts. I used to have
these ridiculous house parties to growing up when my parents
would be out in the Hampton's. I also planned Uva
Cobo spring break for two hundred people. It's because my
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parents weren't going to give me two thousand dollars to
go on spring break, so I said, I will be
the one to trend the spring break, get the free trip,
all of the things. So that was definitely when I
started dabbling. And then also the silver lining of my
parents getting divorced was my father and I we started
doing father daughter trips, so I would make these amazing
itineraries and all of that stuff. You know, the joke
(33:49):
is you bring the credit card, I plan everything else,
obviously within the proper budget. So I've always loved traveling planning,
and most of these destinations I've been so lucky you
have already visited. So I think it was always in
my DNA, and then it just started making more and
more sense. And I'm someone where I love to kind
of coordinate all the different things. I'm not someone that
(34:11):
I want to necessarily design the whole table scape, but
I will work with you to design it. Does that
make sense. I like to be more of the orchestrator
up here.
Speaker 1 (34:18):
Yeah, I love that you like to tell people what
to do. What are you most proud of since starting
your business?
Speaker 2 (34:28):
I think something I'm the most proud of from starting
my own business is being able to really control my
own schedule. The beauty of working for myself and working remote.
Now I'm able to spend so much time with my
parents and be in Florida for two three weeks and
it's just time that I could never get back anywhere else.
So I think that's the whole priceless experience of it all.
Speaker 1 (34:58):
So at the end of twenty twenty five, you decided
to freeze your eggs. How was that journey and what
led you to wanting to do that. I mean, you're
only thirty, You're not you know, your time's not up yet.
Speaker 2 (35:11):
Yeah, no, of course, So there was several factors. One
one of my close friends went through a very long
process of IVF and went through five rounds, and just
to kind of see her go through that and help
her through all of that was very you know, emotional
taxing all of the things. And they always say the
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younger you are, the more eggs that you have, and
the better quality of eggs the younger you are. And
it just I feel, what's awesome through social media and
more people are normalizing the process. And I didn't really
know that much about it. I saw a few influencers
also post about it, and I learned a ton through
her as well, And I just figured at the time
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I wasn't in like a very serious relationship. I had
no idea when I wanted to have kids.
Speaker 1 (35:57):
I know I would like to have children, and then
I have options one hundred and when you do hit
that thirty mark, Yeah, I think it's just normal subconsciously
as a woman to be like, oh, yes, okay, I'm thirty, Yes,
I only have ten years left, but also ten years
to our knowledge, right who knows. We could go to
(36:18):
the gynecologists and our our fertility levels might not be
at what we thought they would be at thirty seven.
We don't know, so really it's like, Okay, yes we
have ten years. You're not supposed to really have kids
past forty, but okay in your late thirties. They don't
say it's the best either, So it's like, okay, wow,
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brain is spinning, wheels are turning. Are you saying I
only have five more years to have a kid? I
totally gets. I think something start kind of spiral.
Speaker 2 (36:47):
Something I would recommend for anyone who's listening the next
time you go get your blood work done is to
ask to check for your AMH level because that will
kind of let you know your level of your reserve
in terms of everyone's levels of different of how many
eggs that you have. And you could be really young
and you could have a very low AMH. You could
(37:08):
be older and have a very high aimage, and that
can help also determine if you are interested in freezing
your eggs. I mean, I know I inspired a lot
of people to look into it, even some of my
own close friends. A lot of them are now doing it,
which is awesome.
Speaker 1 (37:21):
Of course, even to just know this the AMH levels, Yeah,
like that's in the back of my brain.
Speaker 2 (37:25):
Yeah, just to kind of people get blood work, you know,
your yearly check up. Anyways, just ask about it. I
think it's something that's not spoken about, and then you
can kind of make a more informed decision. Something that
I said to myself every night before I was subjecting
myself was you can do hard things. You can do
hard things. I did it fully by myself. I lived
alone and was doing it, so you don't need to
(37:46):
have a partner or room may or anyone. It's very taxing.
It's a long ish process. But the actual what's called
sim stem stimulations, where you're stimulating your because you have
your leftovery and you're right overary and in your ovaries,
there are folecules. In the folecules, there are eggs. So
you're trying to grow your folecules as much as possible
(38:09):
to extract as many eggs as possible, and so you
are injecting yourself depending on what's called your protocol in
the morning and the evening. It can be multiple shots.
I've never injected myself with anything. And then you start
going in to the doctor almost every morning to check
your blood work, your levels, to you do your ultrasounds
(38:30):
to see how your folecules are growing. So the actual
stimulation process is a lot. But also I was it
was during December Christmas season. I was going to Christmas parties.
I wasn't drinking, but I was still showing up and
doing the things, and would say to my friend's got
to go, have to do my shot at seven o'clock.
We'll meet you after. So it's really whatever you want
(38:51):
to make of it. Of course, everyone has their own
experience and symptoms.
Speaker 1 (38:55):
Did that take what I mean, how long did you
have to inject yourself to the dots?
Speaker 2 (39:00):
Yes, so that is The STEMS process is normally about
two weeks.
Speaker 1 (39:05):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (39:05):
Yeah. So there's there's the prep phase and then there's
the stems or the injection phase, and then there's the
trigger shot, which is then when you go under and
they extract all the eggs that they have that are mature,
some aren't mature, some could be too big, and then
they will freeze them, or if you're making embryos, that
is when you will with your partner sperm. And not
(39:28):
every egg and sperm make an embryo. Not every embryo
is genetically modified. There's all these things, which is why
it's important to get as many eggs as you can,
which is why people do multiple rounds. We can always
talk about it off camera. Any questions, No, wow, that's
and please anyone DM me. I'm happy to answer questions.
Speaker 1 (39:45):
Yeah, I mean that's amazing. So I'm assuming you're really
happy with your choice and your decision.
Speaker 2 (39:50):
Yeah. I'm just happy that I gave myself an option,
and I'm also really happy that I was able to
share and inspire others to look into it.
Speaker 1 (39:57):
Definitely, that's so amazing. So are you dating right now?
What is the status of your dating life?
Speaker 2 (40:04):
I am in a new relationship so fine. Yeah, and
we will see how it goes. We actually met seven
years ago when we rekindled, and he actually lives on
my same block on the Opper East Side.
Speaker 1 (40:17):
Oh purchase funny. Yeah, that's awesome. So is that why
you made your way back to New York for a little.
Speaker 2 (40:23):
No, it's actually funny. So I've been living in Chicago
for a little over four years. As I was saying
to you earlier, I had a self dubbed quarter life
crisis where I needed to get out of Manhattan change
it up. My dream was to live in London. That
wasn't an option at the time. So I made a
list of top US cities and Chicago and Austin were
my top two. I did three months Chicago, three months, Austin.
(40:45):
Never been to Texas. When I say this stuff out loud,
I can't believe I did this. I just like came
with two suitcases, fully subleased places, brought my own sheets
and towels, didn't know anyone, asked anyone, does anyone know
anyone in a pulse with a pulse in Chicago or Austin?
And it was really great. It really challenged me, and
I loved Chicago so much that I've been there since.
(41:07):
After leaving Austin, I went back to Chicago, and I
really haven't lived in New York City since twenty nineteen,
which is also crazy. And my mom's now been in
West Palm Beach and she's doing her snowbird season from
as she does from November to May and then for
go to the Hamptons and the whole circuit. And one
(41:28):
of my close friends wanted to try living in Chicago,
and so she's staying in my apartment for two months,
and I figured, this is great, This forces me to
leave Chicago. I'm going to come to New York. And
I actually met him after this was all fully decided,
So it was great. Universal time rating happens for a year,
no divine timing.
Speaker 1 (41:45):
So where do you stay when you're in New York?
Speaker 2 (41:47):
So I'm currently staying at my mom's apartment on the
Upper East Side. So I feel very lucky to have.
I mean, her beautiful apartment is sitting open most of
the year. I don't even know why she has it,
but I.
Speaker 1 (41:57):
Mean, listen, yeah, it's a great investment props ready to have. No,
she's a beautiful of our.
Speaker 2 (42:02):
Well it's a rental so and so she's just happy
that someone is using it.
Speaker 1 (42:06):
So what is next for you?
Speaker 2 (42:09):
That is something I'm figuring out actually right now, I
feel like I'm almost recalibrating. And I'm sure you felt
this in some ways where it's just kind of you
have a goal and then you do it, but then
you want to grow or you want to do something different,
but then there's so many potential things that you could
be doing and you get lost in the sauce. I
am really excited to kind of lean more into my
(42:31):
personal brand. I've never really posted that much on social media.
I did a lot more in twenty twenty, and then
I just kind of was focusing on myself of changing
different cities, making friends, being present, building my business. So
now I'm really excited to kind of share more about
myself and what I've been up to continue building Batch Boss,
and I also want to create potentially some travel products.
(42:56):
Love that.
Speaker 1 (42:57):
Yeah, well, thank you Avery so much for coming on
Casual Chaos, and I wait to contact you when it's
time to plan my batch dress too. My sister Gabrielle
is going to be actually over the moon because she
is like very type, a very particular. She's a very
particular person and she is probably going, you know, she
(43:19):
will be my maid of honor because it's she's my
second sister. It's me Gabrielle and Milania and Andreana. So
Gabrielle is the closest one to me in our age range.
But she is like you, She is the planner she
plans everything. I'm leaving actually on Monday to go visit
her because she's abroad in Barcelona, And after a couple
(43:43):
of days in Barcelona, we're going to Sicily. And she
has planned the entire thing. I gave her my credit card.
She has booked everything, planned everything, And that is exactly
who Gabrielle is, So she alreally knows when it's time
for me, she's gonna have to take She's gonna have
to put all hands on deck and plan everything. But
(44:04):
now once I tell her that, I'm gonna literally change
her life.
Speaker 2 (44:10):
By you guys coming, we always say gifts the maid
of We always say, give the gift of batch boss
to your maid of honor or whoever is planning it,
so we can help them navigate.
Speaker 1 (44:23):
I'm so excited. Well, thank you so much for coming.
Speaker 2 (44:26):
So fun
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