Champagne Conversations Multiple Generations

In this episode, we talk with fellow Baby Boomer, Marla Thomas, about the need to establish boundaries with adult children.  Marla is married to Grammy Award winner and member of the soulful band Take Six, Dave Thomas.  She is a respected celebrity realtor and a vocal mental health advocate.  She is a mother of 3 children, including former Love & Hip Hop Hollywood Star, Moniece Slaughter.   Because of their family's person...

Shopping is one of America’s favorite pastimes.  Consumerism is at an all-time.  Most of us already have much more than we need.  I think we all might be guilty of what many women call “retail therapy.”  Shopping can also be an addiction or an indication of other deep-seated trauma or problems.  Join us for an insightful discussion with social media influencer, Monique Melton.  Monique is an educator, published author, content crea...

In this CCMG episode, we continue to explore why some of us are able to build productive and successful lives Against the Odds.  We are joined by a familiar voice, Tenisha Tate-Austin, our now Gen-X Guest in Residence.  Listen in as Tenisha shares what enabled her to build the life she has, despite growing up in a single parent home, with a father, who was not traditionally employed, and surrounded by the violence of South Central ...

Prepare to have your soul touched, heart warmed and to be filled with joy.  On this CCMG episode, Preacher, kidney transplant survivor, and entrepreneur, Yani Davis, chats with us about how she has built a life filled with purpose, positivity and peace….Against the Odds.

You can find Yani Davis at……Yanimeanspeace.com

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Decluttering and Organizing your home effectively can be a real benefit. It can relieve stress and anxiety, increase productivity and concentration, and have a positive impact on your overall health. Decluttering is a process that goes beyond tidying up your home or workspace. It is a journey towards simplifying your life, reducing stress and chaos, and freeing up both physical and mental space.  On today’s episode we welcome our m...

What is your social media platform of choice, have you ever been in a “Twitter Beef”, do you over share?  Are you or your children addicts? Should you be afraid of AI?  Join us  while we talk to Gen X guest, Karlese Campbell, to discuss a subject that affects us all daily -- Social Media.  Karlese is a graduate of Hampton University, where she earned a degree in Mass Communications. Karlese is an Emmy award winning Producer, Cynops...

Does the term “Strong Black Woman” evoke positive thoughts for you or does it “make your skin crawl”?  Would you choose to be a “Strong Black Woman” if you had a choice?  Listen in as we question: Do Black Women need to be “softer”, is it bad if we want to be taken care of financially?  Join your CCMG Co-hosts as we chop it up and drink French 75’s with millennial Jessica Martin.  In addition to being a mother and a wife, Jessica i...

Prepare to laugh and be inspired.  On this episode of Champagne Conversations Multiple Generations (CCMG), Amanda and Tracy talk with millennial, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate, Danielle Jenkins Henry about “Surviving vs Thriving”.   While drinking champagne, they chat about all things related to surviving and thriving, including the spectrum of both, how to thrive in the workplace, and how to teach our children t...

You don’t want to miss this episode of Champagne Conversations Multiple Generations! Amanda and I talk to young, powerful millennial Rachel Lofton about what it means to be a feminist, either by choice or requirement, and how foundational Black women have been to the movement.  Rachel schools us on the importance of being a “ feminist who is a humanist” and drops so many other gems on this episode like the importance of  “listening...

Tracy rides solo on this episode of Champagne Conversations Multiple Generations (CCMG), but doesn’t have to drink alone.  She is joined by young millennial, but old soul, seasoned entrepreneur, and mother of 9-month old twins, Kelley Geer.  On this week’s podcast, Tracy and Kelley sip bubbly and talk about how the different generations think about “success”. They discuss their definitions of success, the late, great Tina Turner’s ...

We all have a somewhat different idea of what marriage means.  Growing up we are often led to believe that marriage is the path for everyone.  Basically, get married, have children and live happily ever after!  But marriage is not the path for everyone and there are many different ways that people choose to partner.  The fantasy of happily ever after, is just that, a fantasy.  Marriage is hard work and frankly, doesn’t always work ...

While our community has learned how to make money and we have many, who are millionaires and even some billionaires, we now need to focus on how we build generational wealth with the money we have earned.  Today on Champagne Conversations Multiple Generations (CCMG), Amanda and I are joined by two seasoned powerhouse attorneys, where we discuss how to leave a financial legacy and all things involved in estate planning.   Estate pla...

“Racism”:  Today on Champagne Conversations Multiple Generations we will discuss the heated topic of racism with two of our favorite Millennials and GenXer Tenisha Tate Austin and Gigi Lewis.  This conversation highlights that Black folks are definitely not a monolith and the need to think about and address this complex issue from multiple directions.  

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“Body Image – Head to Toe” –  Episode 1.  Physical appearance has always been an issue for all women and especially Black women, since we were traditionally not the American standard of beauty.  Today on Champagne Conversations Multiple Generations we discuss, with two accomplished Gen X and Millennial women, how messages from family and the media have impacted their body images – head to toe.   

Gigi Lewis, our Gen x recovering cor...