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    <description><![CDATA[<p>Happy Holidays!  Please listen to all of our previously recorded episodes while we take a break until January 2024!</p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy Holidays!  Please listen to all of our previously recorded episodes while we take a break until January 2024!</p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 &amp; Hip Hop Hollywood Star, Moniece Slaughter.   Because of their family's personal struggle with mental illness, Marla and her ...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 Los Angeles.     For any questions, feedback, o...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 Los Angeles.  </p><p><br/></p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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   For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:  Email champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com  IG @champagneconvo_mg ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>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….<b>Against the Odds.</b></p><p>You can find Yani Davis at……<b>Yanimeanspeace.com</b></p><p><br/></p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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….<b>Against the Odds.</b></p><p>You can find Yani Davis at……<b>Yanimeanspeace.com</b></p><p><br/></p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 millennial sister Abeje Maloud, organizing consultant, to ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 millennial sister Abeje Maloud, organizing consultant, to talk about her work with clients to help them create a space they love through her company <b>AltSpaceDelete. </b>Abeje is a Bay Area creative, a health and wellness enthusiast and entrepreneur, a former teacher with a background in Mental Health.</p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 millennial sister Abeje Maloud, organizing consultant, to talk about her work with clients to help them create a space they love through her company <b>AltSpaceDelete. </b>Abeje is a Bay Area creative, a health and wellness enthusiast and entrepreneur, a former teacher with a background in Mental Health.</p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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, Cynopsis IT List Award winner - spotlighting inn...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>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, Cynopsis IT List Award winner - spotlighting innovating digital executives and currently a manager at FOX Sports.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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, Cynopsis IT List Award winner - spotlighting innovating digital executives and currently a manager at FOX Sports.</p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 is a 3-time Emmy award winner for her work ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 is a 3-time Emmy award winner for her work as a Producer of the LIVE broadcasts for the:</p><ul><li>LA Clippers</li><li>LA Kings</li><li>Anaheim Ducks and the </li><li>LA Angels  </li></ul><p>You can reach Jessica on LinkedIn at: Jessica Shandy</p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></description>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 to understand, rather than speaking to be heard”.   </p><p><br/></p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>How do You Define Success</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 definition, and how to adopt an attitude of always t...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 definition, and how to adopt an attitude of always thinking “something great is going to happen!”.</p><p>You can find Kelley and her business, which provides bounce houses, ball pits and more for indoor and outdoor events on IG @TopplinTots.  </p><p><b><br/></b><br/></p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 out.  Yes, it can be rewarding but also one of the most challenging things you’ll ever do. Even Michelle Obama said she didn’t like her husband for 10 years!  In this episode, we&apos;ll discuss marriage from a range of perspectives from guests from the Silent Generation, Boomers, and Millennials. </p><p>Joining Amanda and Tracy are:</p><p>Grace Hebert (Silent generation)- Retired nurse, entrepreneur, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, married for 69 years!  </p><p>Nyeri Osibin (Millennial) Software engineer and Product manager, wife, a mother, a sister, and a daughter. She is also a budding entrepreneur and is co-developing a health and wellness product that promotes holistic solutions for women. Check out her new business @empowermindsoul on IG or <a href='http://www.empowermindsoul.com/'>www.empowermindsoul.com</a><br/><br/>Imani Elliott Foote  (Millennial)- Special Education Elementary Teacher and Interventionist, wife, sister, daughter and auntie. Alongside her sister, she is also co-developing a health and wellness product that promotes holistic remedies for women&apos;s health. @empowermindsoul on IG or <a href='http://www.empowermindsoul.com/'>www.empowermindsoul.com</a> </p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 out.  Yes, it can be rewarding but also one of the most challenging things you’ll ever do. Even Michelle Obama said she didn’t like her husband for 10 years!  In this episode, we&apos;ll discuss marriage from a range of perspectives from guests from the Silent Generation, Boomers, and Millennials. </p><p>Joining Amanda and Tracy are:</p><p>Grace Hebert (Silent generation)- Retired nurse, entrepreneur, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, married for 69 years!  </p><p>Nyeri Osibin (Millennial) Software engineer and Product manager, wife, a mother, a sister, and a daughter. She is also a budding entrepreneur and is co-developing a health and wellness product that promotes holistic solutions for women. Check out her new business @empowermindsoul on IG or <a href='http://www.empowermindsoul.com/'>www.empowermindsoul.com</a><br/><br/>Imani Elliott Foote  (Millennial)- Special Education Elementary Teacher and Interventionist, wife, sister, daughter and auntie. Alongside her sister, she is also co-developing a health and wellness product that promotes holistic remedies for women&apos;s health. @empowermindsoul on IG or <a href='http://www.empowermindsoul.com/'>www.empowermindsoul.com</a> </p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>Creating a Financial Legacy</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 planning Millennial attorney, Lillie N. Nkenchor, and B...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><b>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 planning Millennial attorney, Lillie N. Nkenchor, and Baby Boomer attorney and multi-hyphenate, Shelia Dansby Harvey, walk us through how to influence your asset planning.  If you have any assets, regardless of  value,  and you have folks that you care about, who you want to benefit from those assets, this conversation is for you.</b></p><p><br/></p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>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 planning Millennial attorney, Lillie N. Nkenchor, and Baby Boomer attorney and multi-hyphenate, Shelia Dansby Harvey, walk us through how to influence your asset planning.  If you have any assets, regardless of  value,  and you have folks that you care about, who you want to benefit from those assets, this conversation is for you.</b></p><p><br/></p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <description><![CDATA[<p><b>“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.  </b></p><p><br/></p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>“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.  </b></p><p><br/></p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[“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 corporate baddie, has spent over 15 yea...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[<p><b>“Body Image – Head to Toe” –  Episode 1</b>.  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.   </p><p><b>Gigi Lewis</b>, our Gen x recovering corporate baddie, has spent over 15 years spearheading some of your favorite marketing campaigns from brands like Gatorade, Cadillac, and the largest streaming giant among many others.  Gigi is re-emerging as an independent photographer, capturing culture on her terms.</p><p><b>Tenisha Tate Austin, </b>our<b> </b>representative Millennial, spent over 20 years as an educator and public-school principal and now spends her time helping schools and corporations understand the impact and importance of diversity and inclusion as a consultant and owner of Critical Friends, LLC.</p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>“Body Image – Head to Toe” –  Episode 1</b>.  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.   </p><p><b>Gigi Lewis</b>, our Gen x recovering corporate baddie, has spent over 15 years spearheading some of your favorite marketing campaigns from brands like Gatorade, Cadillac, and the largest streaming giant among many others.  Gigi is re-emerging as an independent photographer, capturing culture on her terms.</p><p><b>Tenisha Tate Austin, </b>our<b> </b>representative Millennial, spent over 20 years as an educator and public-school principal and now spends her time helping schools and corporations understand the impact and importance of diversity and inclusion as a consultant and owner of Critical Friends, LLC.</p><p>For any questions, feedback, or requests for collaboration, please reach out to us on:<br/><br/><b>Email<br/></b>champagneconversationsmg@gmail.com<br/><br/><b>IG</b><br/>@champagneconvo_mg</p>]]></content:encoded>
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