The Modern Phoenix

The old paradigm of "mean girls," competition, jealousy and back-stabbing is ending. Covid has kind of made it non-negotiable to take our friendships to the next level or let them go entirely, but most women haven't actually been taught HOW to do this. Until now (drum roll) . . . In this episode, I'm interviewing a very close friend of mine who not only teaches a new paradigm of trusting our bodie...

If you want to close the gap between who you're being and who you desire to become , you're going to have to make some new choices. We change the choices that we make by changing our beliefs . Remember, you have old, dusty ass beliefs you created or adopted when you were a child that you have been using to make your choices for decades. You can choose to upgrade those. Most people don't know how t...

Jay Ell Alexander lives in Richmond, Va. with her husband, Chris, 15-month-old son, Chris, Jr. and their pup, Luna. She is the Founder and CEO of The Vaughn Strategy, a public relations strategy consulting firm and the owner and CEO of Black Girls RUN!   I brushed shoulders with Jay two-ish years ago at RebelleCon, and I know you will find her to be as authentic, lovely and magnetic as I did back...

This week I recorded a special mini coaching episode to help you coast through the holidays! If 2020 has you: Deep in overwhelm  Comparing yourself to what I call the "Father Christmas Mothers" of social media Feeling guilt or shame b/c you "should" be more grateful or "should" be doing more/better as a mom Or if you can only see evidence of what you lack instead of what you have I got you! In thi...

Erin is a mom of 3 who's lived 9 lives, She's been a full-time SAHM, a full-time working mom, a part-time working mom, and an entrepreneur. She worked for other people for 5 years before she took a leap of faith in her own vision to create her company, Totum.   Totum means whole in Latine - they are devoted to helping modern mothers feel whole in motherhood - body, mind, relationships to ambition,...

Kennae Miller is the owner of Transformation Yoga, South Carolina's only Black, Veteran and woman-owned yoga studio. Transformation Yoga provides the tools of yoga and meditation to people in underserved, underrepresented and marginalized communities from an anti-racism, anti-oppression and trauma-informed framework.  Kennae is also the co-founder of Enough, which bridges yoga, racial and social j...

Lucy Cuneo is an OG; she was a panelist for one of the earliest in-person events with The Champagne Society, and she is one of Harper Bazaar's best photographers in the world. Like many of us during these times, she's trying to navigate her balance of career, children, her conscience, and bringing her whole (political) self to her platforms.  In this conversation, we dive right into it and discuss...

Brittny Irvin is many, many things.  During the day, she's a teacher at a high school in the Charlotte, NC area.  After work, she's helping her super-cool daughter Bean develop a social presence based on making a difference, sharing your individuality and just being yourself (shout out to @thesweetlifeofbean). All day, every day, she's a Mama x3, a woman of color, and an all around bad-ass. Oh, an...

Episode 1 felt like it needed to be you + me getting to know each other—skipping the surface level nonsense. In this episode I get super honest about my "FFTs" with this podcast and the permanence of it compared to riffing at live events, plus my long history of putting pressure on myself to be shiny and happy all the time. I share my experience as a new mama, as a coach, the growth and the massiv...

Welcome to The Champagne Society. I'm Gervase Kolmos - Certified  Coach for mamas and your host for our NEW PODCAST! The Champagne Society started 3ish years ago before in-person fun was cancelled . And man it was magical. It was a glorious kid-free, judgment-free space for moms of littles. But then the entire world changed... This podcast was born out of love, excitement and a hope to create some...