Generation Us

Millennial- Chris Vigilante is the owner and green coffee buyer of Vigilante Coffee Company. Chris breaks down his journey from working at a coffee shop in Hawaii, to a successful business owner. The greatest takeaway in this episode is that you may have more failures than successes, but if you're operating with passion and belief, you can ultimately achieve success and impact the world with an incredible curated coffee experience. Enjoy!

Traditional- Oggy Ogburn is a Photographer. Oggy's photographs have been published in trade and consumer magazines ranging from Billboard to U.S. News and World Report. Oggy currently holds thousands of prints of celebrities that he captured back in the day from Prince to Sade laying in the back of a limousine. Ogburn's work has also been displayed at various exhibits such as the Smithsonian Museum and exhibits in Beijing, China. We really enjoyed talking to him. Enjoy!

Millennial- Trey Sherman is a Journalist, IG Storyteller and a YouTube Commentator. We get to the essence of how boomers and millennials think differently by virtue of the generational divide along with the technology effect. We talk about whether sexuality is determined by nature or nurture. We also talk about Trey's journey of being gay and the road that he has traveled. Funny, deep and insightful. Enjoy!

This EP is in honor of Kobe Bryant. We talk about what Kobe meant to us and to the world. We also talk about his "Mamba mentality" and his desire for achieving greatness and wanting to die young. We also questioned the ethics of today's journalism and TMZ possibly releasing news of Kobe's death to the world before his family knew about it. Finally, we closed out with our greatest take away and well wishes to other families that lost their love ones in this tragedy. This one got deep y'all. R.I.P to the goat.

Millennial- In this episode, we have another creative in the Gen Us studio. This is absolutely an "instant classic" ya'll! Dayo & Lavala give a creative's clinic on the desire behind delving into the creative space, how to grow your passion and monetize your gift. We do a deep dive on Dayo's history, his journey and transition to success. We talk about his podcast and how it's focus is to help creatives be great. This one has something for everyone. Enjoy!

Boomer- In this episode, we are all moving with schedule changes because of the holidays, but we squeezed in time to drop a quick holiday episode. In this one, our recurring attorney/lecturer/comedian guest Sherman drops into the GenUs studio. Among other things, we talk about things we are burning about such as civility and tolerance during this holiday season. Lavala checks Sherman on being a boomer "on the way out." Short and funny, enjoy a laugh for the holidays! Much Love-Gen Us

Gen X- In this episode, we have our first creative joining us in the studio. Kelley Lynch is a visual story teller, writer and a designer. We had some real conversations about her traveling the world and documenting her experiences. We talked about her encounter with wild elephants in Bangladesh and the result of having faith in spiritual leaders. We also talk about what it means to be a creative today and how to take your talents to the next level. Thanks for joining us Kelley. Enjoy!

Traditional- In this episode we have our first traditionalist in the Gen Us studio. We have A fabulous conversation with Patricia Davis who is A graduate of Howard University (undergrad), Stanford University (MBA) and Georgetown University (MA) as well as A White House Fellow who teaches us the money game. Patricia teaches the financial principles necessary to achieve financial freedom. From millennial to boomer +, these lessons are for you fo you want to be financially free. Enjoy!

Boomer- In this episode, we have our recurring Attorney/Comedian William Sherman in the Gen Us studio. We chop it up about the recent Amber Guyger verdict, the house impeachment inquiry into the President and the state of NBA season that is only one week away. That leads us into the NFL season and a deep dive into the Antonio Brown implosion that landed him out of the league. Lots of laughs as usual! Enjoy!

Millennial- In this EP, we have our boy Bruceebundles come into the Gen Us studio. Bruce has recently gone through a break up with his long term girlfriend and we have some real conversations about the process of breaking up, the pain of being cheated on, the things he is still struggling with, and where he goes from here. We also talk about the phenomenon of "toxic masculinity" and the dynamics of growing up in a single parent household. Enjoy!