Episode 11

The Importance of Education and Community with Bess McKinnis || Ep 11

Hello and Welcome to Stuff Mama Forgot to Tell You!

Today our guest, Bess McKinnis talks about having fun with your own community, the importance of education, and knowing who you're choosing to be your life partner to start a family with. Let's begin our journey to cross-generational pearls of wisdom!

Tune in on Tuesday, November 15 for our next guest Manjula Mallick as she talks about growing up with 9 siblings and that the most important lesson they learned from their mother is being yourself!

Timestamps:

(2:32) All about Bess!

(4:54) What did Bess study in school?

(6:39) What is Bess most proud of so far?

(9:07) What does Bess hope her grandchildren learn from her?

(12:27) What did Bess do in her fifties?

(14:25) Big lessons for Bess

(18:35) What Bess does in her alone time

(20:08) Final questions

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Monica Marcel

Monica Francois Marcel is a GenX Founder, entrepreneur & baseball mom in Chicago, who is making room for what's next after stepping back from LCW, the small business she grew into a global DEI firm over 22 years. Monica spent the last two decades working with C-suite executives and senior leaders on six continents to help them build and sustain cultures of inclusion. Trained originally as a civil engineer, Monica's early career included urban planning and serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Latvia. "Stuff Mama Forgot to Tell You" is Monica's passion project dedicated to her mom Eileen, who taught her the power of women building community and sharing stories.