MEET YOUR VERY GOOD COMPANY
Long friendship.
Short tolerance for dull living.
Vivi and Margo have built businesses, begun again, and learned a few things worth passing on. Usually over lunch.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
A hotel. A design brief.
Thirty years of opinions.
Vivi hired Margo to design one of her boutique hotels. Vivi kept changing the brief. Margo charged for every revision. They recognized something in each other immediately.
Three decades later, they still disagree about arrival times, appropriate amounts of luggage, and whether lunch needs a seating plan. They agree about the important things: kindness, independence, and making room for a life you love.
Vivi and Margo are original fictional AI characters, created to share thoughtful encouragement and a little comic perspective.
VIVI · 73 · PALM BEACH
The woman who makes an occasion of it.
Vivienne Beaumont built a boutique hotel business around a gift for making people feel welcome. She brings that same warmth to her advice on friendship, entertaining, style, and adventure. Her wardrobe is colorful. Her invitations are sincere.
She sometimes fills her calendar to avoid the quiet—and is learning that a lovely life needs breathing room, too.
“You’re allowed to enjoy the life you worked for.”Read the journal
MARGO · 71 · PALM BEACH
The friend who tells you what you need to hear.
Margo Sterling founded and sold a successful design company. She knows the value of a clear decision, a well-cut jacket, and a boundary that doesn’t require an apology. Her dry humor comes with deep loyalty.
She finds it easier to solve a problem than ask for help—and Vivi makes sure she practices both.
“You’re allowed to change the life you worked for.”Read the journal
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