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BOOK XENIA
Three talks. One story, told from every angle.

Xenia Ambatzoglou speaks on women's economic access, community as capital, and turning armor into ambition — blending cultural insight with grounded practicality. Every talk is rooted in the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988, told through a different lens: the personal, the ongoing, and the collective.

ARMOR FASHIONED AS AMBITION
Signature Talk
Proudly wearing what protected her — and restrained her.

In this talk, Xenia traces her own path — from a childhood shaped by scarcity in Jersey City, through two decades in corporate financial services, to founding 1988. Along the way, she reveals a hard truth: the ambition she thought she was building was actually armor.

Format: Keynote or fireside, 30–45 minutes
Ideal for: Women's organizations · Nonprofits · Universities · Founder communities · Corporate ERGs · Conferences

CREDIT GIVEN, COMMUNITY GAINED
A story still being written.

An in-progress account of learning to ask for help while actively building — no resolved ending, no tidy takeaway. Just an honest, funny, occasionally uncomfortable look at what it takes to let people in when your whole identity was built on not needing them.

Format: Keynote or fireside, 30–45 minutes
Ideal for: Founder communities · Corporate ERGs · Women's organizations · Conferences

SHE OWNS HER STORY
Women's history, minus the reverence.

Think Drunk History with a point — irreverent, opinionated, and unwilling to treat women's economic history like a museum plaque. Using 1988.'s own product as living props, Xenia tells the stories textbooks skipped.

Format: Keynote, fireside, or workshop, 30–45 minutes
Ideal for: Women's business conferences · Universities · Cultural organizations · Corporate ERGs looking for something with more edge than a standard panel

Interested in booking Xenia?
Reach out at xenia@womenowned88.com with your event details or click here — date, audience, and which talk you have in mind — and she'll follow up within 48 hours.