Len Guardino
Inspiration
Len Guardino, after serving for a number of years as Executive Director of Fathers At Large — a New York nonprofit where successful men in the community of Manhattan participated in healthy and age-appropriate activities empowering local children in need through sharing their positive influence to improve childrens' lives — was motivated to create a character that communicates his philosophy about being moral, expressing the importance of clean-living, and supports children’s skills in becoming aware of themselves and others and turning away from negative influences. Len created the character Champagne Cat® to build these foundational skills based upon a positive future. Champagne Cat® communicates his message through products including the Champagne Cat® Game, a game board that communicates Champagne Cat’s philosophy of eating healthy food for mind and body. Champagne Cat® also appears in his own cartoon story where a young cat asks Champagne Cat® questions about life. Champagne Cat® is also the main character of his ten-page coloring book where Champagne Cat® fights off negative influences so that children can have a positive life. Champagne Cat® also appears in Len Guardino’s book written for children, “Pass On The Little Blue Ball,” about how the Earth came about and how everyone has a responsibility to make Earth happy by keeping Earth’s air, land and water clean. Champagne Cat® also appears on greeting cards, T-shirts, hats, coffee mugs, and items that can be found on this website.
Len’s creativity doesn’t stop there. Based in New York City, Len Guardino spent much of his career perfecting his vocal, song writing and recording skills. His style, according to Karl Stober of ejazznews: “In the grand institution of style as Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Al Martino.” Len’s published works include, among others, “Be The Man I Was Really Meant To Be,” “I’m A Man, Yes I Am,” “They Call Me A City Slicker,” “They Tell Me I’m A Man.” His works have been reviewed by various publications including Billboard, Record World, Accent Mag-, Smothers Net, Culture Bunker.Com, J.R. Taylor of N.Y. Press (“The greatest lounge singer in Manhattan! . . . like nothing you’ve heard before.”), Accent on Tampa Bay Magazine (“Guardino’s textured phrasing and vocal dynamics display fine technique and burning passion.”), and others. In addition to his passion for vocal excellence, Len is the playwright of a seven-song musical comedy, “Just For Love,” including all composition and lyrics. He is a talented lyricist and composer. His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and most digital streaming services, also on HearNow (at https://lenguardino.hearnow.com/a-moment-in-time), on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW8oiTI2hD2a7uLImHfxZ9w and, of course, at amazon.com/Len-Guardino/dp/B00077F7TU .
Champagne Cat® rose out of Len’s love for children. He served in the U.S. Army Infantry after which he returned to New York where he began his career in New York commercial real estate in Manhattan. He successfully owned an art gallery off Madison Avenue, and co-produced Red Magic, an Off-Broadway production. He was a member of the Soldiers and Sailors Club located in Manhattan and served on committees of City of Hope and The Floating Hospital. He is now devoting his time to his favorite children’s character, Champagne Cat®, to bring much needed happiness, moral strength, fidelity, manners, and wisdom to children all over the globe.
Kristin Guardino, J.D.
Kristin Guardino, J.D., formerly practiced law focusing on complex civil litigation, family and estate law. When she wasn’t representing individuals in complex securities law or real estate and restaurant investor litigation, she often represented children seriously injured by persons engaging in criminal activity. Before starting her own law practice, she began her career working with Richard “Racehorse” Haynes as a law clerk and then attorney in the civil litigation section of his practice. She was stalked during her law school matriculation by a professor who had a history of this sad behavior. Although the law school attacked her after reporting the professor and seeking assistance, Richard on the other hand, created the most professional and respectful work atmosphere and assisted Kristin at every opportunity in dealing with corruption she encountered in law school during the aftermath of reporting the sad individual. Richard was the exemplar of professionalism; he was a person that people, and the press, absolutely loved being around. When Kristin left his firm to open her own firm Richard gave her her first case, involving a child molested by – a lawyer. She obtained a jury verdict of $8,910,000 on behalf of her minor client. Quickly following that verdict she became the target of corrupt practices of envious lawyers’ attempts to injure her financially, steal her fees, and target her reputation, all with the assistance of elected and appointed individuals helping their corrupt attorney-benefactors. The first person to congratulate Kristin after the verdict was indeed Richard Haynes, there again to show his support and professionalism, as always. Kristin knows how it feels to be injured by indefensible and corrupt people. Her entire practice was devoted to helping those confronted with the onslaught of real evil, assisting them in turning upside-down injustice right-side-up. During her career as an attorney she witnessed and experienced truly disturbing, unjust behavior by all types of persons under the auspices of justice all the while acting under immunity. Her life is devoted to increasing individual strength through the pedagogy of moral character, intellect, reliance on God, and to the best of one’s ability, the abandonment of fear.
Kristin’s professional work as a lawyer runs in her family. She is related through her father to Retired Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John A. Dixon, Jr., Dec’d., pictured below. Justice Dixon served as a Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court for twenty years, the last ten of those years as Chief Justice. He was beloved by his family; his character was unassailable; his opinions respected, as reflected in the writings of others: “Justice Dixon is not afraid to dissent alone when conviction requires it. I like that in a judge. In one case, he answered the majority in one stark sentence: “All it would take to make this search legal is a warrant.”50 On certiorari the United Sates Supreme Court reversed the Louisiana Supreme Court, paying Chief Justice Dixon the high tribute of quoting his Shaker sentence-in its exquisite entirety. 51”. http://Baier, Paul R., “Dedication; Chief Justice John Dixon: Twenty Years in Retrospect” (1990). Journal Articles. 252. https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/faculty_scholarship/252
Photograph of Retired Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John A. Dixon, Jr., Dec'd.
Photo of Retired Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John A. Dixon, Jr., Dec’d.
Len and Kristin Guardino bring years of experience to their every endeavor and their mission is to share positivity gained through their experience with people who want good.
After both having successful careers in their respective professions, Len and Kristin Guardino founded Champagne Cat Worldwide, LLC in 2019 to devote their time, treasure and talents to making the world’s people happier by spreading the philosophy that Happiness Is Being Round®! They invite you to peruse this website and learn just what “Happiness Is Being Round®!” means and hopefully apply it in your life as best you can to the degree you want.
You can reach us with your comments; with your thoughts and dreams for our world and the people and creatures that inhabit it; and to share your own talent with our company by forwarding your resume at info@champagnecat.com .
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