Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Taking risks in life with her career, and less so at the buffet table, have served Mireille Guiliano and her readers well. 

The longtime Veuve Clicquot champagne house executive has a wisdom about women, French and otherwise, that's made her one others turn to for advice. 

The former CEO and best-selling author of "French Women Don't Get Fat" and "French Women for All Seasons" is now toasting her latest book, "Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire: Business Sense & Sensibility." 

Inspired by the young women who've approached her for guidance, Guiliano, who splits her time between New York and Paris, set out to impart what she's learned through her career. 

"We have to help each other and help especially the young generation progress and not make the same mistakes we did," she said. "These very difficult times, with the recession and all of that, are actually a positive for women because it gives us a chance to make a difference and show that we are becoming the majority, and we should be treated as such." 

CNN sat down recently with Guiliano to discuss the word that hurts the careers of women most, the lessons her mother taught her and any last-minute tips she has to prevent holiday-food overindulgence. Here are excerpts from that interview: 

CNN: What exactly is this art of savoir faire you speak of? 

Guiliano: Savoir faire is a complex set, a mix I should say, of competence, experience and knowing somehow instinctively how to make a decision in a given situation. [It's] creating your own luck and your own opportunities and then making the most of them. 
who interviewed her recently?
what does she do?
where was she an executive?
who has inspired her?
what question did CNN ask her?
what is her latest book?
do others turn to her for advice?
what wisdom does she have?
and what else?
how many other books have been mentioned?
has she taken risks?
in what?
how many cities does she spend time in?
please name them.
who does she say we have to especially help?
does she say recession is good for women?
does savoir faire talk about creating your own luck?
and what else?
please name one of the books she has written.
does she want the young generation to repeat our mistakes?
CNN
CNN sat down recently with Guiliano
former CEO and best-selling author
The former CEO and best-selling author 
Veuve Clicquot champagne house
The longtime Veuve Clicquot champagne house executive has a wisdom about women
the young women who've approached her for guidance
Inspired by the young women who've approached her for guidance
What exactly is this art of savoir faire you speak of?
CNN: What exactly is this art of savoir faire you speak of? 

"Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire: Business Sense & Sensibility."
 her latest book, "Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire: Business Sense & Sensibility." 

yes
Inspired by the young women who've approached her for guidance
a wisdom about women
 a wisdom about women, French and otherwise, that's made her one others turn to for advice. 
Savoir faire
Guiliano: Savoir faire is a complex set, a mix I should say, of competence, experience and knowing somehow instinctively how to make a decision in a given situation.
Two
The former CEO and best-selling author of "French Women Don't Get Fat" and "French Women for All Seasons" 
yes
 Taking risks in life with her career, and less so at the buffet table
life with her career
 Taking risks in life with her career, and less so at the buffet table
Two
 Guiliano, who splits her time between New York and Paris,
New York and Paris
Guiliano, who splits her time between New York and Paris
the young generation
"We have to help each other and help especially the young generation progress
yes
These very difficult times, with the recession and all of that, are actually a positive for women 
yes
Savoir faire is a complex set, a mix I should say, of competence, experience and knowing somehow instinctively how to make a decision in a given situation. [It's] creating your own luck
your own opportunities
 [It's] creating your own luck and your own opportunities and then making the most of them.
"French Women Don't Get Fat"
The former CEO and best-selling author of "French Women Don't Get Fat"
no
"We have to help each other and help especially the young generation progress and not make the same mistakes we did,"