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I'm a home guy that knows a little bit about everything and everybody. You know if you're going to lie about that, right? Lauren came in hot. Hey, y'all, what's up? It's Lauren the Rosa, and this is the latest with Lauren the Rosa. This is your daily dig on all things, pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the conversations that shake the room, baby. So this is a bonus episode. Hey y'all. If you made it on over to this side, that means you really locked in. You really love me. And thanks for joining me. So you guys know I've been in Miami for the Accelerate Her Awards, which is a global leadership conference with powerful women. These black women get together. And I mean, these are millionaires, billionaires, women that are making decisions. These are the decision makers, the who's, who's. But more importantly, these women are women that are coming together because they want to pour into each other. They want to fill each other's cups. They want to celebrate each other and they want to uplift the people that are coming next. And I am so

blessed to have been in conversation as one of those people that are coming next and to receive

the and to receive the Bossie Award as a celebration and a notch and an official welcome, you know,

into this leadership family. You know, this conference has been amazing.

Shout out to Kimberly Blackwell, who has an agency that puts all these things together.

I mean, sponsors range from everybody, you know, from Visa.

And, you know, I got to do a fun activation with the meta.

Disney travel. Wells Fargo, I've met so many people this past weekend.

Ran into my girl, to Kara, from America's Next Top Model as well.

Yeah, just, I mean, Pastor Jamal Hope Bryant, Kamala Harris spoke.

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