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BONUS: Ms. Bossy Award 2026 · The Breakfast Club

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Speaker 1: The choice.
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Speaker 2: I'm a homegirl that knows a little bit about everything
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Speaker 2: and everybody.
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Speaker 1: You know, if you don't lie about that?
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Speaker 2: Right, Hey, y'all, what's up. It's Laura Rosa and this
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Speaker 2: is the latest with Laura Rosa. This is your Deli
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Speaker 2: dig on all things pop culture, entertainment, news and all
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Speaker 2: of the conversations that shake the room. Baby. So this
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Speaker 2: is a bonus episode. Hey y'all, if you made it
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Speaker 2: on over to this side, that means you really locked
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Speaker 2: and you really love me, and thanks for joining me.
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Speaker 2: So you guys know, I've been in Miami for the
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Speaker 2: Accelerate Her Awards, which is a global leadership conference with
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Speaker 2: powerful women. These black women get together and I mean
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Speaker 2: these are millionaires, billionaires, women that are making decisions. These
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Speaker 2: are the decision makers, the who's who's were. More importantly,
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Speaker 2: these women are women that are coming together because they
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Speaker 2: want to pour into each other. They want to fill
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Speaker 2: each other's cups, they want to celebrate each other, and
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Speaker 2: they want to uplift the people that are coming next.
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Speaker 2: And I am so blessed to have been in conversation
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Speaker 2: as one of those people that are coming next and
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Speaker 2: to receive the and to receive the Bossy Award as
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Speaker 2: a celebration in a notch and an official welcome, you know,
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Speaker 2: into this leadership family. You know, this conference has been amazing.
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Speaker 2: Shout out to Kimberly Blackwell, who has an agency that
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Speaker 2: puts all these things together. I mean, sponsors ranged from
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Speaker 2: everybody you know, from Visa and you know, I got
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Speaker 2: to do a fun activation with Meta Disney Travel Wells Fargo.
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Speaker 2: I've met so many people this past weekend. Ran into
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Speaker 2: my girl Tokara from America's Next Top Model as well.
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Speaker 2: Yeah just I mean Bastor Jamal O'Bryant. Kamala Harris spoke
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Speaker 2: that I could go on for I ran into Terry Vaughn,
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Speaker 2: had a great conversation with her as well. I could
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Speaker 2: go on and on for days, but I did want
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Speaker 2: you guys to be able to hear, you know, the
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Speaker 2: presentation that was presented to me as a twenty twenty
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Speaker 2: six Ballsy Award recipient along with several other black women
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Speaker 2: who are out here doing some amazing things. So let's
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Speaker 2: get on into the award. First, you'll hear the intro
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Speaker 2: package that played for me and Gia Pepper is a
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Speaker 2: fellow journalist present the award and then I get to
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Speaker 2: do my acceptance speech. Thanks you guys for tuning in
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Speaker 2: and thanks for supporting me. A lot of what they
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Speaker 2: talked about while I was here at this conference was
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Speaker 2: the podcast in our audience, So I appreciate you guys.
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Speaker 1: All ways, breaking news, what's trending now, our culture amplified
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Speaker 1: in real time. If it's happening, there's a good chance
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Speaker 1: low Ren LaRosa is already on it. Hailed as a
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Speaker 1: rising force in media and a certified media Maven, low
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Speaker 1: Ren LaRosa has built her voice and brand at the
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Speaker 1: intersection of news, culture and conversation. A certified Brown Girl
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Speaker 1: Grinding and a proud graduate of Delaware State University, this
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Speaker 1: entertainment news correspondent, producer, actress, and lifestyle blogger has built
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Speaker 1: a national media brand by combining intention, hard work, her
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Speaker 1: authentic voice, and a commitment to delivering the news with speed,
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Speaker 1: style and strategy. From trending topics to interviewing every one
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Speaker 1: from former President Barack Obama to to day's biggest names
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Speaker 1: in entertainment and culture, Loren has become known for asking
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Speaker 1: the real questions we the people want answers to, but
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Speaker 1: talent and tenacity aren't the only things this media queen
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Speaker 1: possesses when it comes to self advocacy and choosing peace
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Speaker 1: above all else. She's mastered that too. In twenty twenty three,
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Speaker 1: she bet on herself and made the brave decision to
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Speaker 1: walk away from TMZ, not as a setback, but as
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Speaker 1: a strategic move forward, because Loren understood something early. Your
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Speaker 1: platform matters, but your power matters more, and respect matters most.
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Speaker 1: And now she's brought her distinct voice and point of
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Speaker 1: view to the Breakfast Club, one of the most influential
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Speaker 1: platforms in media, a place where Loren unapologetically commands space,
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Speaker 1: drives conversation, and makes her presence undeniable. With every interview,
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Speaker 1: podcast episode, and social commentary, Loren continues to position herself
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Speaker 1: at the center of what's next, because in an industry
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Speaker 1: that never slows down, low Ren Lrosa keeps and sets
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Speaker 1: the pace, sharp, curious, courageous, and unapologetically herself. Low Ren
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Speaker 1: Lrosa isn't just on the pulse of culture, she is
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Speaker 1: driving the culture. Accelerate her.
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Speaker 2: Join us in celebrating our twenty twenty six Bossy Award honoree.
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Speaker 2: She's a woman who's at the center of news, entertainment,
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Speaker 2: and culture, accelerate her community. Help me Celebrate twenty twenty
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Speaker 2: six Award recipient Lauren Lorosa. I want to start out
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Speaker 2: by saying thank you. It's Kim black Well. You know,
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Speaker 2: this is my first time actually getting to meet you
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Speaker 2: and experience all of this in person, and I am
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Speaker 2: just I've only been here for like maybe twenty four hours,
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Speaker 2: trying to get my life together, but like it's been
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Speaker 2: just like a hug. And I think a lot of
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Speaker 2: times we don't under know. You can clap it up
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Speaker 2: for that, cause a lot of spaces with power for
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Speaker 2: people aren't hugs. But I'm know, I think a lot
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Speaker 2: of times we don't realize how much we need that,
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Speaker 2: and we feel like because we're out here, we're doing
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Speaker 2: all these things that if we take the time to
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Speaker 2: do that, you feel guilty about it or you just feel,
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Speaker 2: you know, like you're not on your mission and not
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Speaker 2: in you know, not in your flow of your things.
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Speaker 2: But I'm excited to be here, you know, for the
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Speaker 2: days that I am here, just because you guys have
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Speaker 2: so much that I am looking to learn and as
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Speaker 2: I navigate this new space that I'm in and learning
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Speaker 2: all these things. I was watching that video, I'm like,
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Speaker 2: they talk about me like that stuff that I did,
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Speaker 2: But I remember those moments and not even really like
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Speaker 2: you don't think about this part of it at all.
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Speaker 2: You just are like, I know that there's more. I
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Speaker 2: know I should be doing other things. I know that
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Speaker 2: you know there's elevation, that the ceiling doesn't exist for me,
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Speaker 2: and you just keep pushing and then when you get
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Speaker 2: recognized for doing it and being bossy, it's like, okay, like, God,
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Speaker 2: I'm glad I listened to you, and I'm glad that
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Speaker 2: people see me and see us. So thank you so much.
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Speaker 2: Thank y'all already cried. I'm not trying to cry no more. Yeah,
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Speaker 2: I'm just really happy. Thank you guys,