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Life be lifing. In this honest solo episode, I talk about the days when getting out of bed feels heavy, what trauma leaves behind, perimenopause brain fog, depression, anxiety, rest, faith, and the reminder that needing a pause does not make you weak. This is my personal experience, not medical advice. If you need support, reach out to a qualified professional or someone you trust. You are loved. I am loved. Socially, in life.

Brands want authentic creator partnerships, but authenticity cannot begin with a brief that leaves no room for the creator. Medha K. joins me to talk about what brands keep getting wrong, why the creator’s community has to come first, and what makes a partnership actually work. We also talk about using AI without losing your voice, chasing cultural relevance, and how creators can start building relationships with the decision-makers they want to work with.

A room can be full and still leave someone invisible. Nicole Osibodu notices the person outside the circle. The one checking her phone, walking the hallway, or waiting for a way in. In this conversation, Nicole and Randa talk about the difference between an introduction and real connection, the Wingman Protocol, psychological safety in events, building a strong founder partnership, and the question Nicole and Liz ask when they are about to undervalue their work. This episode is for anyone creating rooms, teams, communities, or experiences where people are supposed to feel like they belong. Follow Nicole on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleosibodu

You cannot post your way out of a brand nobody understands. Randa Quraan breaks down the four brand strategy questions that need answers before the content calendar, logo reveal or launch. Get clear on the audience, problem, feeling and first offer before you post. Work with Randa:https://sociallyloud.com/consult-with-randa

What happens when you have the résumé, the experience, and the results, but people still do not know the half of what you have done? Yemisi Olorunwunmi joins Randa Quraan to talk about owning your story before somebody else controls it. They get into visibility, being underestimated in corporate spaces, building wealth through knowledge and relationships, and why investing in yourself is still the first move. Yemisi also explains why community is not a byproduct of the work. It is part of the strategy.

Lauren Paige Woulard spent more than fifteen years helping major names across entertainment, fashion and culture tell their stories. Then a Paramount merger eliminated her role and gave her the push she already knew she needed. Her response was simple: “I am the sauce. I have always had the sauce.” Randa and Lauren talk about taking midnight buses to New York Fashion Week while Lauren was at Howard, building a career when you do not fit the expected mold, what makes a story worth telling, why brands keep getting multicultural marketing wrong and what happens when you stop waiting for someone else to validate you. Lauren is the founder of LPC Consulting and a publicist, strategist and storyteller whose work spans luxury fashion, television, entertainment and live cultural moments. Follow Randa at `@randaquraan` and Lauren at `@misslaurenpaige`. Hosted by Randa Quraan. Powered by Sprout Social.

Randa Quraan catches up with Vanessa Confessore from Life360 in Cannes for a real conversation about moving through life's hardest cycles, finding something that keeps you going and using technology to get back to the people and moments that matter. #SociallyLoved #ALoudMinuteInCannes #Life360

Third time was the charm 😂 Randa slid into Kim Chappell’s LinkedIn DMs more than once. A few months later, they were inside Hotel Martinez during Cannes Lions talking about Bobbie, motherhood, feeding guilt, creators, community, access, and what it takes to build a brand that actually cares. Kim shares the imposter syndrome that almost kept her from becoming Bobbie’s Chief Brand Officer, why mothers should never measure their worth in ounces, and how Bobbie approaches advocacy, paid leave, cancer-survivor support, and Black maternal health. They also cover creator partnerships, the power of everyday mothers, formula affordability, WIC, and one idea for bringing more education directly into underserved communities.

Kyson Clark didn't speak for the first 17 years of his life. He taught himself to talk off YouTube, got into broadcast journalism, and ended up in front of Gordon Ramsay and Lisa Vanderpump pitching his brand, Kal's Kickin'. We sat down at Cannes and got into all of it. The silence, the comeback, and why he won't pick just one lane. This one stays with you. New episodes every Friday. Powered by Sprout Social.Follow Kyson @thekysonclark and his brand @kalskickin. #SociallyLoved #KysonClark #GordonRamsay #FoodStars #CreatorEconomy #Podcast

Nobody can do this the way you can do it. That line from Binge is the whole episode. Recorded in a studio at Cannes, Randa sits with Justin Diego, the creator known as Binge, the YouTuber turned producer who built a brand around reality TV culture and calls himself a lore architect. He is funny, sharp, and completely clear on what he is building. Inside: making content that feels like TV, what a lore architect actually is, turning reality TV into a real business built on community, showing up for an intense fanbase without losing your voice, what creators want brands to understand, why creators hold the key to the culture, and the message for anyone at home waiting to be seen. Powered by Sprout Social. New episodes every Friday. Hosted by Randa Quraan. Follow @sociallylovedd and @sociallyloud.

Recorded on the ground at Cannes Lions, Randa sits down with Liz Lathan, co-founder of Club Ichi, the social club for people in events who do cool things and love to talk about it. Liz is one of the most genuine humans in this industry. She welcomes everyone with open arms, and it is exactly why the room she built works. Inside: - The reverse mullet approach to events: party in the front, business in the back - What "Ichi" means and why one moment, one time is the point - How she gets people to board a plane with zero details (yes, Tuscany) - Collaboration over competition, and why you should chill with the gatekeeping - The real difference between an audience and a community - What to hear if you feel alone in your industry right now Powered by Sprout Social. Hosted by Randa Quraan. Follow @sociallylovedd and @sociallyloud.

Shannon (Simpson) Jones is Co-Founder of VERB, Ad Age's A-List Experiential Agency of the Year, and a 4x Cannes Lions winner. Randa sat down with her inside the Reddit activation at Cannes, which Shannon helped build, and this conversation covers all of it. What it looks like to be a Black woman building at the top of the creative industry. The real challenges, including access to capital. What it means to step outside your comfort zone. How to help other women be seen in spaces that weren't built for them. The power of community and how platforms like Reddit are giving people a way to find their people genuinely. This one is empowering, honest, and full of the kind of energy that makes you want to move.

Randa sits with her friend Tara McRae for one of the most real conversations Socially Loved has ever had. They get into how they met, the love stories, the career moves, the rebuilds, and the part most podcasts won't touch: perimenopause. They talk about what it actually feels like, what no one warned them about, and why believing in yourself is the only currency that holds up when everything else is shifting. Tara also leads PUMA North America and Cobra PUMA Golf, but the version of her in this conversation is the friend, the woman, the person. Not the title. This one is for the women rising through transitions and refusing to apologize for the pivot. #SociallyLoved #Perimenopause #SelfBelief #WomenSupportingWomen #LifeAndCareer #RealTalk #PodcastForWomen #PUMA

Recorded live at Possible 2026. This week, Randa sits with Carolyn Frazier, Sales and Strategy Leader for CPG Beauty at Pinterest, for a short, motivational conversation about leading, lifting, and building a life and career that actually feel like yours. Carolyn brings the kind of grounded leadership that makes the people around her sharper. This drop is about staying yourself while you rise, and what it really takes to keep building boldly. Loud Minutes is the weekly motivational series on Socially Loved. Real conversations. Real people. Made to empower you in life and in business. Follow Socially Loved on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. Follow Randa @sociallyloud. Hashtags:#LoudMinutes #SociallyLoved #BuildingBold #Motivation #WomenInBusiness #Leadership #Mindset #PodcastClips

This week on Socially Loved, Randa sits down with Austin Null, Chief Creator Officer at We Get It, for a real one on life, love, and business. No script. No filter. Just two builders talking about what it actually takes to show up for all of it at once. The work. The relationships. The version of yourself you're trying to grow into. Austin built one of the most respected creator marketing agencies in the game, but this episode isn't about the agency. It's about the human behind it. If you've ever felt the pull between who you are and who you're trying to become, listen to this one. Keep up with Austin on LinkedIn.Follow Socially Loved on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.Follow Randa @randaquraan #SociallyLoved #LifeAndBusiness #CreatorEconomy #Entrepreneurship #RealTalk #AustinNull #MarketingPodcast #PodcastClips