Randi Zuckerberg's Recent LinkedIn Posts

You know me, I go from one marathon to the next. The Boston Marathon was less than ideal for me, which made the London Marathon the REDEMPTION RACE OF MY DREAMS! I had an incredible time,  3:37:05!!! Wrote a little more on it inside. An amazing reminder that no matter how many times you get knocked down, few things feel better than a hard-earned comeback. Here's what you need to know this week: - Tik Tok Ban: Free Speech vs the First Amendment - Will (or when) will iPhones have AI? - HUG 🤗 opens up a shop with Jackson Alves, who has developed a Procreate Calligraphy Brush Kit that people can't get enough of! Pick up a brush kit of your own from Jackson here: https://thehug.xyz/shop Join the artist waitlist to get your own store with us: https://lnkd.in/eTYxXYFD

I’ll be the emcee for Catalyst at BHASe Summit, a showcase designed for founders solving the toughest challenges in behavioral health. If your company is driving measurable impact, improving care access, supporting clinicians, or helping organizations operate more effectively, Catalyst is where your work can get the spotlight it deserves. Applications are open now and the deadline is December 22. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eFx-HJ9J

It used to be that social media was a new way to feel seen. Nowadays, it can feel harder than ever to connect, but especially this past week ⤵️ ❌ Artists express distress over feeling invisible to their audiences on Instagram ❌ Brazil has outright bans and instituted fines for the use of X/Twitter ❌ Influencer Jools Lebron faces legal battles over copyright for her viral saying "very demure, very mindful" The struggles with centralized social media won't be going away anytime soon, and it's more important than ever that creators maintain control over the audiences they've worked so hard to build. So learn how to do that for ✨free✨ with me and my friends at Lens from Avara! Lens is a decentralized social network where users own their content and connections, so your followers can actually follow you wherever you go. Register by Sept 6 to join us in a 2-day crash course on how to own, grow, and earn from your social audience. Over 500 creatives have already signed up to come learn with me, Christina B., María Paula Fernández, and James Beck. Will you be next? 👉 https://go.thehug.xyz/lens

✨I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be the official emcee for the Catalyst pitch competition at eCapWest25, a brand-new stage created for healthcare’s boldest innovators.🚀 If you’re an early-stage startup tackling real operational, clinical, or workforce challenges in long-term care, this is your moment. Catalyst is about giving founders the spotlight, the connections, and the momentum to scale in front of the operators, investors, and decision-makers who can actually move the needle. Applications are officially open but not for long! Don’t miss your chance to take the stage and show the industry how you’re shaping the future of healthcare. eCap Summit 👉 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/eMwn6W4V I can’t wait to see the incredible innovation that comes to life at eCapWest25! https://lnkd.in/ejDGcUu9

Are you an artist? Do you know an artist who deserves some recognition? I'm thrilled to announce the first-ever "Artist of the Year" award at HUG! I will personally review every submission, and will be joined by two innovative leaders I admire and respect deeply to curate the finalist: Jimena Buena Vida & Micol Ap. One standout artist from HUG's global arts community will receive the title and win a $1,000 prize. The real question is... will it be you? 👉 Submit your best work here: https://go.thehug.xyz/aoty Some other opportunities you need on your radar: 🗽 Win a Solo Show in NYC at Awita Gallery 📺 Stream artwork for the holidays to an audience of 700K with Loupe Art 💜 Exhibit at DevCon with RefractionDAO x RARI Foundation & win $1000 🏙️ Digital art for Dia de los Muertos at the Oculus WTC with The Canvas Global, Inc. You can view details and apply to all of these and more with HUG's Open Calls: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ecYbfMZ3

What a week! 🤖 Ask for forgiveness, not permission? I don't think so! ScarJo says No to OpenAI after new Chat GPT-4o voice seems a little too close to her own for comfort. 📊 The SEC debates an Ethereum ETF, and many assume Eth will follow the lead of his crypto big sibling, Bitcoin... Investors are optimistic in their speculation, but as for now, nothing official! 🛍️ HUG Artist Storefronts on OFFICIALLY OPEN! We're looking for artists to come join us in our new favorite social marketplace. Sign up to come sell with HUG here: https://lnkd.in/eTYxXYFD

It's official! Stability AI & HUG 🤗 are back at it with AI education in the Innovation Laboratory 🎓 In our initial course, we introduced artists on how to *activate* their creativity with AI. This time, we're taking it to the next level to show you how to *elevate* your craft by training your very own AI model! Starting on July 9, this four-week guided course will empower you to get creative with Stability AI's pioneering suite of tools (including the brand new #StableDiffusion3), so you can better showcase your creative abilities in art, animation, writing, productivity, and more. Where you're early in your journey, want to learn more on whether AI is or isn't for you, or consider yourself an expert explorer - come study up with us this summer! To keep things accessible and accountable, participation is FREE if you finish the course! The first 100 to sign up with the code EARLYBIRD pay just $89 on the fully refundable deposit (50% off). Register now and join me: https://go.thehug.xyz/lab #AIEducation #AIonLinkedIn #PromptEngineering #AIArt #AIPrompts #LargeLanguageModels #StabilityAI #StableDiffusion

Come learn about AI with me! In less than two weeks, HUG 🤗 is kicking off a month-long Innovation Laboratory with our partners at Stability AI. I've got a special offer just for my LinkedIn subscribers: 🆓 Check out with RANDIFREE to get a scholarship (25 available!) 🎓 After that, use RANDI20 to pay just $20, a savings of 90% off from the full price of $179. But hurry—registration is closing soon! Sign up here 👉 https://go.thehug.xyz/lab You’ll have the chance to learn how to train your own AI model to better showcase your skills in art, animation, writing, productivity, and more. Be among the first to see live demos of Stability's brand-new release, Stable Diffusion 3 Medium. Experts and explorers alike are welcome!

Earlier this week, I got to celebrate my new favorite holiday.... Global Running Day!!! Don't worry, if you didn't celebrate this year, you've got plenty of time to catch up to speed 😉 Here's what you need to know this week: 📱 Google leans into AI Integration with expanded applications of Gemini 🔍 FTC probes Microsoft AI Deal as need for regulation grows 🛍️ HUG Artist Storefronts are launching soon! If you're an artist with art for sale, come sell it with me <3 While I'm here - what do you think of these articles? Let me know if there are issues beyond crypto, AI, and art that I should dive into from the world of tech. 🏃🏻‍♀️💨💕

The smile says it all! Thank you Barbara De Beir, Angelique Foré, and everyone on team Generation WOW for having me join you at the Better Together Conference! It was an absolute privilege to share the stage with incredible leaders like Carole Lamarque and Julie Brown. Best of all, I got to meet so many wonderful women in business from around the world and left feeling more inspired than ever. Let's go girls! We've got so much good to do together 💫

It’s official! I’m so excited to unveil our new partnership between @thehugxyz and the wonderful team behind dotART. Every artist on HUG now gets access to a FREE .ART domain that they can link to their HUG Artist Profile. In an increasingly digital world, it’s more important than ever to have a domain that aligns with you and what you do... hence why .ART domains are the perfect fit for any artist! I’m thrilled to be sharing this gift with HUG’s global creative community that continues to inspire me more and more every day. Can't wait to see what you all do with it. Not a HUG Artist yet? Become one today. Use my personal invite: https://lnkd.in/eemjAhGU

Got back from NFC Summit in Lisbon, special thanks to Grida .& John Karp for such a memorable conference. The first thing I did when I landed back stateside, because of course, was run a 50K race! I was making up for lost mileage since I couldn't find one to drop in on last minute when I was in Portugal. Here's what you need to know this week: ❌ Biden vetoes Crypto Bill and what the means for the future of digital assets 🤖 AI Voice Cloning is on the rice as the election approaches The future of crypto will be determined by two things: innovation and legislation. Whether you're an artist or an investor, we must play by the rules when it comes to blockchain... Unfortunately, a lot of those rules are still being written!

After two back-to-back marathons in Boston and across the pond, it feels good to be back in New York! Spring has sprung with cherry blossoms in bloom and I'm happy to be taking things at a slightly slower pace than usual. Here's what you need to know this week: 👵🏻 AI Aunties take the stage at TED 📊 What can Bitcoin Halving's History tell us about its future 🤖 The race to mass adoption of AI continues with OpenAI's ChatGPT-5 & Meta's Llama-3 Most of all? I'm excited to share that HUG 🤗 is teaming up with National Geographic & Emmy-nominated photographer John Knopf for a masterclass on Monetizing Your Photography! The course is normally $8.99, but the first 100 to register with the code JOHNKNOPF get to join for free! Sign up for the masterclass here: https://lnkd.in/eMicFb9h

I took a look at my closet this week and realized it's all themed costumes and marathon wear... oops? Honestly, I'm not even sad about it. If the clothes we wear define us, I like to believe that mine saying I'm having a lot of fun! Here's what you need to know this week: 🤖 OpenAI reveals Chat GPT-4o upgrade 📈 CNBC shares their top 50 most disruptive companies Here's what's happening at HUG: 🍏 HUG Artist Jackson Alves featured in Apple commercial for his Procreate brush & artwork! You can buy that same brush from HUG here: https://lnkd.in/ecfk5NPb 🎓 Come learn about AI with me & Stability AI! Register for the course using the code EARLYBIRD for an exclusive offer: https://go.thehug.xyz/lab 📷 Learn how to Monetize Your Photography with National Geographic Photographers John Knopf & Michael Yamashita! Sign up with the code LINKEDIN to join for ✨FREE✨: https://lnkd.in/eMicFb9h

I am THRILLED to share the newest HUG Artist Storefront from my friend in both art & women's empowerment Sara Baumann! I first crossed paths with Sara through her inspiring work at Women and Weapons. It's been amazing to see how Web3 has played a pivotal role in her career change from occupational therapist to full-time artist. She’s a shining example of why artists should be themselves, and try new things. Her storytelling is bold, bright, and delicately weaves the past of her Iranian heritage and her present life in Texas with the future of art through technology. Check her new HUG Shop to pick up a custom commission, affordable fine art prints, and a certain hat with a cowboy boot that I am *obsessed* with below: 🛍️ https://thehug.xyz/shop P.S. Come sell your art with me at HUG ⤵️ 🛒 https://go.thehug.xyz/sell #ArtistsonLinkedIn #ArtistMarketplace #IranianArtists #CustomHandbags #CustomSneakers #Sneakerhead #CommissionArt #Artrepreneur #WomenEntrepreneurs

Happy Monday! I guess it's true... summer really is over and we are all back to school. Shouldn't be a challenge to my fellow eternal learners out there, right? We've got lots in store at HUG 🤗 this week: 📸 Last chance to save with your pre-order on the #HUG100 Photographers To Watch inaugural art book! → Check out the winning artists and pick up your copy from my friends at Snap Collective here: https://hug100.art 🗽Exhibit your art in NYC with our partners at LUME studios for Subjective Art Festival! → Apply for free to get showcased with HUG: https://lnkd.in/eUf3W6Yi → Save on your ticket with the code EARLYBIRD 2: https://lu.ma/xqml34ox It's a privilege to get to support over 30,000 creatives who are *here for the art* with me at HUG. While my team & I aggressively seek out new opportunities for early-stage creators, you can check out our latest initiative to turn artists into entrepreneurs... the HUG Shop! 🛍️ Start exploring how I'm helping artists sell art onchain, on-demand, and off-the-canvas here → https://thehug.xyz/shop

I can finally share the good news— HUG • thehug.xyz has been acquired by dotART, the leading digital domain for the arts! When Debbie Soon and I founded HUG, our dream was to uplift, embrace, and empower creators through technology, opportunity, and education. In just a few years, that dream has come true. HUG has grown into a thriving global arts community of 35,000 artists across 180 countries whom we have shared countless milestones and memories with. This next chapter with .ART brings exciting opportunities for those very artists we’ve been champions and cheerleaders to from the start. As a part of the .ART family, our creators join a prestigious network of over 400,000 artists, brands, and organizations all while gaining access to powerful tools, resources, and a shared commitment to advancing the arts in the digital age. It’s been a privilege not just to see so many of you grow your creative career, but to grow alongside you as well. I say this with confidence— you are going to LOVE the opportunities and resources that Ulvi Kasimov, Jeff Sass, and everyone the dotART team will be sending your way! This is just the beginning. I know you’ll all continue to learn more, do more, and be more together. This mother hugger will be cheering you along just the same ❤️ 📰 Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/ekvDT-kc

Proof that I do (occasionally) wear real clothing 👗 What a week last week was! Thank you to Christie's and MoonPay for inviting me to speak on a panel about spatial computing at their art & tech forum alongside three incredible women in the space: Angela Dalton, Cathy Hackl, and Rachna Bhasin!

When Business Meets Belly-Laughs 🤝😂 What do 800 tech-forward leaders in Medellín and my giggling son have in common? They both taught me the future of AI is delight. A quick postcard from Medellín, the “City of Eternal Spring” Earlier this summer, WOBI on AI & Business Transformation drew hundreds of  business leaders, founders, and students to Plaza Mayor, turning Medellín, Colombia into a buzzing laboratory for leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The two-day forum explored how AI is rewriting playbooks for strategy, customer experience, and brand love. I was honored to speak alongside brilliant minds from OpenAI and Harvard Business School. The moment that rewrote my outline A few days earlier while I was preparing for my talk, I suddenly heard uncontrollable laughter from my son. I peeked over his shoulder and discovered the culprit, ChatGPT volleying riddles back and forth with him: ChatGPT: “What has to be broken before you can use it?” Son (between giggles): “An egg!” (Cue another riddle…) In that moment I realized: AI isn’t just a board-room power tool; it’s a playmate that can unlock new levels of creativity and engagement. Three takeaways ✔️Play unlocks adoption. The same joy that keeps a child engaged will keep your team experimenting. Schedule five minutes of fun with AI at the next stand-up. ✔️Delight drives insight. When someone laughs or exudes joy, you learn what truly resonates; data dashboards rarely capture that magic. ✔️Humanity scales tech. In Medellín’s cable-cars and classrooms, AI projects succeed when they honor community, not just efficiency. Your move Drop the funniest or most surprising thing an AI has done for you in the comments. Let’s build a highlight reel of delight. And remember that progress and play are better together. #AI #Leadership #Innovation #FutureOfWork #WOBI #Medellín #BellyLaughs

Happy Saturday! This weekend, I'm doing some homework and studying up on the one and only Refik Anadol... who I have the absolute honor of interviewing next week on the future of generative AI! I'd love for you to join us! Maybe you can even throw a question into the hat? It's this Thursday, August 1 at 7:00 PM ET. If you can't make the live session, we'll be sending a recording to everyone who registers to watch at their convenience. Register for free here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ep6ZZb8e

Hello dear readers! As someone who has been a part of social media from day 1, one of the most important things creators can do to get ahead is to stay up to date with new trends and technologies. I'm happy to share that HUG 🤗 is hosting a 2-day boot camp with Lens about how you can own your content and connections with decentralized social media. Over 4 workshops in 2 days, you will:  → Onboard with an intro to decentralized social with Lens  → Create, curate, and collaborate with new communities on Orb  → Master monetizing & marketing your brand with new tech The best part? It's free. Come learn with me 👉 https://go.thehug.xyz/lens P.S. So happy for the privilege of working with Christina B., María Paula Fernández, James Beck and their team at Avara. It's always an honor to collaborate with people and organizations who care as much about empowering independent creators as I do ❤️

Back from a big family trip in Spain and I can't stop thinking about the importance of "work hard / play hard". What do you do to "treat yourself" when you've put the hard work in? Here's what you need to know this week: 🏛️ SEC drops investigation over Ethereum 🛍️ Target introduces AI into their Retail 🤖 I'm teaching a course on AI with Stability AI - come learn with me! Best of all? It's free: https://go.thehug.xyz/lab

Today, Leah Ibrahim Sams goes from digital artist to fashion designer with the launch of her new limited-edition capsule, The Paradise Collection. 🎨 Bold, bright, original artwork 🌍 Sustainably manufactured slow fashion ⚡️ Digital twin utility with IYK* 🛍️ Available exclusively on HUG 🤗 I've had the pleasure of working with Leah over the years and at every corner, she's innovated her craft with the latest in emerging technology. I'm honored to be taking this next step with her through hosting her collection on HUG! In addition to debuting her fashion line, Leah's HUG Artist Storefront also has an array of art merchandise and accessories she's designed alongside a Procreate Course that covers skills that helped her land partnerships with adidas, Manchester City Football Club, and more. Okay! Enough reading, more shopping. Shop Leah Sams on HUG today: https://go.thehug.xyz/leah P.S. Come sell your art with me at HUG! Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eTYxXYFD #sustainablefashion #slowfashion #atrepreneur #independentartist #shopsmall #artmarketplace #malaysianartists #artistsonlinkedin #supportartists

Accessible education is everything, especially for early-stage artists. In case you missed it, I'm teaming up with internationally acclaimed photographers John Knopf & Michael Yamashita to host a free 2-hour masterclass on monetizing your photography. Normally, the course is $8.99... but as a special treat just for my LinkedIn subscribers, you can sign up for FREE with the code LINKEDIN: Sign up with the discount code LINKEDIN here: https://lnkd.in/eMicFb9h If you're a photographer, I've got another surprise in store for you! We are currently taking submissions for the inaugural list of HUG's 100 Photographers to Watch, with curated artists having their work PUBLISHED in the upcoming hardcover art book as well as having their art EXHIBITED at Superlative Gallery. You can send in your photos here, for free: https://lnkd.in/e3g-Jd_q

I'm still grinning ear-to-ear after spending last week with 1000 women in entrepreneurship at Generation WOW in Belgium. I spent so much of my career as the only woman in the room, and being in a room with 1000 left me in feeling more energized than ever to take on the world! Here's what you need to know this week: 📱 Smartphones get smarter as Apple announces AI for iOS 📑 Adobe faces controversy over Terms of Service and AI data training 💫 Stability AI just launched #StableDiffusion3! Join me and the team at Stability AI to become an early expert with SD3 Medium in the Innovation Laboratory, our free course that will teach you everything from AI basics to how to train your own model. You can sign up here: go.thehug.xyz/lab

257 Miles and 5 Big Lessons Hello dear readers, Earlier this May I stood at the starting line of the Cocodona 250, a point-to-point ultramarathon that winds 257 miles from Black Canyon City to Flagstaff, Arizona. Why sign up for five straight days of sand, snow, switchbacks, and sleep-deprivation? Two questions carried me up every climb and through every low point: 1. How far can a body go after the brain says “stop”? 2. Who will I be if I keep going anyway? Five days later, with torn-up feet, a busted ankle, and a belt buckle no one can take away, I had some answers. Stats & Strategy (AKA how I turned a dream into a finish line) -Distance / Elevation - 257 miles · 36,000 ft of climb -Weather - blistering sun ☀️ · lightning & hail ⛈️ · surprise snow ❄️ -Sleep - 6 hours total (spread over five nights) -Body-fat shift - 19 % ➜ 13 % in 125 hours -Calories in - let’s just say Coca-Cola & cookies were an official food group Key prep moves 2 a.m. alarm drills: Wake every two hours, jog two miles, back to bed. Training my system to move through exhaustion. Fat-adapted fueling:Higher-fat, lower-carb months so I could avoid the dreaded “bonk.” Crew rehearsals: Detailed run-of-show docs for friends who’d hand off snacks, layer me up, and guide me through an 8,300 ft ugly cry. Dark-Night Lessons for Daytime Leaders 1. Rehearse the Hard Parts in Advance The 2 a.m. treadmill shuffle felt absurd—until mile 190. Projects crumble where we avoid stress tests. Simulate your sticking points. 2. Manage Energy, Not Just Time Power-hiking bought me runnable miles later. Burnout hits teams when every sprint is treated like one. Pace your people. 3. Red-Team Your Support Crew I soloed the first 78 miles, then passed the baton to friends who paced and coached me. Build teams that jog beside you, not cheer from the sidelines. 4. Treat Emotions as Dashboards, Not Drivers Hyperventilating tears hit on Mount Elden. Naming the emotion (“system overload”) stopped me from obeying it (“quit”). Same rule for boardrooms and launches. 5. Growth Hides Behind the “Why Am I Doing This?” Wall The moment you want to tap out is usually the moment you came for. On the other side of 257 miles, I met a tougher, quieter version of myself. She’s already chasing the next summit. A Thank-You Lap To the friends who gave a week for dusty aid-station hugs, to all who tracked my GPS dot, and to the mentors who pushed me past “reasonable”—your belief ran every mile with me. Thank you. And to anyone staring down a wild stretch goal: toe the line before you feel ready. The person on the far side is worth meeting. Running (and building) with you, Randi #Ultramarathon #Leadership #Resilience #Teamwork #Mindset #Cocodona250 #Grit #Endurance #Growth

A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of announcing our first collaborative Open Call with the UN SDG Action Campaign. Today, I have more good news... I'm thrilled to welcome the United Nations Youth Office to our collaboration! What a fun way to celebrate #InternationalYouthDay 🎉 If this is news to you, here are the details: My team and I at HUG 🤗 are hosting two open calls with the UN SDG Action Campaign & United Nations Youth Office for art in support of the #GlobalGoals for Sustainable Development. Selected artists will have their art showcased in a touring exhibit around key United Nations events such as: September 20, 2024: Youth Action Day with United Nations Youth Affairs September 22-23, 2024: The Summit of the Future in New York City October 29, 2024: The UN SDG Action Awards in Rome The deadline has officially been extended through August 19. It's free to apply and artists are welcome to submit to both Open Calls if they like. Given the new collaboration with the UN Youth Affairs Office, we especially welcome young artists to contribute! Submit to the Open Call for Economic Justice: Building A Just Future 🖼️ https://lnkd.in/e9tKSmEr Submit to the Open Call for Hope in Action: Transforming Tomorrow 🖼️ https://lnkd.in/e9tKSmEr

Post to Anyone + Subscribers Happy Monday! Woke up this morning to see that HUG 🤗 and UN SDG Action Campaign's press release is officially out! You can read all about our latest collaboration here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ge4PfThX I'm particularly touched by the words of Marina Ponti, the Global Director of the UN SDG Action Campaign, reflecting on this collaborative opportunity: “Art has the ability to transcend boundaries and speak to our common humanity. Through this collaboration, we hope to harness the creativity and vision of artists worldwide to inspire action and bring the SDGs to life.” If you know an artist who would be a good fit to support the SDG's 17 Goals, it would mean a lot to me if you would share this with them! I really believe art can change the world for the better and this is the perfect opportunity for anybody who believes the same. #EconomicJustice #UNSDGActionCampaign #SDGAction #Act4SDGs #UNSDG #SDGAction #UnitedNations #ArtWithImpact #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #SDGs

Loved being on stage this week at Mobile World Congress Las Vegas with the Amdocs team, talking about tech innovation and the evolving role of marketing in a new world of artificial intelligence. (Spoiler alert: the role of storytelling and the importance of creativity and curiosity has never been more paramount.) So grateful to be joined by my dear friend and the most fun and fashionable travel companion a girl could hope for, Tracy Somber! #MWCLV2024

Congratulations to all of our HUG 🤗 artists! It was such a privilege to work with Onchain Foundation, who share my passion for blockchain's potential to improve the world through technology, innovation, and connection 🌎✨

To say I'm excited about our latest collaboration is an understatement. I have long admired the work that the UN SDG Action Campaign has done to turn the dream of a better tomorrow into a reality. I'm thrilled to share that through two collaborative open calls, our global arts community at HUG 🤗 will be able to support them in that mission. We are seeking artwork in support of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals with themes such as economic justice, climate action, gender equality, and more. Curated works will be showcased with full credit to the artist at upcoming #UnitedNations high-level conferences and initiatives such as the Summit of the Future in New York and the UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony in Rome. If you've got art about a more promising future for people and the planet, send it our way. Submissions are open through August 15, and you apply for free through the links below: 1️⃣ A JUST FUTURE: https://lnkd.in/e9tKSmEr 2️⃣ TRANSFORMING TOMORROW: https://lnkd.in/eFAKsRvD #EconomicJustice #UNSDGActionCampaign #SDGAction #Act4SDGs #UNSDG #SDGAction #UnitedNations #ArtWithImpact #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #SDGs

Big news! After the impact of our #HUG100 Artists to Watch, I’m thrilled to announce a new art book series from HUG 🤗, with a dedicated HUG100 publication to different mediums. …starting with our HUG 100 Photographers to Watch! This prestigious list will be both printed into our upcoming hardcover artbook with Snap Collective and curated into an immersive exhibit at Superlative Gallery in Indonesia. I’m honored to be collaborating with our guest curators, internationally acclaimed photographers John Knopf & Michael Yamashita, whose works have been featured in National Geographic, TIME, Sony, and more.  Film, digital, multidisciplinary, landscape, portraiture, and more - I’m just as excited as our curators to see what you’ll all submit! Apply by May 27:  📚https://lnkd.in/e3g-Jd_q

It feels like it was just yesterday I started hosting my own show on SiriusXM, when really it's been 10 magical years! The Listen Free event with SiriusXM is LIVE now through June 3rd! So you can tune into my weekly show, Randi Zuckerberg Means Business, and even more channels. 🎙️Turn the radio on 🎶 Turn the volume up ✨ Come learn, listen, lipsync, and sing as loud as you want with me: http://SiriusXM.com/TalkLF #siriusxm #siriusxmbusiness #podcasts #entrepeneursonlinkedin #randizuckerbergmeansbusiness

✋ STOP SCROLLING I need to share something with you, one of my favorite artists, Saphera Peters, has opened up shop with me at HUG 🤗 🎉 Saphera has been a HUG Artist since our early days, and it's been amazing to get to know her through her art over the years! I love her origin story as a creator— what started as a daily practice back in 2019 has now grown into a budding career for this young artist-turned-entrepreneur. She's gone from simply making art on her iPad to having it featured on consumer packaged goods and larger-than-life public murals in her local community. Not only that, she regularly shares themes of her South Asian culture, self-empowerment, and body positivity in her joyful and magical work. Check out her shop to keep her art handy with cell phone cases and ceramic mugs, and better yet? Connect with her to see how she can bring creativity into your life too ❤️ Shop Saphera here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eN8AYHeY

🚨 There are only 3 days left to apply to display your art at the United Nations! Our collaborative Open Call on HUG 🤗 with the UN SDG Action Campaign and the United Nations Youth Office is coming to a close soon! We already have 1000 submissions (!!!) so unfortunately, we won't be able to take in any late entries. If you haven't had a chance to send in your art just yet, take some time this weekend to send it our way. We are specifically looking for art in support of the #GlobalGoals for Sustainable Development. Selected artists will have their art showcased in a touring exhibit around key United Nations events such as: September 20, 2024: Youth Action Day with United Nations Youth Affairs September 22-23, 2024: The Summit of the Future in New York City October 29, 2024: The UN SDG Action Awards in Rome Submit to the Open Call for Economic Justice: Building A Just Future 🖼️ https://lnkd.in/e9tKSmEr Submit to the Open Call for Hope in Action: Transforming Tomorrow 🖼️ https://lnkd.in/eFAKsRvD If you know an artist who would be a good fit, be sure to tag them or send this their way. Best of luck to everyone!

Apploi's 6th Annual Top Healthcare Workers Awards Nominations are now OPEN! The categories this year are: Impact, Innovation, Emerging Leader, and Team Player. Nominate yourself, a colleague, or a friend in both clinical and non-clinical roles until 11:59 PM ET on Friday, December 12, 2025. Winners will be announced in mid-January and will receive a $500 reward, a certificate of recognition, and a spotlight on Apploi's website and social media. Go here to make your nomination: https://lnkd.in/e9YMtedM

I had a fantastic time joining ICSC's President & CEO Tom McGee on his From Where I Sit podcast. We covered everything from entrepreneurship to navigating rapid technological change to the power of creativity as a strategic advantage. Conversations like this remind me how important it is to stay curious, bold and willing to reinvent. I’m especially excited because this discussion is the perfect lead‑into my upcoming role as keynote speaker at ICSC+PROPTECH this May, where you can discover the tech transforming the commercial real estate industry. There is so much innovation happening at the intersection of retail, real estate and technology and I can’t wait to explore where we’re headed next.   I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I enjoyed being part of it and hope to see you at ICSC+PROPTECH! Register here to attend and hear me speak: https://lnkd.in/eZrA9XHe

My favorite thing about being and working with so many entrepreneurs is how eager they are to help others learn too. John Knopf is no exception! At HUG, we have a lot of early-stage artists who are just getting started on their creative careers. I’m excited to share that John Knopf has teamed up with us to host a live, recorded masterclass on “Monetizing Your Photography” as the newest course in our Finance for Creatives series. Join John Knopf’s Masterclass: https://lnkd.in/eMicFb9h Registration is normally $8.99, but it’s FREE for the first 100 people to sign up with the code JOHNKNOPF. John’s a BIG DEAL! His talent for photography and love of conservation have led to much-deserved international recognition through getting published in National Geographic, TIME, Google, the Venice Biennale, and more. Time will tell, but I’m excited to see the next generation of emerging photographers he helps take from ‘amateur’ to ‘expert’ entrepreneurs. Want to sell your own art and expertise in HUG? Join the waitlist to get your HUG Shop: https://lnkd.in/eTYxXYFD #photographersonlinkedin #emergingphotographers #photographereducation #monetization #artrepreneur #supportsmallartists #photography

Time and time again, I'm always excited to collaborate with Loupe Art & Michele Tobin! One of the most powerful ways to help an artist build an audience is to bring their art into the home, and Loupe Art is doing just that. Take a peek at our collection of emerging artists that setting the mood for pumpkin spice season and stream it live on Loupe today 🎃 🍁 Click here 👉 https://loupeart.com/

In September 2024, my team and I at HUG 🤗, in collaboration with the UN SDG Action Campaign and the United Nations Youth Office, unveiled HOPE IN ACTION—an #art exhibition that captures key #SDG themes for #OurCommonFuture, such as #ClimateAction, #GenderEquality, #peace, #FoodSecurity, #YouthEmpowerment, and #DigitalTransformation. It warmed my heart to see this wonderful celebration on full display at the Opening Ceremony of the #SummitOfTheFuture #Youth Action Day at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in #NewYork. But, it doesn’t stop there! The HOPE IN ACTION art exhibition will now continue to our next stop in #Rome for the 2024 UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony on October 29, 2024, at 13:00 EDT / 18:00 CET. I would love to invite you to join me in registering to watch the LIVE ceremony so that we can celebrate changemakers who are wielding the power of creativity and innovation. Together, I hope that they can inspire and bring us closer to a more sustainable, equitable and peaceful world. The ceremony will feature the 25 powerful artworks from diverse artists around the world. 🎟️ Register to watch here: https://lnkd.in/gncn2-SS 🎨 Find more artworks from the curated HOPE IN ACTION art exhibition: https://lnkd.in/gn_BBvQm 📰 Read the blog post: https://lnkd.in/gxwCYZdP #ActNow #GlobalGoals #Act4SDGs #YouthLead #OurCommonFuture #UNGA79 #UNGA #SummitOfTheFuture #Youth2030

I’m excited to share that I’ll be returning to host Catalyst at eCap Summit! If you’re building solutions within long-term care that make operations smoother, care teams stronger, or outcomes better across the post-acute world, this is your moment. You’ll pitch directly to operators and investors who are ready to move fast. Applications are open now and the deadline is December 22. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e8fjWgVP

This week, my son had his Bar Mitzvah and I couldn't help but get emotional over the passing of time! The future comes at you so fast, working in tech *and* being a parent are some of the most dramatic ways you can experience it. Here's what you need to know this week: 📱 Tim Cook Unveils Apple iPad Updates 👰🏻‍♀️ AI takes on Time Travel at The Met Gala 📉 FTX to issue refunds to creditors As a cherry on top, I'm giving away free spots in our next live course at HUG 🤗. We'll be teaching a live masterclass on "Monetizing Your Photography" to help you earn an income from your art. It's normally $8.99, but free if you sign up with the code LINKEDIN: https://lnkd.in/eMicFb9h

You can't be on LinkedIn for more than 2 seconds without reading about AI. If you're feeling overwhelmed, don't stress. Come learn about it with me! I am partnering with Stability AI to teach a course on how to train your own AI Model this coming July. Whether you're an early explorer or consider yourself an expert, we'll take your technical abilities to the next level together! The best part? The course is free... if you finish! You can sign up with the code EARLYBIRD to get 50% off your deposit and pay just $89, with 100% of being returned at the end fo the class. Register here: https://go.thehug.xyz/lab Summer school never sounded so cool 😎 #AIEducation #StableDiffusion #AIonLinkedIn #AIforEntrepreneurs #AIProductivity #AINews #AICourse

I'm thrilled to welcome Wildy Martinez as a founding artist in the HUG 🤗shop 🌷 There's really nothing this woman can't do. Her passion and creativity know no limits. I love how her art thrives at the intersection of fashion, botany, and technology. While she's an alumnus of  Fashion Institute of Technology, her skillset in blockchain & AI is entirely self-taught and never ceases to amaze me... especially since she's a mom like me 💜 She's shared her art with the United Nations, Parfums Christian Dior, L'Oréal Professionnel Paris, and now she's sharing her art with YOU in her new HUG Shop! I'm especially excited about her new collection, "Look At The Wildflowers", which showcases the beauty of Vitiligo 🪻 Enough reading, more art!  Shop & support Wildy here: 💐https://thehug.xyz/shop P.S. Want to come sell your art with me at HUG? No start-up costs, no monthly subscriptions, and it's non-exclusive. Sign up today: https://go.thehug.xyz/sell #artistsonlinkedin #vitiligoawarenessmonth #shopsmall #artrepreneur #emergingartists #aiartistsonlinkedin #entrepreneur

How I (Accidentally) Became a Marathon Swimmer and Other Leadership Lessons Learned from Injury This fall, I was forced to take three months off running due to a hip injury. In the big picture of life, three months is a blip. But when you’re deep in training for peak marathon season, just like when you are deep in it at work with a major project, fast-moving timelines, or industry innovating at speed of light, being benched for that long feels like an eternity. But in business and in life, unexpected roadblocks can either become a dead end or an opportunity to strengthen resilience. I don’t do dead ends. After dropping out of my fall races and allowing myself a brief pity party, I picked myself up and did what most leaders eventually have to do — I pivoted. I picked a new non-running goal. I found forward motion. And I committed fully. Two months later, that pivot turned into my first marathon swim. A marathon swim is defined as any swim longer than 6.2 miles (10k). In December 2025, I swam 7.5 miles (12,000m) over 5.5 hours in a long-course pool in Florida. 240 lengths of a 50m pool. No headphones. No music. Just thoughts, mental toughness, and zen-like calm. I admit that I originally climbed into the pool because “it was my only option.” But as I close out 2025, this unexpected pivot to endurance swimmer is one of the things I am most proud of. Here’s what the water taught me about leadership and business: 1. Constraints don’t block progress — they aim it. Sometimes when your options shrink, clarity expands. When swimming was the only option, I was given a few months of forced focus to build discipline and pursue excellence. The same is true in business — focused sprints and clear vision produce the greatest results. 2. Momentum > perfection. Always. I didn’t wait for perfect conditions or a flawless plan. When I first got in the pool, I was a terrible swimmer. I’m still pretty bad if we’re honest. But I kept moving — imperfectly, consistently — yard after yard, lap after lap, until I gave myself no choice but to develop a new expertise. 3. Your identity is not your job title (or sport). I went from viewing myself as a “runner who is injured” to “an endurance swimmer.” Titles, roles, and strategies are not fixed. Holding them too tightly can hinder our ability to change and grow as needed, especially in fast-paced industries. Growth requires letting go of old labels before new ones feel comfortable. 4. Recovery is a performance strategy. This was the first time I truly committed to recovery — and my performance improved because of it. In business, we often celebrate the hustle. But down periods to recharge are important professionally and personally. Rest doesn’t have to be viewed as a weakness; it’s an accelerant. If you’re facing a setback — in business, health, or life — here’s the question that helped me most: “What’s the version of forward motion that’s still available to me right now?” That answer is usually where growth lives.

Thrilled to be speaking at the Times Network India Economic Conclave today! I'll be joining Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & Group CEO of OYO Rooms, in a conversation moderated by Ayesha Faridi Vengsarkar, National Editor at ET Now, to explore how AI will change the future of humanity. Looking forward to a thought-provoking discussion! #IEC2024 #INDIAECONOMICCONCLAVE