UPFRONT Moment with Lauren Currie

This is a keynote I delivered for the Swedish Institute. Did you know 58% of people trust a stranger more than their manager? In this episode we’re talking about all thing teams - building them, leading them and creating high performing teams.  Get tickets for our very first conference, UPFRONT and Centre taking place on March 11th 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland at https://www.upfrontandcentre.com...

This is a keynote I delivered for the Swedish Institute. I talk about the who, what, why and where of leadership. Together, we design your very own leadership prototype. Remember you are a leader - regardless of job title, status or age - you can and should lead. Let’s build a world that celebrates and encourages every day acts of leadership from all of us.  Get tickets for our very first con...

What does it mean to challenge the status quo? Why should you encourage your employees to challenge the status quo? Last November we invited our clients and business friends to have this conversation with UK Doctor Meenal Viz. This episode is a recording of this event. Meenal became a global figure after her one-woman protest outside Downing Street in 2020 following the death of a fellow health ca...

Grace was my word for 2022. This episode is about why I’m not ready to give up grace yet, how it helped me in 2023…my hopes for grace being my word for 2023. And I introduce three ways you can activate grace in your life.  UPFRONT and Centre https://www.upfrontandcentre.com/ Year Compass https://yearcompass.com/ Perfectionism and white supremacy https://publicallies.org/perfectionism-and-whit...

A new year is on the way, let’s do more of the things that served you well over the last 12 months.⁠ ⁠ Community: Add to this list. What are you going to double down on?⁠ We'll be back on the January 9th, see you then! Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter here Click here to sign up for Bond 7 Follow Lauren and UPFRONT: Twitter: twitter.com/_laurencurrie_ Instagram: instagram.com/_laurencurrie_ a...

Public service announcement 🔔 TIS' THE SEASON OF THE MENTAL LOAD. Women can get very stressed over Christmas believing the fun is in their hands. Christmas is not your responsibility.⁠ ⁠ In the spirit of having a fair play Christmas, I recommend pouring a glass of wine, sitting down with your partner/ family and making intentional choices about how you want to spend the holiday together as a coup...

If the last few years of building UPFRONT have taught me anything it’s that truths can change. New truths can emerge. In this episode you’ll meet 13 new truths, each one capable of changing your life for the better. What truth will you commit to?  Global negativity bias against women https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/mar/05/nine-out-of-10-people-found-to-be-biased-against-wo...

It’s a new month, let’s stop waiting as we move through December. ⁠ Community: Add to this list. What are you no longer waiting for? Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter here Click here to sign up for Bond 7 Follow Lauren and UPFRONT: Twitter: twitter.com/_laurencurrie_ Instagram: instagram.com/_laurencurrie_ and instagram.com/upfrontglobal LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/laurencurrie/ Hosted on Acast...

Because motherhood shapes the finest activists. This episode is with feminist campaigner and writer Sophie Walker. You’ll hear her speech from Pregnant Then Screwed’s March of the Mummies. I implore you to listen. Share this moment with every mother you know. This moment is for all of us - who are angry, exhausted and ready to fight for change. https://sophiewalker.substack.com/ https://uk.booksho...

“The Erin Brockovich of Bradford” is how the press have described Donna Patterson, an UPFRONT Bond 6 graduate who took her employer to court for maternity discrimination, and she won. She took no other than Morrisons to court by herself and WON. But this isn’t about Morrisons, this is about Donna, and the change she is making, those she will inspire. Listen to hear Donna’s story - feeling of hopef...

A conversation with one of my best friends James Routledge. James is an entrepreneur, Founder of mental health start up Sanctus , and a writer. We have a very open and honest conversation about confidence, power, leadership, men, boys, women, feminism, role models and so much more Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter here Click here to sign up for Bond 7 Follow Lauren and UPFRONT: Twitter: twitt...

You want to raise confident children, but how? You want to raise gentle boys and brave girls, but how? This episode with clinical psychologist Dr Martha Deiros Collado dives into confidence, shyness and vulnerability. Together we challenge the norm of raising our boys to be brave and our girls to be perfect. Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter here Click here to sign up for Bond 7 Follow Lauren...

What does a feminist relationship look like? Why is dating so difficult? What role does confidence play in creating healthy relationships? These are just some of the questions I asked Vicki Pavitt in this week’s UPFRONT Moment. All you need is love.  Vicki Pavitt is an NLP Practitioner, EFT Practitioner and Love + Dating coach for Women with an Anxious Attachment style. Find out more about he...

A personal UPFRONT Moment from my heart to yours. My story of belonging. “True belonging doesn’t require that we change who we are; it requires that we be who we are” Brene Brown Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter here Click here to sign up for Bond 7 Follow Lauren and UPFRONT: Twitter: twitter.com/_laurencurrie_ Instagram: instagram.com/_laurencurrie_ and instagram.com/upfrontglobal LinkedIn:...

Zoe Blaskey is the Founder of Motherkind; the iTunes number-one podcast is an invitation to ditch the guilt, anxiety and feelings of overwhelm to find the calm amidst the chaos of parenthood. We talk about motherhood, confidence and the change we want to see in the world. Zoe shares her complicated relationship with risk, how her confidence has changed and is shifting as her ambition grows. ...

I’m going to share with you a couple of hard earned and learned lessons of leadership for anyone who is trying to grow something. Whether that be a team, or a business - this is the not so sexy stuff people don’t always talk about. Let’s go. Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter here Click here to sign up for Bond 7 Follow Lauren and UPFRONT: Twitter: twitter.com/_laurencurrie_ Instagram: instagr...

We can become people who do things that we used to believe weren't for people like us. This episode dives into who, what, where and why of my crazy ass decision to sign up for a Marathon. Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter here Click here to sign up for Bond 7 Follow Lauren and UPFRONT: Twitter: twitter.com/_laurencurrie_ Instagram: instagram.com/_laurencurrie_ and instagram.com/upfrontglobal...

This is the last episode of our very first season. It’s longer, juicer and jam packed with insight around imposter syndrome.  We talk about white feminism, code switching, our biggest fears and why trying is sexy.  Thank you so much for listening and being here. If you’ve enjoyed this season please give us a review and hit five stars - it would mean the world. Listen to UPFRONT Moment: S...

Do you know how to rest? Did anyone ever teach you? I wish! Rest is political. Many of us have been taught to believe that taking time off isn’t possible. And for many of you, it'll be more difficult than others. Sometimes it feels impossible for me. I hope my experience helps you reflect on your relationship with time off.  In this episode I’m giving you permission to stop. I’m sharing my re...

Join me and UPFRONT’s Strategy Director, Nagela Dales, talking about confidence, culture and power. We talk about;  - What an UPFRONT confidence culture map might look like  - White women co-opting the expression of confidence from Black culture - Why expressions of confidence are not equitable  Confidence is not a one size fits all approach. It’s complex, intersectional and we’re h...

Six weeks ago, I immersed myself in fear – and in 11-degree water. When was the last time YOU immersed yourself in fear? This week, I'm here to help you take that plunge - whatever the fear you face. Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter at https://laurencurrie.activehosted.com/f/7 Follow Lauren and UPFRONT : Twitter : @_laurencurrie_ Instagram : @_laurencurrie_ and @upfrontglobal LinkedIn : link...

Have you ever been told you need to 'be more confident' at work? This week we're talking about encouraging confidence in your team. I explain why simply TELLING your employees to be more confident not only doesn't work - it can have a negative impact on confidence. But there is a way to talk about confidence with your team that DOES work. In this episode, I share my tips for building a culture of...

The glimmer and promise strategy is one that is used by bosses, leaders, and managers all over the world. It’s what they do when they want to keep people, but can't be assed doing the work. They cant be assed to create a process to help their employees develop, or at the very least get what they were promised. I'm here today to help you identify where you are, so you can do something about it. I h...

I am a mother and in April, I spent three days on my own in Barcelona. I stayed in a fancy hotel, drank Cava with every meal, napped in the afternoon and didn’t do very much else. Is this radical? Maybe. You told me I was brave. The neighbours thought it unusual. At times, I even wondered… Am I odd? In this episode I talk about this experience and the questions that have come up for me and for you...

In April 2021 I decided to go full time at UPFRONT after 5 years of side hustling. In this episode I share 10 lessons I've learned along the way. Lauren's TED talk "It's time to be UPFRONT" Carol Dweck's TED talk on the Growth Mindset Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter at https://laurencurrie.activehosted.com/f/7 Follow Lauren and UPFRONT : Twitter : @_laurencurrie_ Instagram : @_laurencurrie_...