Hi friend, welcome to your UPFRONT Moment! For our first episode of Season 3, I’m joined by the brilliant Viv Groskop, an award winning writer, comedian, broadcaster and performance coach. She’s the host of the chart topping and award nominated podcast “How to Own the Room”, which is the biggest public speaking podcast in the world with over a million downloads and interviews with people like Hillary Clinton, Margaret Atwood, Professor Mary Beard, and Julie Andrews plus dozens more brilliant peo...
Oct 08, 2023•50 min•Ep. 51
This week I’m talking to the unstoppable Cindy Gallop who is on a journey to change the world through sex. I dive deep into the extraordinary journey of this entrepreneur and change maker, from challenging male-dominated industries to smashing stereotypes and learning how to do nothing. Cindy shares her hard-won insights and how we can all drive positive change in our lives and communities. Through funny, honest and eye-opening anecdotes, Cindy opens up about her professional and personal challe...
Jun 04, 2023•41 min•Ep. 50
Did you know that a staggering 90% of people have a negativity bias towards women (UN report). But what does this really mean? Ruchika Tulshyan explains it perfectly: "The same systems that reward confidence in male leaders, even if they're incompetent, punish white women for lacking confidence, women of colour for showing too much of it, and all women for demonstrating it in a way that's deemed unacceptable." The problem isn’t that women aren’t confident but that confidence in women is not rewa...
Jun 02, 2023•34 min
Bond 7 is an exhilarating six-week online experience where you learn to build your confidence and the confidence of those around you. It all happens live alongside hundreds of curious women from all over the world. I promise three outcomes: you'll learn to love that thing you are scared of, you'll find your people, and 10x your confidence Are you in? Let's GO Click here to sign up for Bond 7 Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter here Follow Lauren and UPFRONT: Twitter: twitter.com/_lauren...
May 28, 2023•15 min•Ep. 49
Confidence can be a powerful force in the charity sector. It can help you stand out, attract volunteers, funders and inspire trust -- all of which are essential for building a successful and impactful charity. Nikki Wilson, Make Birth Better’s CEO, enrolled her entire team on Bond 6 because they were looking for tools to turn their thoughts and ideas into action. Birth Trauma is a cause very close to our hearts so we're really proud of our collaboration with Make Birth Better. The ripple effect ...
May 23, 2023•35 min•Ep. 48
Women talking about money is a feminist act. Women building successful, impactful, profitable companies is unusual. In 23 months my profitable, mission led company has gone from zero to 1 million pounds in revenue. No funding. No investment. No loan. No grant. 1 million pounds. There I said it. Now onto the next million. Click here to sign up for Bond 7 Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter here Follow Lauren and UPFRONT: Twitter: twitter.com/_laurencurrie_ Instagram: instagram.com/_l...
May 21, 2023•13 min•Ep. 47
Building confidence in your teams is a continuous process that requires effort, grace and patience. We’ve loved working with Public Digital over our last few Bonds and I’m proud to invite you behind the scenes of our collaboration and impact. I’ve invited Holly Taylor Assoc CIPD, Public Digital’s People Director and Connie van Zanten Public Digital’s Principal Consultant to share their experience of creating the business case for funding the Bond to the impact they’ve experienced in their own ro...
May 14, 2023•45 min•Ep. 46
Meet The Trick. A way to talk to your children about the patriarchy. To help them understand we’re all being tricked into thinking particular things about boys and girls, women and men. I learned about the trick from Robert Webb - his six year old daughter describes the trick as “the thing that makes women get rubbish jobs and makes men sad” My little boy is 5 and this has become our family code word for gender nonsense and you can use it too! We have introduced the idea to his grandparents too....
Apr 30, 2023•20 min•Ep. 45
Confidence Gremlins live in your head. They are assumptions you make about your ability and why you can’t do something. This week I’m in conversation with Helen Tupper from the incredible Amazing-If to help you understand and overcome your confidence gremlins at work. What's your confidence gremlin? Are you ready to say good bye to it? https://www.amazingif.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/AmazingIf_Confidence-Gremlins_.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXh_qSKCmXA https://www.linkedin.com/feed/...
Apr 23, 2023•34 min•Ep. 44
I wish I could start every Wednesday chatting to Agnes Agyepong - what a woman! Agnes is Founder and CEO Global Black Maternal Health, Founder of The GLOMAMA Awards and Cofounder of The Fatherhood Awards. She's a maternal health advocate and champion of parents everywhere. We talked about - The Black Maternal health crisis - How GLOMAMA saved Agnes' life - Motherhood stealing your confidence - Feeling the fear and doing it anyway This UPFRONT Moment is jam packed with joy, justice and confidence...
Apr 16, 2023•54 min•Ep. 43
When Dania al-Obeid went to the protest on Clapham Common in London, she was handcuffed and charged. Now she is suing the police – and on a mission to ensure women like her get justice. ”At the time, I didn’t feel like I could fight it, I felt like shrinking and taking up less space. I started to blame myself for ever speaking up. It brought back some of the terrible experiences in my past, and took me to a dark place, where I didn’t think my voice mattered, or that I even had a right to speak. ...
Apr 09, 2023•35 min•Ep. 42
This week’s UPFRONT Moment is the second in our three part mini series “Voices exposing misogyny in the system”. I’m in conversation with Dr Jessica Taylor. Jess is the author of 'Why Women Are Blamed for Everything', and the newly released 'Sexy But Psycho'. She has a PhD in Forensic Psychology, and is Director of VictimFocus. We dig into Jess’s work challenging the victim blaming and pathologisation of women and girls subjected to violence and abuse. You can purchase Dr Jess's books through he...
Apr 02, 2023•43 min•Ep. 41
Laura Bates is a feminist writer, columnist, speaker and activist. She is the founder of Every Day Sexism - an ever-increasing collection of more than 100,000 testimonies of gender inequality, which has been described as “one of the biggest social media success stories on the internet”. ”Fix the System, Not the Women” is an attempt to highlight “the interlocking systems of domination that define our reality” – and to pull apart the myth that women are complicit in our own oppression. Laura is ex...
Mar 26, 2023•34 min•Ep. 40
WE DID IT! This weeks moment is dedicated to UPFRONT and Centre. You’ll hear from attendees, speakers, Bonders, future Bonders and the amazing UPFRONT team. You share your favourite parts of the day, your definition of grace and what UPFRONT means to you. Listen to be transported back to the beautiful day of March 11th 2023. There's still time to buy the replay of this amazing conference. You can access the entire day until June 1st. Head over to this link: https://upfront.circle.so/checkout/upf...
Mar 20, 2023•16 min•Ep. 39
Why is it so hard to celebrate yourself? How do you learn to trust that good things will stay and last? How do you trust your success is real and it was you who made it that way? How do you give yourself the thrill you would give someone else who was showing up in the world the way you are? It’s time to learn to celebrate yourself. 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/_...
Mar 13, 2023•11 min•Ep. 38
A letter to Glasgow. Writing this was an emotional experience for me, I hope it stirs something in you too. After 6 years of building and gathering online, Glasgow is the first place in the world where women and non-binary people will meet in their hundreds to celebrate UPFRONT’s confidence revolution. The final count down is on - FIVE DAYS TO GO! What are you waiting for? Get your tickets at https://www.upfrontandcentre.com/ Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter here Click here to sign up for ...
Mar 06, 2023•9 min•Ep. 37
Everything you need to know about our very first in person conference, UPFRONT and Centre, March 11th. What will you get out of it? What can you expect? Who is speaking? When we talk about grace what do we mean? Time to get excited and ready! Get tickets for our very first conference, UPFRONT and Centre taking place on March 11th 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland at https://www.upfrontandcentre.com/ Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter here Click here to sign up for Bond 7 Follow Lauren and UPFRONT: T...
Feb 27, 2023•25 min•Ep. 36
Why is it hard to make new friends? Do you long for a deeper connection with the friends you have? Want to be a better friend? This episode is for you. Kat Vellos (she/her) is a speaker, experience designer, and connection coach who helps others tap into the meaningful connection they crave in their personal and professional lives. She's the author of "We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships". We talk all things confidence, connection and togetherness. This conversat...
Feb 20, 2023•30 min•Ep. 35
Do you struggle to enjoy alone time? Or do you love taking yourself off for alone time, but struggle to justify it to your partner or family? Does your fear of time alone drive you to unhealthy levels of busy-ness? Or are you desperate to find just five minutes for yourself? Is the idea of ‘needing space’ from someone a foreign concept? Or else, do you struggle to maintain your independence in your relationships? Do you want to celebrate and benefit from your alone time – however much, or little...
Feb 13, 2023•37 min•Ep. 34
Our conference theme is activating grace in a world on fire and this week we’re talking to the brilliant Nagela Dales, UPFRONT’s Strategy Director and UPFRONT and Centre keynote speaker, about how grace shows up in our friendships. How would you describe or what are the characteristics of a grace-filled friendship? What are the most important things you have learned regarding grace and friendship? How would you end this sentence? I need more grace in the area of_______________ I invite you to Se...
Feb 06, 2023•12 min•Ep. 33
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/ Sign up for UPFRONT's email newsletter here Click here to sign up for Bond 7 Follow Lauren and UPFRONT: ...
Jan 30, 2023•25 min•Ep. 34
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 conference, UPFRONT and Centre taking place on March 11th 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland at https://www.upfrontand...
Jan 23, 2023•33 min•Ep. 31
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 care worker just days before. Meenal reflects on her decision to protest against the systemic issues h...
Jan 16, 2023•36 min•Ep. 30
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-white-supremacy/ What’s your marathon? https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/whats-your-marathon/id1618450456?...
Jan 09, 2023•8 min•Ep. 29
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_ and instagram.com/upfrontglobal LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/laurencurrie/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Dec 26, 2022•12 min•Ep. 28
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 couple, or as a family. The past 3 years have been absolutely brutal for so many. I’m exhausted absor...
Dec 19, 2022•5 min•Ep. 27
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-women Pregnant Then Screwed https://pregnantthenscrewed.com/ Video of Creative Mornings talk https://creativ...
Dec 12, 2022•11 min•Ep. 26
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. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 05, 2022•6 min•Ep. 25
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.bookshop.org/books/five-rules-for-rebellion-let-s-change-the-world-ourselves/9781785786860 https://twitter....
Nov 28, 2022•41 min•Ep. 24
“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 hopeful is guaranteed. Follow Donna's new company on Instagram @lets.talk.work https://www.letstalkwork.c...
Nov 21, 2022•37 min•Ep. 23
