UPFRONT Moment with Lauren Currie

Have you ever thought about your money ins and money outs? This is how I'm thinking about money this year.Link:Listen to Ray Dodds podcast Real You, Real Money here: https://www.raydodd.co.uk/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week I want to share with you a really powerful question that you can ask yourself. It's a simple yet profound reflection that shifted my perspective and brought clarity during a challenging time. I hope it’s as helpful for you as it‘s been for me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I want to share five ‘controversial’ things that I do as a parent. I’m interested to hear if you think any of these things are controversial or if you, as a parent, also do them.Let me know what you think! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fionna Inward Allen is a self-proclaimed “Poet-writer-performer, activist, educator, single mum, half-glass-full, smurf-sized, watermelon-mouthed, Northern gobshite”She’s a Bond 7 graduate and a regular on the Manchester Poetry Circuit. Fionna has been creating and performing poetry, fiction, theatre and personal essays for over 25 years.We talked about giving yourself permission to be creative, about finding stillness in our busy lives. We talked about how important it is to look at the role we play in our domestic spaces and how to form your own creativity committee.Fionna performs two of her poems, ‘Blueprint of a House’ - about the moment she realised she had to separate from her new baby's father. And ‘Bringing Twigs’ - a poem she wrote whilst on benefits, scribbling sums on a notepad, trying to figure out how she was going to pay her bills.Links:Follow Fionna on Instagram - @fionna_inward_allenhttps://linktr.ee/fionna_inward_allenJoin Bond 8 https://www.weareupfront.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get ready to level up your business game with our latest podcast episode! Join us as we delve into the transformative power of confidence in the world of entrepreneurship and business with Hattie Willis. Hattie Willis is a founder, facilitator, and host of Not My First Guess.Learn from an industry leader who has harnessed the strength of self-assurance to conquer challenges, drive innovation, and help hundreds of founders achieve remarkable success. From overcoming self-doubt to inspiring teams, this episode is packed with actionable insights and strategies to help you unleash your inner confidence and take your business to new heights.We talked about showing up online, building a brand and a community around yourself, your relationship with rejection, and the things that can give you confidence and steal your confidence when you’re aiming high and have big ideas.Tune in and join the journey toward unstoppable confidence and unstoppable business growth.Links:Follow Hattie on Instagram - @notmyfirstguessCheck out IfWeRaise - https://www.ifweraise.comListen to Not My First Guess - https://open.spotify.com/show/24LBcqmDrLQd6kppvqV920?si=5c5c01eaee3049dbListen to my episode with Hattie on her podcast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3fesy7fsEVgLLrcOs0BIDK?si=f0fe68038d7948dfRead Sharmadean Reids article on the unpaid labour of female founders - https://sharmadeanreid.medium.com/the-unpaid-labour-of-female-founders-2a101efad24eTry angel investing for yourself - https://angelinvestingschool.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stacey Grant-Canham, is the founder of Black & Beech, a small business putting feminism at the heart of fashion. Stacey talks a lot about her upbringing, her journey of starting Black & Beech and how it has evolved into the brilliant brand that it is today. She talked about motherhood and how it has radicalised her. She talked about her Irishness and how she often feels misunderstood as an Irish immigrant in Britain. Stacey tells us the story of designing her very first t-shirt and how it has gone from that to a brand that has now donated over £13,000 to charities supporting women's rights. She talks about her journey as an accidental entrepreneur and someone who grew up believing you needed to have a safe, steady job with a pension.Stacey's story is inspiring and one we can all learn so much from.Links:Follow Stacey on Instagram - @blackandbeechCheck out Black & Beech - https://blackandbeech.comRead Disobedient Bodies by Emma Dabiri - https://thefeministbookshop.com/products/disobedient-bodiesGet your own A Mothers Place Is In The Resistance Tee - https://blackandbeech.com/products/a-mothers-place-is-in-the-resistance-black-scoop-tee?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=183bc073c&pr_rec_pid=4590376353910&pr_ref_pid=8091089502451&pr_seq=uniformSupport the Abortion Support Network - https://www.asn.org.uk/support-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will you choose between a swift, straightforward journey or a more challenging, time-consuming one that you can shape according to your terms?Joyeeta Das is the co founder and the CEO of Samudra Oceans. She’s a serial deep tech leader, an organisation builder, engineer, climate tech specialist, advisor, and investor. Joy has many hidden talents - including flying a plane! Something which gives her an inspiring perspective and approach to life and business.This conversation is packed with insight; we talked about confidence and how it’s a bit like flying a plane. We talked about the reality of selling a business and how important it is to think long term about the work you do, your job, and the impact your work is having on people and the planet. We talked about redefining our idea of what success is, and Joy also shares three of her top leadership lessons from 2023.Links:Follow Joy on Instagram - @joyeeta.dasCheck out Samudra Oceans - https://www.samudraoceans.comRead Half The Sky - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Half-Sky-Oppression-Opportunity-Worldwide/dp/0307387097Learn more about Project Drawdown - https://drawdown.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5.5million people are living in clothing poverty in the UK and yet we throw away 140million worth of clothes every year.Sol Escobar is a social entrepreneur and founder of an award-winning, tech-for-good social enterprise, Give Your Best, offering the first circular platform where people and brands can donate clothes so that refugees and other communities living in clothing poverty can shop online for free, with the choice and dignity they deserve.Sol shares with us the moment that changed the course of her life when she volunteered at a refugee camp in northern France. She talks about the importance of connecting and deeply listening to the people with lived experience of the problem that you want to solve.So if you’re feeling frustrated, hopeless, or angry, this episode will help you think about how you can channel that energy for good. If you’re also somebody with one or two things in your wardrobe that don't fit you anymore, that you keep thinking you'll take to a charity shop and keep forgetting, keep listening.Links:Follow Sol on Instagram - @giveyourbest.ukCheck out and donate to Give Your Best - www.giveyourbest.ukJoin Charity Bond https://www.weareupfront.com/charity-bond2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the three minute pep talk you need to set your month up for success. These ‘7 Truths' will shape how you meet February. From mindset shifts to actionable insights, this episode is a gentle nudge towards self compassion and confidence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you ever perceive others’ traits and skills as being better than your own?Do you ever think that no one cares what you think or wants to know about what you have to offer?Do you ever notice yourself being pulled you into the comparison trap?If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions this episode is for you: confidence, competition and comparison.This week we’re revisiting a LinkedIn Live session with Katy Murray @katycatalyst; Author of Change Makers: A Woman’s Guide to Stepping Up Without Burning Out at Work.We discuss powerful habits that will reshape your brain and shift your behaviour. We talk about power practices, inner and outer work, understanding privilege, being led by anger and joy, finding your people, and articulating what’s inside you.Links:Get your copy of Katy’s book Change Makers - a Woman’s Guide to Stepping Up without Burning Out at Work Check out Change Makers Collective here Change Makers CollectiveSign up for Katy’s regular leadership and resilience tips here and your Inclusion Essentials here Connect with Katy on LinkedIn and Instagram - @katycatalyst Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Confidence is one of the biggest hurdles to women building financial wealth.Ayesha Ofori is the founder and the CEO of Propelle. A known expert in the financial investment and property sectors, Ayesha's career has always been centered on helping people to build wealth.This conversation is for you if you want to start to look at your money mindset and the inherited beliefs about money that you hold. If you want to learn how money grows. No matter your level of financial sophistication, you will get value out of this. Ayesha gives us really concrete advice on how we can start investing for as little as one pound.Ayesha is bold, she is fierce and she is building something brilliant.Links:Follow Ayesha and Propelle on Instagram - @ayesha.ofori @propelleCheck out Propelle - https://propelle.ioTry out Propelle’s Wealth Mapper - https://auth.propelle.io/account/register (once in, you’ll find the Goal Mapper in the Invest > Tools section) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you being self-centred enough? There’s something so poignant and freeing about asking ourselves direct questions like that and who cares? Yet we very rarely ever do it.Calypso Barnum-Bobb is a self discovery coach, speaker and host of the podcast Self-centred with Calypso. As a queer black thought leader, Calypso is on a mission to empower people to be unapologetically themselves.We talked a lot about self discovery. We talked about this idea of being self centred. What does that mean? What does it look like? We talked about journalling, being more intentional, how to find silence and quiet in our busy days, and the power of asking good questions.Links:Follow Calypso on Instagram - @calypsobarnumbobbCheck out Calypso’s Website - calypsobarnumbobb.comTake a look at Calypso’s Retreats - @peoplelikeusretreatsListen to Calypso’s Podcast - Self Centred With CalypsoRead - The Artists Way by Julia Cameron to learn more about Stream of Conscious Journalling/ Morning PagesListen to our UPFRONT Moment with Suzy Reading - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2j58t25h5zPthmT2sXnXfV?si=5bqmzf46T7aevGj6EnwxgAListen to Atlas and I talk about The Trick - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ziY89O771mBM8ZuHlXmIG?si=0ReMDFqZTP-xC-ncnqMKbA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What did you try this year that didn’t work?⁠We're all trying things that don't work all the time but these platforms don't encourage us to share that side so much. ⁠I reckon it would be a better place if we did.⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever cried in the bathrooms at work!Cate Sevilla is the Editor in Chief of HuffPost UK and the author of How to Work Without Losing Your Mind, an invaluable guide to surviving professional life and fixing your relationship with your work.We talked about work, identity, the power of therapy, the cultural differences between the UK and the USA, and the power of explicitly asking for what you want and need.Links:Follow Cate on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/catesevilla/?hl=en-gbRead How to Work Without Losing Your Mind - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/316822/how-to-work-without-losing-your-mind-by-sevilla-cate/9780241988992# Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Public service announcement 🔔 TIS’ THE SEASON OF THE MENTAL LOAD. Women can get very stressed and manic 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 few years have been absolutely brutal for so many. I’m exhausted absorbing the bullshit put on all the women to do all the things to make the end of this hard year “magical”⁠ and be solely responsible for “making memories”⁠Let’s revolt! (whilst in pyjamas)⁠⁠We’re here to tell you that Christmas is NOT your responsibility. Listen to this UPFRONT Mini-moment (it's only 3 minutes long 😉) and tell us what's on your December to don't list this year...⁠📣 CHRISTMAS IS NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY 📣 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.