How To Stop Apologising And Learn Confidence With Lauren Currie

In this episode Lauren shares her journey from her early memories of seeing a strong work ethic in her parents, to founding UPFRONT, a business several years in the making. With her background in service design at the forefront of everything she does, Lauren has great insight on asking for feedback, and the power of using that feedback - both good and bad, to shape your business. Plus, we discuss finding confidence, how it can be learnt, and her mission to teach it through her Bond programme, with tips for listeners on unlearning societal expectations to boost their own confidence too. I think this could actually be a life-changing episode for so many people, and it's one I'll definitely revisit.    00:00 Introduction  01:04 Guest Introduction: Lauren Currie OBE 02:07 Early Memories and Work Ethic 05:29 School and Career Aspirations 07:09 Journey into Product and Service Design 14:24 Building the First Business: Service Design Consultancy 17:31 Transition to Employment and Upfront's Inception 22:18 The Evolution of Upfront 31:34 Discovering Natural Confidence 32:04 Confidence in Different Areas of Life 33:07 Building Confidence Through Community 35:01 Balancing Business and Motherhood 35:22 The Guilt of Motherhood 38:43 Pregnant Then Screwed: Advocacy and Activism 43:04 Challenges of Early Success 48:50 The Importance of Self-Compassion 54:40 Final Reflections and Advice   Bond 8 launches on the 9th September. Find out more here.   Find Lauren on Instagram here.    Don't forget to join the conversation with me on Instagram here.    And find out more about The Wilder Collective and apply here.