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Confidence & leadership expert, OBE

Lauren Currie

Transform workplace confidence and leadership with Lauren Currie, speaker, confidence and leadership expert. Lauren works with organisations to build confidence cultures and develop inclusive leadership, delivering OBE-recognised expertise for Adidas, UBER, and WPP.

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Lauren Currie

Speaker Biography

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  • Founder and CEO of UPFRONT, confidence-building programme
  • Awarded an OBE for services to design and diversity
  • Co-founder of Snook, leading UK service design agency
Lauren Currie is a confidence and leadership expert. She’s the Founder and CEO of UPFRONT, where 1000 people have graduated from her pioneering confidence-building programme. Lauren is also a trustee of The Design Council and Pregnant Then Screwed. She is an in-demand keynote speaker, describing her public speaking approach as “everyone in the room will turn their own lights on”. Previously, Lauren co-founded Snook – one of the UK’s leading service design agencies. She was also the Managing Director of NOBL, a global change agency that helps world-famous organisations design their culture. She was named by Elle Magazine as one of the 30 women under 30 changing the world, and Management Today named her one of the UK’s top 35 businesswomen under 35. Creative Review named Lauren “Top 50 Creative Leaders”. Companies that have benefited from Lauren's wisdom include Adidas, Zoopla, UBER, Lloyds Banking Group, eBay, Sainsbury's, and WPP. In 2017, she was awarded an OBE for her services to design and diversity.

Lauren's Showreel and Videos

Topics, Sessions and Talks

Building An Organisational Culture Of Confidence And Bravery
What does confidence at work look like in the 21st century? Lauren Currie OBE Discusses her five ways to build a genuine, inclusive culture of confidence and bravery from the inside out. - What Do confidence and bravery at work look like in the 21st century? - You must design your culture with the same obsession as you design your products and services - How to build psychological safety in remote teams during a pandemic - Behaviours that hinder confidence and behaviours that help confidence
10 Ways To Be A More Confident, Courageous Team
How does a confident team work together? Lauren Currie Introduces 10 actionable steps you can take tomorrow to embed courage and confidence in your team. She’ll introduce you to best practices from organisations around the world.
Want To Be More Confident? Be More Vulnerable
Lauren Currie uses her wealth of experience from training over 1000 people in upfront's confidence program to show how a company or individual can change how they think about confidence and, most importantly, its relationship with vulnerability forever. - Your Relationship with mistakes and failure - How to celebrate small wins - Bust the three confidence myths that are holding you back - What vulnerability looks like at work and why it’s good for your bottom line

Why We Recommend Booking Lauren

Lauren brings a wealth of experience in confidence-building and leadership, having founded UPFRONT and transformed the lives of over 1000 graduates. Her innovative approach to public speaking ensures that every audience member is engaged and empowered, turning their own lights on. With a track record of helping leading companies like Adidas and eBay, Lauren's insights can inspire your team to new heights of creativity and performance.

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What topics does Lauren Currie specialise in?
Lauren Currie specialises in discussing confidence and leadership, service design, change management and more.
What is Lauren Currie's speaking style like?
Lauren delivers powerful, uplifting presentations that inspire action. Her style is insightful, memorable, and supportive, making audiences feel empowered and motivated to grow both personally and professionally.
Does Lauren Currie offer virtual speaking engagements?
Yes, Lauren Currie offers virtual speaker bookings for webinars, online conferences, and remote or distributed team engagements.
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