Lauren Currie

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Welcome! I'm the CEO of Stride, our mission is to democratise leadership development. I’m the Founder of UPFRONT, our mission is to change confidence.

I'm a Trustee of the Design Council and Pregnant Then Screwed.

03/09/2026

If I was in charge of the Edinburgh Fringe, I’d have a Scottish voice on every stage. What do ye reckon?

Even though I grew up a couple of hours away from Edinburgh this has been the first year ever I’ve felt properly immersed in and The Edinburgh International Book Festival. Wow! I bloody loved it!

For the unfamiliar - the population of Edinburgh trebles for the month of August. Millions of tickets are sold for over 50,000 separate performances in several hundred different venues. Wild.

The Edinburgh Fringe is undoubtedly a beautiful thing. Of course it’s not perfect. I’ve seen multiple accounts sharing the average cost of having a show here is between £6-£10k. Not to mention the tiny % of performers that are from a working class background. Anywaaaay….

I’m not here to officially critique the worlds largest cultural festival BUT I am here to say the lack of Scottish voices on these stages done ma nut in! I think a lot about who has access to spaces and whose voices and stories we hear (this is the very core of what UPFRONT - changing confidence for 10 million women 💥 is about) Far too many Londoners (some amazing people but c’mon!) when we’ve got so much incredible talent right here!

Awfi grateful for Michael Pedersen and Douglas Stuart and and I left their event feeling so damn proud to be Scottish. I was moved when Douglas spoke about the beauty and the talent of the working class that we don’t get to see and witness. And I’m so full of ideas for us. I’d have loved more of that and more Scottish women.

What would you change about the Edinburgh Fringe / Book Festival?

Ps. Aye of course I’ve already pitched my expertise to the programming team so hopefully I’ll be hosting next year 💁🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

02/09/2026

UPDATE from a very excited Founder! UPFRONT - changing confidence for 10 million women 💥 is building a new Bond and I think you (or at least one person you know) will care about the community we’re building for Mothers of Boys.

Mothers of Boys Bond is a six-week skills-based programme for mothers of boys aged 7–20+ (This age bracket is a recommendation, you are welcome to join regardless of the age of your son)
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This work will strengthen your relationship with your son, strengthening his emotional intelligence, his self-awareness, and the connection you both have.
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Because while we cannot control the world our boys grow up in, we can influence the relationship they have with us.

We start Nov 2nd.

Comment BOND and I’ll send you the link for the waitlist 💫

P.S Many of you are asking us to build a Bond for Mothers of Girls - is this something you’d like to be part of? Y / N ? Tell me in the comments

29/08/2026

Dame Prue Leith thank you for being amazing !!! My son is obsessed with The Great British Bake Off Bake Off. It’s our family go to. I dare you to find me a more wholesome show. British TV is so damn good and I’ve missed it. Watching the show inspired me to draw Prue Leith because my hobby is drawing old woman’s faces (also a rebellious act which helps me stay alert to the bu****it of the anti-ageing beauty industry 🙅‍♀️ )

Then I see Prue’s coming to Edinburgh International Book Festival and I think I could give the portrait to her. Personally!

So that’s what happened. Honestly the planning did not go smoothly because I’d forgot about it - I woke up on the day and could not find the original drawing, then had a very chaotic morning having too many calls (only dressed from the waist up- classic) scrambling to find a local printer but I DID IT.

And she LOVED it (so did her husband) and I’m proper chuffed.

Hope this makes you smile today. Making art makes amazing things happen!

And if you’d like a portrait of your older self, I now officially take commissions so send me a message 🙆‍♀️

26/08/2026

Sweden 🇸🇪 → Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 One month on!

6 years ago we left London with our 2 year old baby for a new life in Sweden. After lots of highs and far too many lows, 4 🏠 moves and 3 school moves + 🐶 + 🐱 we decided to move to Scotland.

Swipe through for a monthly recap of how this first month has gone. Thank you for following along!! PS. Räknar dagarna tills jag får träffa min svenska bästis och fira min födelsedag om några veckor ♥️

21/08/2026

You can do BOTH 👏 UPFRONT - changing confidence for 10 million women 💥 is my 6th business. All my ventures have been for profit and tackling social problems. But still even now this lie sneaks up on me because this narrative is so deep and it’s nonsense. I think business and entrepreneurship is one of the most powerful social change tools available to us. What do you think? Drop +1 if you needed this reminder 💋

20/08/2026

SCOTTISH AUTHORS!! Come and meet other authors, swap stories, celebrate each other’s books and leave with new author friends.

📚 Bring a copy of your book(s).

Hosted by me & Anne Ditmeyer .

Comment ”AUTHOR” and I’ll sort you out with an invite.

19/08/2026

📣 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! CALL FOR PARTNERS 📣

is expanding and we want to work with brilliant people, brands and organisations!

This is a paid, global opportunity. Interested? We’d love to hear from you.

Comment BOND and I’ll send you the information 💛

14/08/2026

It’s year 17 of entrepreneurship for me and UPFRONT - changing confidence for 10 million women 💥 is my 6th business AND YET I am struggling this summer…

✔ Lack of routine; new country, new house, summer holidays and no childcare
✔Constant life admin and daily challenges when both parents work in the business
✔The isolation of being a leader
✔The sheer willpower required to keep showing up every single day
✔Battling constant bias and misogyny online and in conversations because my business serves women

Throw in a difficult economy, a climate emergency, lack of sleep, daily rejection emails oh and the double bind of being a woman leader ... it’s a lot.

But I’m still here, determined and ready. A few things that can help that might help you too!

➡ ENERGY. This morning I was feeling unmotivated so I chose a task that gives me energy (like writing for my community here)

➡ PERSPECTIVE. Yesterday I wrote a list of everything my business has achieved in the last 12 months. It was very long 😍

➡ MANTRA. I have a mantra I try to use when I’m feeling like this...

☀ It’s not hard because you are doing it wrong it’s hard because it’s hard

Did you need to hear this today?

How are you finding things right now?

Let’s chat in the comments. Tag a biz owner who needs to know they aren’t swimming in the treacle alone.

13/08/2026

In the women’s toilets a gorgeous Irish woman looked in the mirror and shrieked ”F*ck my forehead is back!” so I shrieked back ”I love your forehead!” and then I couldn’t stop thinking about it so I wrote this.

Big love to my newsletter subscribers who told me stories about what these words made them think about.

What does it make you think about?

Would you like to join my ”big feelings about my forehead” club? We eat Fab ice lollies and talk about our faces.

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