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Upfront is back for Series 3 with a new host: financial adviser and TV personality Emmanuel Asuquo!
He's having the conversations everyone in financial services needs to hear. Expect honesty, expect humour. Just don't expect it to sound like any other financial services podcast.
The 10-part series is available to listen to on your favourite podcast app. You're gonna LOVE it!
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Latest episode
S3 Ep10. Don't Panic!
How will financial services survive the next crisis or scandal? It's our series finale, and legendary crisis communications expert Donald Steel gets upfront with Emman about how financial services businesses can hold onto their bank of trust and their reputations when the worst hits. Tune in to hear Donald's fascinating crisis management tales from his days as the BBC's head of press and why you need some grey hair on your team when you're dealing with a crisis. This episode is full of gems to help you stay cool and calm because, as Donald says, there's nothing that can happen to you that you can't prepare for.
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<>Meet your new host!
Emmanuel Asuquo is a renowned financial adviser, media personality, wealth-building entrepreneur, and international speaker. Emman stepped into the world of financial services at the age of 22 and quickly became one of the UK's top-ranked financial advisers. Here he is to tell you about the upfront conversations he'll be having in Series 3 and why he can't wait for you to hear it.
More episodes
Suits You
Would you take financial advice from someone in a hoodie? Emman chats to personal brand coach Jennifer Holloway about how to sell yourself (without sounding like an idiot).
It's Showtime!
What do the most successful financial advisers do differently? Emman gets some ideas on how to grow your income and client base from financial advice marketing expert Philip Calvert.
It's Not Fair
Is financial services failing women? Emman explores the gender wealth gap and what financial services can do about it with Future Females in Finance founder Camilla Love.
Shift Happens
What's shaking up the financial advice market? Emman meets John O'Mahony and Prof. Deen Sanders, the authors of a new report that's revealed an extraordinary opportunity.
Do you mind?
Are financial services doing enough to help neurodiverse people? Emman chats with behavioural finance expert Krystle McGilvery about how the sector can better serve and support its ND clients.
Change the subject
Is a fear of maths putting people off doing more with their finances? Emman has a fun and fascinating chat about money and maths with mathematician and comedian Adam Spencer.
Go big or go home
Emman meets the super cool David M. Brear to talk about why most big digital transformations fail - and how to make sure yours doesn't.
CX Appeal
How do you make customer experience a priority? Emman chats to Amanda Stevens about why we should all become obsessed with CX.
Wake Up Call
Do you have to get up at 5 a.m. to be successful? Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber offers Emman some productivity hacks.
Don't Panic!
How will financial services survive the next crisis or scandal? Legendary crisis comms expert Donald Steel joins Emman for the series finale.
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In every episode, we take an alternative, frank look at what is - and isn't - working in financial services and how it could be better. Together with some very outspoken guests, we'll give you the smarts and inner confidence to get over some of your trickiest, stickiest challenges.
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Previous Series
Series 1
Catch up with the first series hosted by comedian Olga Koch. Guests include Finance Coach Bola Sol, Financial Planner Martin Bamford, Superhero CEO John Winters, Fintech Professor Dr Karen Elliot and Non-Obvious Futurist Rohit Bhargava.
Series 2
Listen to Series 2, hosted by comedian Olga Koch. Guests include Creative Strategist Kevin Chesters, Behavioural Economist Mark Pittaccio, Imposter Syndrome expert Alison Shamir and Charlotte Lockhart, founder of the 4-Day Week.
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