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Upfront is back for Series 3 with a new host: financial adviser and TV personality Emmanuel Asuquo!

In 10 brand-new episodes, he has the conversations that everyone in financial services needs to hear. Expect honesty, expect humour. Just don't expect it to sound like any other financial services podcast.

Series 3 starts on Wednesday 26 June with a new episode released every two weeks. Follow Upfront on your favourite podcast app so you never miss an episode and keep coming back here for all the show notes and bonus content. You're gonna LOVE it!

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Latest episode

S3 Ep1: Suits You

Would you take financial advice from someone in a hoodie? That’s the upfront question for the double espresso personal brand coach, Jennifer Holloway. Join financial adviser Emmanuel Asuquo as he kicks off Series 3 in style with a fun and fascinating conversation about building a personal brand that’s true to you and why you should accept that not everyone’s gonna like it. Tune in now for invaluable advice on how to sell yourself (without sounding like an idiot).

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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.

Episodes

Ep.1 Suits You

Would you take financial advice from someone in a hoodie? That's the upfront question for personal brand coach Jennifer Holloway to kick off Series 3. Listen now for invaluable advice on how to sell yourself (without sounding like an idiot).

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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.

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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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