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Welcome to Upfront, the dedicated women's football podcast brought to you by the Football Ramble! Join Chloe Morgan and Rachel O'Sullivan every week for reaction and analysis throughout the season. We'll also tell the cultural stories that matter across the women's game, from the grassroots to the very top. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Compass

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The Compass Podcast documents the lives of artists navigating the waters between art and commerce. What do they do when they feel themselves going to the dark side? How do they find balance when they are creating beautiful things, but not necessarily making their entire living from their art (acting, dance, etc). A space for those conversations with peers about living a creative life. Hosted by actress Leah Walsh.
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Learn how to build a legitimate, profitable online business from the ground up without the shiny objects, hypey gimmicks, and without the stress and overwhelm. Your hosts, Todd and Leah Rae Getts take you inside the businesses of ordinary people and show you how they started from ground zero with no influence, no email list or audience to sell to, and no business or marketing experience, and go from working 9-5 jobs to building successful 6 and 7 figure online businesses, and all the steps i ...
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Nicki's Wonder List is a podcast about exploring story in a time of collapse. This podcast examines art, society, and culture and will pique your interest in a wide array of topics. Each interview-style episode clears space for stories to emerge from guests who are activists, educators, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, community organizers, and creative people. Solo episodes focus on book recommendations to expand your horizon and depth of knowledge about a subject of focus.
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Episode 67: One of the biggest pain points of selling high ticket offers is having to do sales calls. Not only are you having the same conversation with every single prospect one at a time, but you can only scale sales calls so far before you need to start hiring a sales team. In today’s episode, Justin “J” Boyum teaches us his virtual event strate…
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The Lionesses downed Ireland last week, but some familiar problems in front of goal left Chloe and Rachel longing for the days of Ellen White! We discuss why Sarina Wiegman’s England are missing that clinical edge and what needs to change ahead of a tough test against Sweden. Plus, we talk about the latest wicked whispers on the transfer market – i…
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Episode 66: One of the biggest problems online business owners face is that nobody knows that they exist. You might have an amazing product or service that you offer, but if you can’t get exposure and traffic to your offer, then you really don’t have a business. In this episode, Frank King reveals his secrets for getting on one of the biggest stage…
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We’re back! We’re separated by an ocean and haven’t spoken in a few weeks but we had to jump on for another episode, as the transfer market hots up and England prepare for some crucial Euro 2025 qualifiers. Today, we wonder what on Earth is going on at Man United, as legends like Mary Earps and Katie Zelem have let their contracts expire and left a…
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Episode 65: When it comes to scaling your online business, a lot of the strategies out there are focused on simply bringing in more traffic, or implementing some new marketing gimmick that never really lives up to its promises. The truth about scaling is that it really depends on your specific situation, and focusing on the wrong strategy at the wr…
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Episode 64: Everyone thought that A.I. would be taking over the boring, menial, low-level jobs in society. But now that A.I. is here, we’re finding out that instead, it’s doing creative work, writing content, giving expert advice, and taking over the high-level skilled jobs with things such as AI generated photos, videos, content, search results, a…
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Episode 63: It’s a well know statistic in the marketing world that only about 3% of your audience is ready to buy and join right now, which means that 97% of your audience is going to say NO the first time you present your offer to them. The problem is that most online business owners hear “no” and they think it means “no, not ever” and they give u…
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Episode 62: There’s nothing worse than spending months, if not years, developing a well thought out, comprehensive online course or coaching program just to find out that nobody is really interested in buying it. …or, that there’s no way to be profitable with your offer because the cost of your advertising is too high due to the audience you’re tar…
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Episode 61: There are a lot of different stages that you can speak on, and different stages will help you achieve different goals. Some people want to get paid to speak. Others are willing to speak for free as long as they can sell something from stage. And others are happy just to build brand recognition and gain authority from speaking on stage a…
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Episode 60: Two things that need to happen before you can make a sale are generating the lead, and building trust and rapport (i.e. nurturing your audience). Those are also two of the most difficult hurdles online business owners have to overcome when starting their businesses. But what if you could be dropped into a situation where the leads had a…
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Episode 59: One of the biggest questions people have when creating their first digital product is ‘how much should I charge?’, and there are a lot of different opinions about the best place to start. Some people will tell you that you should start with a high ticket offer because you can make more money with fewer sales. Then, you can work your way…
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Episode 58: Challenges are becoming an increasingly popular way to sell digital products and coaching programs. The problem with that is that audiences are becoming more and more “immune” to Challenges as a sales tactic. It’s becoming more difficult to get people to register, more difficult to get people to show up every day, and more difficult to …
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Episode 57: Most people who are teaching TikTok marketing strategies are just taking strategies learned from other platforms, like Instagram and YouTube, and teach you to use those same strategies on TikTok. And what people are finding is that you can make some good progress with those strategies, but you eventually plateau at a certain point and y…
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We’re back with a bonus episode after England tried the exact same thing against France - but got a win! We celebrate some impressive performances from Hannah Hampton and Alessia Russo and wonder if England’s stuttering form is because they don’t have a tournament to conquer this summer. Plus, Ireland put in another good showing but will finish bot…
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Episode 56: Strategies that people were using in 2020 are no longer working in 2024. Conversion rates are down, fewer people seem to be buying, and it seems like your audience has become immune to marketing strategies that used to work really well just a few short years ago. That being said, there are still online businesses out there that are doin…
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We’re back after England came out on the wrong side of a tussle with France - should we accept that this is part of the harder qualification process we asked for? Or is there cause for concern… We also recap some impressive performances from Scotland and Ireland, see Emma Hayes make her debut as the USWNT manager and discuss FIFA’s new maternity pr…
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Episode 55: It’s a well known fact in business that people will only buy from those that they know, like, and trust. In the online world, nothing builds that “know, like, trust” factor faster or stronger than video – especially long-form video. In this episode, Meredith Marsh explains how to build a simple 5-part YouTube sales funnel to drive leads…
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Brazil is set to become the first-ever South American country to host a Women’s World Cup, as they’ve won the 2027 bid! So what will this World Cup look like? Brazilian football journalist Júlia Belas Trindade joins us to discuss the response to this announcement back home in Brazil, as well as the background behind their bid. And finally, they tac…
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Barcelona toppled the mighty Lyon for the very first time on Saturday! Chloe and Rachel react to an epic spectacle and the fairytale ending to a difficult season for Alexia Putellas. Plus, we discuss who should start in midfield for the Lionesses against a tricky France side and Chair of Goaldiggers Gaia Lailder joins us to talk about a growing pro…
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Episode 54: There are a lot of ways to do collaborations in order to generate free traffic, leads, and sales in your online business. Many people are already familiar with things like JV launches, podcast guesting, summits, etc. In this episode, Alison Reeves talks about a few different types of collaborations – bundles and giveaways – where you ca…
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Who was our player of the season? Who was our manager of the season? And – most importantly of all – what was our WTF moment of the season?! The prestigious Upfront Awards are back. Join Chloe and Rachel to relive a glorious and dramatic season of WSL football! Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube! Email us show@upfrontpod.com. Sign up for …
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On the final day of the WSL season, Chloe and Rachel spoke to a range of Chelsea voices around Old Trafford about Emma Hayes, what she means to them, and her and the club’s future. They catch up with Mark and Prue, two of the founders of the Chelsea Women’s Supporters Group who remember times when there was just four(!) of them turning up at away g…
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Episode 53: A lot of coaches & trainers online will teach principles and broad, generic strategies, but not get very specific when it comes down to the actual actions you need to take on a daily basis in order to start seeing results. In this episode, Nate Morse breaks down his daily LinkedIn routine that lands as many as 10 high-ticket clients per…
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Chloe and Rachel reflect on the final weekend of the WSL and discuss the season’s winners and losers. Did Manchester City bottle it and how can they avoid the same slip-up next season? Will Arsenal’s decision to let Vivianne Miedema go turn the fans against Jonas Eidevall? And what’s the future for managerless Aston Villa and rudderless Brighton? W…
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Episode 52: Most people try to scale their business by simply making more sales. However, what most entrepreneurs don’t realize is that the effort it takes to generate more traffic, the increased ad costs, and the labor required to deliver and support those extra customers makes it the most difficult and least profitable ways to scale. On the other…
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Clo and Rach give their reactions to an astonishing day at Old Trafford and a fairytale ending for Emma Hayes. From Mayra Ramírez’s incredible display, to Fran Kirby’s emotional goal – we had a front seat and share all our insights from outside the stadium! Come join us. And don’t worry: we’ll be back as usual on Tuesday to look back on the final w…
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Episode 51: When you’re getting your online business off the ground, one of the things you have to realize is that it’s going to be very difficult to “out-market” the bigger, more experienced coaches and course creators who have bigger audiences, more brand recognition, proven funnels and processes, and overall, just better marketing. That being sa…
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The sun was out, the good times were flowing, Chloe and Rachel were back together at Box Park… the weekend felt like Euro 2022 all over again! And then - for Spurs - reality struck. Clo and Rach react to a huge victory for Manchester United to lift their first major trophy. Could this change the trajectory of their summer transfer window? And how d…
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Episode 50: Branding is one of those things that you need to work on, but the problem with what most online business owners do is that they focus on the wrong things at the wrong time. There are part of your brand that are necessary at the beginning of your entrepreneurial journey, and other things that you really shouldn’t consider doing until you…
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Episode 49: Most online business owners who have a digital products business (i.e. coaches, course creators, etc) don’t typically have a real “exit strategy”. Some coaches & course creators plan on just making a bunch of money and then just quitting when they’ve decided they’ve made enough money (or just get sick of it), and others have just never …
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This Sunday is a first for Tottenham Hotspur: it will be their first EVER Women’s FA Cup final. And it’s been quite the journey over the past 20 years. One woman who knows that better than anyone is former Spurs player and captain – now academy coordinator – Jenna Schillaci. She’s also one of Chloe’s former teammates! They discuss how far the club …
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Back in March, Chloe and Rachel came together with over 50 young women and dozens of coaches for a very special event with the Premier League at the National Football Museum in Manchester. Their aim? To discuss gender equality, explore opportunities for women within the football industry, and inspire these young girls. The event was all organised b…
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Episode 48: You can only build your online business so far before your revenue hits a plateau, and the only way you can continue to grow is by hiring a team to run parts of your business for you. The problem that a lot of solopreneurs run into is that they either find a cheap VA from overseas that produces low-quality work, or you pay a high price …
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WHAT a week in the WSL! Clo and Rach try to make sense of it all after three minutes and two Stina Blackstenius shots sent the WSL trophy back towards west London on Sunday. Chloe reckons it’s somewhere in St Albans now… They discuss Chelsea’s sensational collapse at Liverpool, before some ol’ Emma Hayes mind games brought them back from the brink.…
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Episode 47: Nobody wants to invest months (or even years) into creating an online course or coaching program just to find out that nobody wants to buy it… yet that’s exactly what many first-time online business owners do. They spend 6-12 months or more to create a complete, well-polished online course, and then they “launch” and get zero sales. In …
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Bristol City’s relegation was confirmed last Sunday after defeat to Manchester City. Today, Lauren Smith joins Rachel on the pod to reflect on relegation and their WSL journey this season. Lauren reveals what it’s really like to fight at the bottom of the table in the WSL, the importance of getting the backing of the board at Bristol, and her conti…
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Episode 46: Building your online business by hoping your content “goes viral” is like planning your retirement by hoping to win the lottery. Not only is it incredibly unlikely to happen, but it’s also the SLOWER way to find success. What you need is a simple strategy that is predictable and reliable that gets you to your goal as fast as possible. I…
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Chelsea and Emma Hayes’ Champions League run is over! Barcelona broke yet more hearts in front of a sold out Stamford Bridge – and Hayes was left fuming with the referee. Now the dust has settled, Clo and Rach look back on the game and whether there were other reasons behind Chelsea’s collapse. Looking at you, Maya Ramirez. Elsewhere, we react to L…
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Episode 45: There are a lot of hypey marketing gurus out there claiming that their ONE secret strategy is all you need to instantly create a million dollar online business. The truth is that if you want to generate consistent, reliable, predictable revenue with your online business, you need 3 key strategies working together. If you’re missing any …
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Episode 44: It’s no secret that typical “VSL to Book-a-Call” Funnels are currently suffering from high ad costs and low show rates. Outrageous promises and too-good-to-be-true guarantees have taken a good concept and made the target audience so skeptical of them, that the ROI is almost impossible to realize right now. So, what’s the next strategy y…
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Barcelona in mid-April. Stephanie Frappart in the middle. Emma Hayes with her formal blue coat on. It can only mean one thing: an ICONIC Champions League semi-final! Chloe and Rachel look back on a historic victory for Chelsea at the Estadi Olímpic and how they “played dirty” to do it! Also, the Ann Katrin Berger Era comes to an end, Rachel explain…
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Today, we’re joined by the goalkeeper who has made the most saves in the WSL this season: it’s Brighton No.1, Sophie Baggaley! Rachel sat down with her ahead of Brighton’s clash with Everton at the Amex on Friday night. Sophie reflects on her first season at Brighton: from her midnight arrival on transfer deadline day, to Melissa Phillips’ shock ex…
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Episode 43: There are lots of ways to generate traffic with social media content… livestream videos, stories and reels, image posts, and the list goes on. The problem with most social media content is that it only stays visible in the timeline for a few days and then it never gets seen again, so you have to keep creating more and more of it. But im…
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Episode 42: Knowing how to put together a basic lead generation funnel is absolutely fundamental to your success as an online business owner. It’s one of the very first things you should learn how to do, and it’s one of the things you will always use in your business. However, there are many other ways to generate leads aside from your typical PDF …
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We’re only just getting our breath back from two stunning FA Cup semi-finals! And Chloe has finally stopped communicating exclusively with all-caps in the Upfront WhatsApp group, phew. Clo and Rach give their reactions to Man United’s shock defeat of Chelsea to throw another spanner in the engine of Emma Hayes’ open top farewell bus. How did they d…
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Bay FC are the new kids on the block in the NWSL – and before a ball had even been kicked, they had made huge moves in the game. From Jen Beattie, to Asisat Oshoala, to Rachel Kundananji for a world record transfer fee, they have built an eye-catching squad. The challenge now is making it all fit together. The woman behind all that is Lucy Rushton.…
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We’re here a day early because we need to answer some important questions. Should people be worrying about England after their underwhelming draw against Sweden? Or do fans need to accept that England just struggled against strong opposition? Elsewhere, we chat about Wales and their longstanding legends as they smashed Croatia - but Scotland and No…
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Episode 41: There are a lot of questions when launching your online course… -How do you get people to register for your webinar? -Should you launch with a webinar, or do a challenge instead? -How do you get more people to attend live? -What’s a good sales conversion rate? -How do you get more people to buy after the webinar is over? In this episode…
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Ever wondered how England develop their next crop of stars? We’ve got all the answers for you on today’s pod! Rachel sat down with the brilliant Emma Coates, head coach of England’s U23s. Emma explains how she works with Sarina Wiegman to identify new call-ups, the importance of the U23s as a bridge to the senior side, and how England’s talent pool…
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Episode 40: When it comes to starting an online business, there are a lot of things you can do… a lot of people get started with something like Network Marketing or Affiliate Marketing. Others create an online course or a coaching program. Another type of online business you can start is a web design agency… but the catch is that you typically need…
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