Meet the founder
Liana Fricker
Founder and Inspirer-in-Chief, Inspiration Space
Liana Fricker is a creative entrepreneur, speaker, moderator and strategic thought partner. She helps people turn knowledge, experience and ideas into work that works for them through Inspiration Space Library, Borrow My Brain and commissioned programmes.
The long version
Useful knowledge should be easier to access and more widely shared.
Liana founded Inspiration Space in Surrey in 2018 as a place for self-starters, freelancers and founders to learn, work and build alongside other people. She is also a co-founder of Elevate & Fly, the company behind Inspiration Space.
Her background spans creative strategy, communications and years of practical work alongside founders and small businesses through programmes, workshops and advisory work.
At Inspiration Space, Liana shapes the Library's philosophy and editorial direction, delivers Borrow My Brain and Borrow My Brain+, and designs and facilitates commissioned programmes and workshops.
Her current work explores the place of human judgement in a world with more information, automation and AI — and how people can turn what they know into work that works for them.
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Programmes, events and talks built for other people's founders — Imperial College, the University of Winchester, Woking Borough Council and Enterprise Nation among them.
What people say
What it is like to work with Liana.
In the library
Written or interviewed by Liana
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Strategy & Planning
Five things to know about unconscious bias
Unconscious bias shapes more business decisions than you might realise. Here are five things to know.
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Bootstrapping
Client Case Study: Charlotte Morris, Dazzle & Fizz
Hear how Charlotte grew her business from £50 to a multi-million-pound company with support & inspiration. A must-read for start up founders and small business.
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Ideas & Offers
Client Case Study: Alice Rendell, Coffee Queen
Discover how Alice's family-run business Edgcumbes beat the odds and thrived during the pandemic with mentorship from Inspiration Space and quick thinking.
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Bootstrapping
Client Case Study: Clare Yarwood-White, Brand Writer
Generate a compelling description for this brand writer who is taking her business to the next level.
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Bootstrapping
Client Case Study: Aga Kehinde, Small Business Founder
Discover how Aga Kehinde found help to grow her small business via mentorship and education at Inspiration Space.
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Mindset & Wellbeing
Creative thinking is becoming more valuable
Thanks to AI, creative thinking is more valuable than ever.
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Sustainability & Carbon Literacy
Green claims now carry more reputational risk
Environmental claims carry legal risk, but reputational damage may arrive first. Here is what marketers should check before publishing.
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Founder Stories
Unfinished Business: Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, The Black Farmer
This is the story of Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, The Black Farmer. Find out how he's overcome every barrier one could imagine to pursue fearless growth.
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Founder Stories
How to Design the Life You Love: Insights from Award-Winning Designer, Ayse Birsel
Discover five key insights we picked up from award-winning designer, Ayse Birsel's, during her recent visit to Inspiration Space.
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Ideas & Offers
Redefining Success: The 'Company of One' Mindset
Learn how to build a business that prioritises work/life design over growth at all costs.
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Mindset & Wellbeing
February: The Lost Month of Rest and Rejuvenation
For entrepreneurs running on empty, chasing strategies that don't deliver, February emerges not as a void but as an ally in the quest for a different approach.
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Founder Stories
The Happy Start-up School: A Decade of Delight
Find out how the Happy Startup School founders built a thriving, purpose-led business creating a Decade of Delight.