Unapologetic Brighton (Part of the Beyond Palatable Reclamation Tour)

UNAPOLOGETIC BRIGHTON

Beyond Palatable: The Reclamation Tour

Definitely not your average book launch. 

Join us for a one-night gathering for those who are done shrinking, softening, moulding and diluting themselves to be more palatable. 

As part of the UK-wide Reclamation Tour, this evening invites you to explore voice, self-expression, taking up space, and what it really means to be unapologetically you.

What to expect

An immersive, soulful, electric evening that blends conversation, participation and reclamation of your full, unapologetic self. 

You’ll experience:

• Conversations from a brilliant panel who have all created businesses on their own terms 

• Guided visualisation to reconnect you to the parts of you that have been edited out and pushed down

• Creative expression that explores self-expression and your voice

• The chance to create your own unapologetic slogan 

• Spoken word poetry 

We'll come together in celebration of what it really means to show up as you are in life and business. 

Featuring

Liana Fricker

Liana Fricker is a creative entrepreneur, venture catalyst, and motivational speaker. She is the Founder of The Inspiration Space and works as a strategic thought partner to leaders of B Corps and purpose-driven businesses seeking creative nurturing, strategic challenge, and a partner who understands the mission, the ambition, and the future-fit businesses they are building.

Founded in 2018, The Inspiration Space has supported hundreds of founders and creative entrepreneurs via events, experiences, venture-style accelerators, strategic advisory, and more. Liana has worked alongside a village of collaborators and partners to design and deliver programmes, events, and talks for founders and leaders on behalf of organisations including Imperial College, the University of Winchester, Woking Borough Council, and Enterprise Nation.

She is a trusted advisor and champion for leaders as they navigate growth and complexity without defaulting to burnout.

Her belief: not every idea deserves to succeed, but the people who dream them up do.

Helen Davies

Helen is a neuroinclusion & productivity expert, company founder, and part-time NHS Clinical Director known for being a maverick at the leading edge of innovation. From a child who struggled at school and left with few qualifications, she’s built a career focused on turning difference into strength personally and system-wide. A visible nursing leader believing in heart lead leadership and a global neurodivergent thought leader. She instigated the Neuroinclusion Quality Marker and is on a mission to raise quality standards across the UK and beyond. A passionate public speaker and proud neurodivergent champion, Helen is openly gender-fluid, lives with dyslexia and ADHD, and often jokes it lets her “live three lives in one.

Alice Reeves

Alice Reeves is a branding, marketing and communications expert, business consultant and ICF-trained coach with a decade of business ownership experience. She helps small business owners start, market and run their businesses in a way that feels aligned, sustainable and joyful.

As well as offering consulting, coaching and strategy, Alice is also a practical, hands-on “business wingwoman” – turning big ideas into clear, workable plans and supporting clients to bring them to life. After co-running a branding and marketing agency for five years, she now works independently, offering 1:1 consulting and coaching for unconventional, ambitious founders, as well as fractional CMO/COO support for growing B2B service businesses.

Alice is also the co-founder of Joyfully Different, a business support community and learning hub for neurodivergent business owners and aspiring founders.

Mariam Crichton

Mariam Crichton is a business strategist and consultant with a rare mix of scientific rigour and entrepreneurial experience. Starting in geophysics and geospatial mapping, she went on to build and lead SaaS ventures, translating complex data into practical, real-world solutions.

Mariam is a global thinker with deep intercultural competence, shaped by her international career across technology, strategy, and marketing. Passionate about connecting technology with impact, she thrives at the intersection of strategy, partnerships, and human-centred innovation.

Outside of work, Mariam brings the same curiosity and adventurous spirit to nature, travel, and exploration, always seeking what’s real and useful. She is currently expanding her freelance work, offering strategic guidance and public speaking to help organizations create meaningful impact.

Talk and readings from Sophie Jane Lee
Author of Beyond Palatable, journalist, and voice and visibility consultant — sharing the story behind the book and the deeper invitation it holds. Sophie Jane Lee is passionate about the need for us to use our voices and take up space in a world determined to keep us small and complaint. There is no greater revolution than when women decide they will no longer bend and mould themselves to make everyone else comfortable. 

Who this is for

If you’ve ever:

• Felt too much, too loud, too opinionated, or not enough

• Edited yourself to stay safe, liked, or acceptable

• Known there’s more of you that wants to be expressed

This night is for you.

Come as you are. Be celebrated for exactly that. 

Unapologetic Brighton
Not your average book launch.