We believe that it's good to work. We don't believe in aspiring to be ladies of leisure; we're women who seek to serve, and to be ladies who lead!

We don't aspire to spend our days sitting around twiddling our thumbs - we love doing what we do, and embrace the highs and lows, but we recognise that community is key in helping us stay the course. We believe that income is important, but that it's only going to come if we focus on adding value, creating impact, and are willing to take advice, apply strategic thinking and be willing to learn and grow ourselves. So Inspire's different because it's all about helping each other in these aspirations. That's what we're here for.

Our members are real women, running real organisations (where businesses or non-profits), who are called to make a difference. We aim to deliver value and believe that, as founders, we are called to lead in whatever it is we're doing. Those who join us, do so because they're out there in the real world, doing real work, making a difference, and wanting support in that journey. Because business, leadership and foundership is hard.

We aren't afraid to discourage the wrong people from joining us:

In both The Inspire Network and our free Inspire UK Online Community, we have a "no spiritual talk" rule. Because it can do more harm than good in many cases. Although we recognise that leadership requires "our whole self" and that wellbeing is vital to founders, we seek to protect those in or community from being targeted by solopreneur "spiritual service providers" are not a good fit for our membership - we don't allow discussion on spiritual practices or services, and aim to keep focused on the practical support we're here to offer one another.

We also actively discourage the following people from joining, so Inspire is:

NOT for those who want coaching clients and think they'd find them in our community.

NOT for those who want to find clients generally as their reason for considering joining our membership.

NOT for those who want to use our community to find team for their MLM business and think our community could be filled with their ideal team members.

NOT for those who want an equivalent of BNI or who are professional networkers.

We may refer people to one another but this is not our focus and members don't want to be exploited or used by others when they're in our safe, supportive space.

The exception to our "no spiritual talk" rule is found within our mastermind membership (a safe, supportive space for faith-filled female founders who are aligned in their faith as Christians). Inspired Women is special because it's a unique community for women who want to seek God together, enjoy prayer, worship and masterminding with those who are aligned).

Our Founder is also what makes us unique. Nikki Tapley, a multi-business owner and charity founder, professional business mentor, advisor and strategist with 20+ years of experience in business start-ups, scale-ups, as well as in non-profits.

Nikki has started and grown multiple communities over the years including several comprising thousands of members. Now though, her communities are smaller (intentionally!), with genuine support and masterminding as the focus within the safe spaces she hosts.

Nikki leads Inspire around her main income-generating work, with the help of her team - so she walks the walk and doesn't just talk the talk!

Nikki knows what it’s like to be an Investor, Founder, Director and Non-Executive Board Member, as well as to lead within C-Suite/Head of Dept roles. Her passion lies in bringing transformation through her leadership, but communication, collaborative partnerships, and community-building are strong skills of hers.

When you join Inspire, you're saying "yes" to a community led by a savvy businesswoman, a skilled leader and professional mentor, but Nikki is also focused on philanthropy. She does a lot of voluntary work that most people won't ever hear about, and makes herself available as an affordable strategist and mentor at below-market rate, because has believes it's important to empower others to thrive, and has found first-hand that focusing on impact and serving others leads to a happy and successful life.

At its heart, Inspire is about connection and finding your people. The ones who get what it’s like to juggle expectations, lead with heart, and still feel isolated. The ones who want to build lives (and businesses) with more meaning, more ease, and more joy. This is a place for professional women who are tired of surface-level spaces and watered-down conversations.

Here, you’re encouraged to speak freely, go deep, and connect meaningfully, without being sold to or sized up.

Nikki brings expertise, strategy and structure, yes, but more than anything, she leads from a place of personal faith and fosters belonging.

That means:

🩷 Honest conversations, not performative ones

🩷 A culture of care, not comparison

🩷 Space to connect with women who actually see you

You don’t need to hustle harder or be someone you’re not. You just need the right space- and the right women beside you.