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About Zoe

Award-winning speaker, mindset expert and the Motivational Queen®

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Zoe Bennett in a black dress, arms folded, smiling confidently

Meet the Motivational Queen®

Hey, I'm Zoe. I deliver powerful results.

I'm called the Motivational Queen® because I inspire people into positive affirmation and action. I help them change their lives, and I hold them accountable as they elevate themselves to greatness.

My story is one of heartache, trauma, death threats and adversity, including years spent fighting government obstacles for justice for my father. I speak about it openly, because vulnerability is where strength is built.

“Let me help you strengthen your mindset.”

Today I deliver keynotes around the world, mindset masterclasses and business training through my company, Training Personified. I also run confidence-building workshops for women who have survived trafficking, domestic violence, FGM and honour-based violence, with life-changing results.

24,837+People Zoe has spoken to and inspired
BEMKing's Birthday Honours, 2023
2015Founded the MBCC Awards
800+Guests at the MBCC Awards each year
8Books written or featured in
Treat people how you'd like to be treatedSynergy, not competitionStrength in numbersWe all matter

Honours & awards

Recognised for changing lives

2023 · British Empire Medal

King's Birthday Honours

Awarded the BEM for services to charity and inspiring disadvantaged people. Zoe met King Charles at Buckingham Palace during the Windrush 75th anniversary celebrations.

2025 · Power of a Woman Awards

Business Woman of the Year

Recognised in London for her work as an entrepreneur and role model.

2025 · The Business Desk Leadership Awards

Diversity & Inclusion Leader

Celebrated in Birmingham for championing inclusion through Training Personified and the MBCC Awards.

2016

West Midlands' Influential Business Woman of the Year

Voted by the region's business community.

Mindset expert

Do you need help with overcoming adversity?

My key areas

ResilienceThrough Adversity Breeds SuccessNever Give UpNetworkingI Can, I WillEntrepreneurshipEmployability

I am a professional mindset expert and motivational speaker. I work with individuals, organisations and budding entrepreneurs to help them get out of their own way.

As an entrepreneur myself, I am that person that takes action and walks the walk, not just talks the talk. How can I tell someone else to go for it if I do not go for it myself?

I was coined the Motivational Queen®, as I inspire confidence and create transformation in other people through my masterclasses, business training and my international motivational talks.

If that was not enough, I wrote a book called “Networking Personified”, a no-nonsense, straight-talking book about business relationship building, which has yielded amazing results for my readers.

I also own a personal development training company where I deliver soft skills training. You may ask why! And my answer to that is: why not?

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This is something I most definitely can help you with. I can show you that you can achieve anything you want to through my tried and tested, innovative and creative training techniques.

I have always had a huge desire to make a positive change to people's lives. I do this by helping them find a successful outcome for every unique situation and enrich their lives.

I thrive on helping people find their purpose and really delve into their passions. I help them realise their true goals, as opposed to realising somebody else's goals.

It is all about allowing people to take control of their destiny on their terms, as opposed to looking for validation from others. I most definitely encourage people to be uniquely them, and put strategies in place to ensure they fulfil this for future growth and inner accomplished peace.

Showing people how to own their greatness is a must. I guide people through the process of being unapologetically, uniquely them, and owning their greatness for their aims, objectives and purpose.

Confidence & clarity

Do you suffer from procrastination or imposter syndrome?

“Be unapologetically, uniquely you, and own your greatness.”

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