Zoe Bennett

Zoe Bennett has a unique story which she titles “Through Adversity Breeds Success” When she needed support the most whilst also pregnant her employer suspended her the day she brought her father’s deceased body back into the UK after he was brutally tortured to death. She uses this tragic incident to reinforce that when life overwhelms you and you cannot see a way of succeeding, that you can find the inner motivation, strength, strategy and drive to ensure you are successful even through the toughest times utilising mindset.
* She helps with providing workshops in schools by disclosing her background of her not succeeding in school and turning it around to obtain a Masters in Tourism management. Then she uses her background of a tragic event to encourage people that no matter how hard it gets, you have control of your destiny whether in your personal life or business life. She explains why it is important to set (realistic) goals and have a clear defined life strategy. The ultimate message is never give up!!! Zoe exudes “warmth, energy and inspiration.
* Zoe Bennett MA has a Masters in Tourism Management and had previously worked within the tourism Industry for 16 years, with a vast amount of knowledge. Zoe then went on to work for the government of Jamaica promoting Jamaica to the UK market within the UK. In her first few months in this post she was nominated for the TTG Supplier Sales Agent of the Year award 2005.
* Zoe went on to be at the centre of a Facebook media scandal. The day she found out her father had been brutally murdered she let her worldwide family know in on facebook that her “father had been murdered in Jamaica that morning”. As she used the word “Jamaica” in the sentence the Jamaica Tourist Board suspended her for bringing “disrepute” to Jamaica when she returned to England heavily pregnant after repatriating her father’s body. They also declined her time off to grieve. After a two year relentless battle Zoe won her case on all counts against the Jamaica Tourist Board.
* Zoe also took on the Jamaican authorities for a second time after her father’s trial was postponed 7 times by marching outside the FCO and starting an online petition amongst other taxing tasks. Her determination and never give up attitude paid off when the murderer was convicted to 40 years to life without parole. As per statistics published by LEP 20 March 2014 “the conviction rate for murder in Jamaica is 5%”.
* Zoe owns her own personal development training company specialising in customer service and motivation, focusing on “being fun, interactive, engaging and being nice to one another and exceeding the customer expectation”. Zoe provides confidence building workshops to women who have been victims of DV, FGM and honour based violence. Zoe taps into her own experience of DV as a child as well as being sexually assaulted as an adult where the perpetrator served 3 years in prison for the horrendous attack against her.
* She has a truly inspirational story which follows the heartaches, trauma, death threats and adversity in overcoming government obstacles from two countries, and how she eventually won justice in both courts. She also shares her adverse childhood to provide encouragement to others that no matter how hard life gets there is always a way forward. Through her story you will learn strategies and insights on how you can breed success through adversity. The words that are described about Zoe after she has delivered training are “inspirational” “motivational” “strong individual and “confident”.
* Zoe has also delivered training to FTSE100 companies. She has provided several motivational talks in schools as well as to apprentices. She provides them with employability and entrepreneurial skills training as well as delivers goal setting workshops blended with sharing inspirational life lessons.
* Zoe is well connected within the business world as she is a member of many networking groups as well as a delivering partner for the charity Seek for Change and an Ambassador for The Women and Families Resource Centre and a champion for the charity Include Me Too.
* Zoe is the Founder of the MBCC Awards (Midlands Business and Community Charity Awards) which gives all profits to five charities. It is a platform for unsung heroes in both the business and community worlds that go the extra mile each day. The awards are designed to recognise and value the efforts people go to selflessly.
* Zoe is the Founder of the Removing the Shame and Guilt Conference for women who suffer physical violence.
* NSPCC Birmingham Business Board Member (Feb 2017 to Present)
* Member of the Fairness in Policing Critical Reference Groups for West Midlands Police (Dec 2017 – Present)

 NatWest Finalist “Entrepreneur For Good” West Midlands 2017
 Enterprise Vision Awards Finalist – Training and Coaching 2017
 Awarded In New Delhi, India at WEF “Iconic Women Creating a Better World For Others” May 2017
 Awarded June 2017 at Powerhouse Global for “Inspirational Woman of the Year”
 Awarded Outstanding Diva at the Divas of Colour Awards 2017
 Award winner from Acquisition International – The Most Influential Business Woman 2016 – West Midlands
 Awarded Human Excellency Award from United Nations Mission of International Relations 2016
 Co-auctioneer with John Barnes at the Jamaica basic School foundation Charity Ball, Nov 07
 Worked with Usain Bolt at the Great Northern Run after party May 2009
 Winner of West Midlands Women of The Year Awards & Inspirational Woman of the Year 2016
 Author of the Top 3 Amazon Best Seller book – Networking Personified
 Founder and organiser of the Midlands Business and Community Charity Awards www.midlandsbccawards.co.uk
 Featured in the Daily Mail, The Mirror, BBC Radio, Lancashire Evening Post, Love It and Pick Me Up magazine