Zoe Holland MBE

​The Essence of Me

Coach|Writer|Poet|Speaker

Soulful Executive Leader

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I stand at the meeting point of corporate strategy and creative expression, weaving logic with imagination to illuminate a more authentic, courageous way of leading. My work is rooted in a single, unshakeable truth: love is the lifeblood of growth—at work, in life, and in the way we show up for one another.

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I write to share a vision of everyday leadership shaped by compassion, creativity, and the quiet bravery of being fully yourself.

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My book - Crafted by Heart - Living and leading with Love

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“Zoe is a true visionary, with feet firmly on ancient and intuitive soil. She is a fire starter in the most healing of ways.” — Donna Ashworth, Sunday Times bestselling poet and author

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Crafted by Heart is a bold reimagining of women’s leadership. Inspired by Saint Brigid—the flame keeper, well tender, and guardian of creative life. Zoe invites readers to meet Bridget: the quiet, courageous leader within us all.

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Through seven grounded invitations, intimate storytelling, poetry, and reflective practices, this book reframes leadership as something lived and deeply human, rooted in courage, compassion, creativity, truth, and the joy of being fully, fiercely yourself.

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At the heart of this vision is Zoe’s experience founding her charity, Silk Elephant, during the COVID pandemic. She honours the remarkable women who stepped forward—women who stitched comfort into care, turning their homes into hubs of fierce generosity and shared strength. Their hands and hearts transformed a time of fear into a circle of community, reshaping Zoe’s understanding of true leadership.

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Crafted by Heart is for women leading teams, families, communities, organisations—or their own lives—who seek clarity, conscience, strength, softness, conviction, and care.

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From boardrooms to kitchen tables, moments of grief to acts of everyday bravery, this book meets you where you are and invites you to rise—not faster, but truer.

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The fire has already been lit.
This book shows you how to tend it.

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