Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Zoe Davenport. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Alright, Zoe thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. What’s the best or worst investment you’ve made?

Worst investment I made as a Business Owner was dropping 15k in full on a DIY marketing program……. which was over 50 hours of lessons most lasting 2 hours each…. I made the decision as got pulled into their web of how amazing it would be to have automation, webinars and a stream of people booking in for calls….. about 1/2 way in I realised it was so far removed from how I like to connect with an audience online and never ended up finishing the process and it was making me write in a way that no longer felt authentic to my voice or audience.

Best gift in following my own intuitive guidance.

Zoe, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

For readers who may not know me, my name is Zoe Davenport. I’m a Spiritual Mentor, multi-dimensional channel, meditation guide, speaker, retreat facilitator and podcaster. For over 15 years I’ve been guiding people through awakening, healing, energetic embodiment and deep personal transformation.

My work sits at the intersection of spirituality, consciousness, nervous system regulation and grounded human integration. I help people not only access expanded states of awareness, intuition and higher frequencies, but actually embody them in everyday life. I’m deeply passionate about bridging the mystical with the practical, because true transformation isn’t just about peak spiritual experiences, it’s about how we live, lead, create, love and show up in the world afterwards.

My journey into this work was never something I strategically planned. It came through my own awakening experiences, deep inner healing, travel, personal initiations and years of studying energy work, meditation, consciousness and human behaviour. I began working professionally in wellness and bodywork around 2008, and by 2010 I was facilitating meditation groups, workshops and transformational spaces. Over the years my path expanded into international retreats, sacred site pilgrimages, speaking at festivals and creating online programs and experiences for people all over the world.

I’ve facilitated workshops and experiences at places such as Glastonbury Festival, Medicine Festival, Bestival, Camp Bestival, Mazatlan Eclipse Festival and many other conscious events and retreats internationally. I also worked as an Event Producer for New Living Expo in California, one of the longest-running consciousness and wellness expos in the United States.

A huge part of my work is creating spaces where people feel safe enough to reconnect with themselves again. So many people today are overwhelmed, disconnected, burnt out or living from survival patterns, even within the spiritual space. I’m less interested in bypassing reality and more interested in helping people create sustainable transformation from the inside out.

Some of the themes I work with include frequency and energetic alignment, nervous system regulation, timeline shifts, intuition, heart coherence, embodiment, sacred sites, consciousness expansion and personal sovereignty. I guide private clients, mentorship containers, retreats, live events, meditations and online journeys designed to help people reconnect with clarity, purpose, truth and deeper alignment with their lives.

One thing that sets my work apart is that I don’t approach spirituality from a place of perfection or hierarchy. I believe people can feel when someone is genuinely embodied in what they teach. My work comes from lived experience, devotion and authenticity rather than performance. I’m very open about the fact that awakening and expansion often involve deep surrender, recalibration and facing uncomfortable truths about ourselves and our lives.

What I’m most proud of honestly isn’t any particular title or achievement. It’s the messages I receive from people sharing how a meditation, retreat, conversation or experience genuinely shifted something in their life. Knowing someone feels more connected to themselves, more empowered, more hopeful or more alive after working together is what matters most to me.

I’m also incredibly proud of continuing to follow this path authentically, especially in a world that often encourages people to dilute themselves, perform or fit into boxes. My brand and work have evolved naturally over the years alongside my own growth, and I think people resonate with the realness of that.

At the heart of everything I do is a desire to help people remember who they truly are beneath the conditioning, fear and noise of the world. My work is ultimately about reconnection — to self, to soul, to the Earth, to purpose and to a deeper way of living.

Can you open up about how you funded your business?

In the beginning I funded my business very organically and grassroots. I worked full time as a massage therapist during the day while building my online brand, community and offerings at night. There wasn’t a big investment or outside funding behind it, just a deep belief in the work and a willingness to stay committed over time.

For many years I lived very modestly and reinvested whatever I earned back into growing the business, whether that was training, website platforms, travel for retreats and events, or creating online programs and content. A lot of the early stages were built through consistency, devotion and long hours behind the scenes that nobody really saw.

I think people sometimes see online businesses or spiritual brands and assume they appeared overnight, but for me it was built slowly over many years through real life experience, service, word of mouth and continuously showing up. I often joke that I was living two lives for a while, holding space for clients physically in person during the day and then building meditations, workshops, emails, retreats and online offerings late into the evening.

What kept me going was the genuine impact the work was having on people. Even when things were financially uncertain at times, I knew deep down this path was part of my purpose. Over time the business evolved naturally through trust, relationships, referrals and staying authentic to what I was creating rather than trying to force rapid growth from the beginning.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

Building my audience has honestly been a very organic journey over many years rather than something that happened quickly or through aggressive marketing tactics. I started sharing long before I had a “brand” or a polished business model. In the beginning I was simply sharing my experiences, insights, meditations, travels, spiritual perspectives and things I was learning on my own awakening journey.

A lot of my audience grew through consistency, authenticity and real human connection. I think people can feel when someone is genuinely sharing from lived experience rather than trying to create a persona online. Over time, as I facilitated workshops, retreats, festivals and events internationally, many people naturally found me through word of mouth and then followed my work online from there.

I also grew my audience by creating value consistently. Whether it was guided meditations, energy updates, videos, talks, live streams, workshops or simply honest reflections about life and transformation, I focused more on connection than chasing algorithms. Some of my biggest growth periods actually came when I was being the most real and vulnerable rather than trying to appear perfect or overly curated.

One thing I’ve learned is that building a meaningful audience takes time. We live in a world where people often expect instant results, but true community and trust are built through consistency over years, not weeks. I think a lot of people give up too quickly because they compare themselves to creators who have already spent a decade building their platforms behind the scenes.

My advice for those just starting out would be to focus less on trying to “go viral” and more on building genuine connection and clarity around your message. Share what genuinely matters to you. Talk about things you truly care about. Let people feel your energy and personality rather than trying to copy what everyone else is doing.

I’d also say don’t wait until everything is perfect to begin. In the early days I didn’t have perfect branding, perfect videos or a perfect strategy. I simply started. Your voice, confidence and direction evolve through taking action.

Another important lesson is not to build your entire business solely on social media. Algorithms change constantly and platforms come and go. I always encourage people to build an email list, create real relationships and focus on community rather than just followers. Social media can be an incredible tool for connection and visibility, but authenticity and trust are what create longevity.

Most importantly, stay connected to why you started in the first place. When your work comes from genuine passion, service and alignment, people feel that. In my experience that energy will always travel further than trying to force growth or perform for the internet.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.zoedavenport.com
• Instagram: iamzoedavenport
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100010748232115