She has certainly achieved that in her own career in the whisky industry – despite some people assuming she might lack the knowledge of older, male counterparts.
“It has been tricky, I’m not going to lie,” she said. “But I always think that if you prepare yourself well, those types of questions cannot faze you.
“I’ve been so fortunate that all my experiences have been mostly pleasant and so I have not really felt it, but I do understand the struggles that other people face.
“We just need to start changing people’s opinions one woman at a time.”
Zoey is happy to do that from Dumfries and Galloway for the foreseeable future.
“I’m only beginning to stick my teeth into the south of Scotland,” she said. “So to leave, it would have to be a fairly big jump.”
