UNLEASHED. The Game Changers

UNLEASHED. The Game Changers


EPISODE N.24: FRU HAZLITT. FROM ITV TO ROME

May 28, 2020

Fru Hazlitt is a true force of nature and a real change maker. She is Non-Executive Member of Channel 4 Board of Directors, and she was ITV’s Commercial Chief, CEO of Virgin Radio and Managing Director of Yahoo UK and Ireland. Fru did a fantastic job in transforming ITV’s commercial operation and building ITV online, pay and interactive business. In the five years since Hazlitt joined ITV online, pay and interactive revenues have grown from £50m to £150m annually, and profits have surged from £14m to £90m. After 5 years at ITV, Fru decided to change completely life. She is telling us why she did that, for the first time. Now she lives in Rome with her beautiful family and she founded La Piazza Group, that creates new forms of marketing for new “made in Italy” businesses.
Listen to this inspiring episode, where Fru talks for the first time about the bullying culture she had to face at ITV and how she managed to change it. Fru also talks about her life as a powerful business woman and single mother of three, and how she met her actual husband. He passion for life and her energy are a motivation for each one of us! Leave a comment, share with your friends and don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE!