Hazel is CEO and Co-founder of The Brave New Now, a new creative company with a bold ambition: to make brilliantly creative, culturally relevant work in a better way, for today. Founded on the principles she and her co-founders Roger Leebody and Gillian Glendinning believe in: think truthfully, work openly and create courageously.
Hazel has over 20 years’ experience in the industry, leading teams to deliver groundbreaking work for many top global brands, including Intel, Adidas, Pernod Ricard, Unilever, C&A, The Labour Party, 3 Mobile, AB InBev and ASICS.
Her first 14 years were spent in London at DDB and TBWA before moving to Leo Burnett Sydney to oversee the launch of the WWF global environmental initiative, Earth Hour. For the past 6 years Hazel has helped build two independent agencies: Amsterdam Worldwide and Meanwhile.