In 1998 she joined ITN as the Media and Arts Editor for ITV News and, at the age of 27, became the youngest newscaster on British national television since ITN’s creation in 1955.
For five years she covered showbiz events around the world and hosted the Classical Brit Awards four times. She then presented ITV Lunchtime News for six years and took a leading role as an anchor in the coverage of elections, royal weddings and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
When the Covid crisis struck, it turned everyone’s world upside down. For a company that thrives on bringing people together to create unforgettable events – it created immediate challenges. The team met these head on – using their creativity and determination to deliver a series......
This piece by Michael Hayman originally appeared in City A.M, see here “Business as a force for good” is the commercial equivalent of “speaking your truth”. A lightning rod phrase that divides and says much about the relationship between business and society. February was B Corps month,......
Philanthropist James Chen was recently profiled on HSBC Private Banking’s website, in an interview and video which explored his work and moonshot approach to philanthropy. The profile focused on James’ ‘moonshot’ approach to philanthropy. Unlike traditional approaches, a moonshot approach requires the development of domain......
Michael Hayman talks to Michael Morpurgo about connecting children with nature. This piece originally appeared in Country & Town House. ‘What is the countryside they will write about?’ It’s a question much on the mind of the legendary children’s author Michael Morpurgo. The pandemic has clearly......
This piece by Michael Hayman originally appeared in City A.M, see here Generations become defined by their obsessions, but it is often only after the event that the nature of those obsessions become clear and their consequences easier to understand. The historical bread crumb trail......
This piece by Michael Hayman originally appeared in City A.M, see here “Tomorrow will be a better day.” Words of comfort from the late Captain Sir Tom Moore that will inspire a nation in the days to come. The news of his passing hit me......
Today Change Makers moves to its new home: https://changemakers.works/ and we hope that you have the time to take a look. It is an exciting milestone for an initiative that began as an event and during lockdown has become a platform for conversations about the......
2020 proved one thing, that we cannot survive without technology. We’ve just got to ensure that it is used for the greater good, says Michael Hayman. This piece originally appeared in Great British Brands The Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma is sinister stuff, capturing our concern......
Seven Hills is delighted to welcome four new members of its advisory board: Renée Elliott, the pioneering founder of Planet Organic; Simon Calver, Chairman of UK Business Angels Association, MuscleFood.co.uk and Firefly Learning; Tom Adeyoola, the tech entrepreneur and founder of Metail; and John O’Brien MBE, the founder of ONE HUNDRED, part of Omnicom Group, of......