Louise Hazel is a London 2012 Olympian and the reigning Commonwealth Heptathlon Champion.
A natural all-rounder both on and off of the athletics track, she is a sportswoman, health and fitness expert, model, personal trainer, presenter, young entrepreneur, and radio and TV personality.
In 2013 Louise founded the online weight-loss and nutritional plan The Podium Effect® which is 60 day fitness challenge series aimed at helping people who have given up on exercise and diets to get back in shape and she is currently Ambassador to The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs)
Louise is naturally outgoing, full of energy, passionate and charismatic. She is quick-witted and thrives in engaging and pressured environments.
Louise has been a member of the GB Athletics Team since the age of 17, and has competed at European, World, Commonwealth and Olympic Level, her career culminated in her achieving a Gold Medal in the Heptathlon at the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
Louise grew up in rural Cambridgeshire in a familyrun pub/hotel business and moved to the West Midlands in 2004 to study French at The University of Birmingham where she graduated in 2008. Sadly that year, she lost her father to heart disease and missed out on competing at the 2008 Olympics. Determined to overcome personal tragedy and adversity, Louise sought support from her local business community to sponsor her to reach the London 2012 Olympic Games. Needless to say she achieved it and along the way won the Commonwealth Gold Medal. Since London 2012 she has become the Running Ambassador for The British Heart Foundation where she regularly attends fundraising events in order to help raise the profile of the charity.
Comfortable in front of any audience, Louise has addressed audiences from Panasonic, Mizuno, Jaguar, Visa, The Telegraph and Eurostar and has provided entertaining after-dinner speeches and Q&A's for city law firms, Sweatshop, The British Heart Foundation, Personal Career Management and The Lords Taverners.