Fred Culazzo

Working with World Rugby Unions, National Teams and Competitions on their Content and Commercial Strategies, Including Production, Audience Growth, Engagement and Monetisation.

The Rugby Pod is one of the most listened-to sports podcasts in the world, with over 40 million downloads and 100 million video views. We're the largest and most engaged rugby podcast in the game and now part of the Spotify / Ringer family.

Leading and managing new content strategies for RugbyPass, including: The Rugby Network - A U.S focused live streaming and content platform for Major League Rugby TheXV.Rugby - A subscription-based platform for premium editorial and content RugbyPass Offload - A UK and Ireland focused podcast and YouTube show Agency Services - Creating content strategies for partners including Flo Sports

My role at RugbyPass has been to build a content strategy and team from scratch that helped RugbyPass and our network of websites become the largest independent platform in the sport, peaking at 30 million users worldwide and culminating in the sale of the business to Sky. - Build and manage a content team across the UK, Ireland, New Zealand & South Africa - Conceive and create original content including short & long from video, editorial & audio - Source content from third-party providers, production companies and partners - Grow our network of websites including Rugby365, RugbyOnslaught & RugbyDump. - Manage and grow our various social media channels - Build partnerships with various stakeholders throughout the rugby world - Help commercialise our content with partners and sponsors

Playfinder is the largest online sports venue booking portal in the UK. As a founding member, former director and current shareholder, my role was to: - Develop and execute the growth strategy for Playfinder - Build and lead the Business Development team - Identify new commercial opportunities and partnerships to grow revenue and market share - Launch Playfinder in new markets and explore franchise opportunities - Represent Playfinder at industry events

Discretionary and Wholesale Wealth Management - Client Prospecting & Business Development. - Relationship Management for Global Investment teams including Citi / HSBC. - Primary contact for a portfolio of London-based discretionary Wealth Management clients. - Pitching product solutions to existing clients and prospecting for new clients. - Achieved a team Sales Target of £1.5 billion in New Sales in 2013.

Institutional Business Development Associate 2009 (1 Year) - London Wealth Management Business Development associate 2011 (1 Year) - London Business Development for Fidelity Italy 2012 (6 Months) - Milan