Rose Hulse (née Adkins) is an American-British entrepreneur born in the United States and is the founder and CEO of TV streaming company, ScreenHits TV.

Early life

Hulse grew up in Santa Monica, California. She is the daughter of Leon and Maxine Adkins and has three siblings.[1] She was a youth classical musician and competitive figure skater. She attended University of Southern California and California State University, Northridge, where she received a B.S. in business administration.

Career

Hulse began her career in politics, working for Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan in international trade. She then made a career shift to publishing and media, working for companies including Weider Publications, The Hollywood Reporter, NBC Universal, and Sundance Institute before launching her own company in 2012 and ventured into media tech and powered video distribution platforms for Turner Broadcasting (Warner Media)[2] and provided services for IMG, Disney Latin America, Sony Pictures Television, and BBC Worldwide.

ScreenHits Limited, which spawned her current passion project ScreenHits TV, as described by Glamour Magazine, is an app that allows subscribers to integrate their streaming platforms from Netflix to Disney Plus in one app.[3] ScreenHits TV was named by Forbes as one of their 'Black-Owned Businesses You Need to Know.'[4] ScreenHits TV is listed as one of the top 100 Media Tech Innovators in the UK by Business Cloud Magazine.[5]

In 2017, Hulse became an ambassador for jewellery brand Tiffany and Co.[6]

Hulse's career has been featured in Tatler, Hello Magazine,[7] Grazia,[8] The Hollywood Reporter,[9] BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour,[10] and Glamour.[3] She is a member of the International Academy of Arts and Sciences,[1] British Screen Forum[11] and the DEG (Digital Entertainment Group). She is also on the committee of the Television and Radio Industries Club (TRIC Awards).[2] ScreenHits TV has raised funding from notable investors from the media and tech space[12] and has recently been listed at the top of Variety’s[13] Silicon Valleywood Impact Report. Hulse was recently listed in VOD Professionals top 50[14] as one of the most influential people working in the UK’s video-on-demand and OTT industry coming in at number 10 amongst industry leaders from Amazon Studios, Netflix and Apple.[15]

Personal life

In 2017 she married George Richard Hulse, grandson of Sir Westrow Hamilton Hulse, 9th Baronet. Her wedding was featured in British society magazine, Tatler.[16] The wedding took place at St George's, Hanover Square,[17] followed by a reception at Spencer House, Westminster.[18] which is owned by Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales.[19] Hulse is involved with a number of charities and organisations and is currently a member of the British Screen Forum's select membership group.[20] Hulse lives in London and Somerset with her husband and they have two daughters.[3][21]

Activism and politics

Hulse has spoken about racism, inequality and the challenges women of colour face in the tech world and when raising finance in opinion pieces [8] and in interviews, and stated "I always got no" she says, "before I even opened up my mouth it was always a no. I had to learn really quickly how to turn those into a yes".[3]

On 30 November 2023, Hulse was selected to stand as the Conservative Party candidate for Bristol North East,[22] a new seat created by the recent boundary changes, which encompasses part of Jack Lopresti's current constituency and part of the constituency of Chris Skidmore who on 5 January 2024 announced that he intends to resign.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 "A Closer look at Rose Hulse's upbringing, husband and her career". TheNetline. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  2. 1 2 "VCs Love My Idea". Business Cloud. 26 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Chappet, Marie-Claire. "Inspiring African-American CEO, Rose Adkins Hulse, talks BLM, unconscious bias & how to help women of colour succeed in business". Glamour UK. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  4. ↑ "Forbes Black Owned Business You Need To Know". Forbes.
  5. ↑ "Revealing UK's 100 MediaTech Innovators for 2021". BusinessCloud. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  6. ↑ "Meet the First Ladies of the United Kingdom". Tatler. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  7. ↑ Dowdeswell, Interview: Jane. "Read Inviting Us To Her Georgian Country Home Rose Hulse On Bringing Escapism To Our TV Screens And How She Inspires Her Daughters To Aim High Online". Scribd. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  8. 1 2 "This is What It's Like Trying to Get Investment as a Woman of Colour". Grazia.
  9. ↑ "Super Aggregator ScreenHits TV Closes $2 Million in Funding". The Hollywood Reporter. 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  10. ↑ "BBC's Woman's Hour - Rose Adkins Hulse".
  11. ↑ "Rose Adkins Hulse, Founder & CEO, ScreenHits TV". British Screen Forum. 20 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Super Aggregator ScreenHits TV Closes $2 Million in Funding". The Hollywood Reporter. 2 October 2020.
  13. ↑ Marich, Peter Caranicas,Todd Longwell,Robert; Caranicas, Peter; Longwell, Todd; Marich, Robert (2021-05-19). "Variety's Inaugural Silicon Valleywood Impact Report". Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ "50 VOD Professionals 2021 – Nominations Now Open!". Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  15. ↑ "50 VOD Professionals 2021 — Part #1 – VOD Professional". Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  16. ↑ Bystander. "Rose Adkins and George Hulse's wedding". Tatler. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  17. ↑ Bystander. "Rose Adkins and George Hulse's wedding". Tatler. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  18. ↑ Bystander. "Rose Adkins and George Hulse's wedding". Tatler. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  19. ↑ "All the Design Details You Need to Know About Spencer House". Architectural Digest. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  20. ↑ "Rose Adkins Hulse, Founder & CEO, ScreenHits TV". British Screen Forum. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  21. ↑ Dowdeswell, Interview: Jane. "Read Inviting Us To Her Georgian Country Home Rose Hulse On Bringing Escapism To Our TV Screens And How She Inspires Her Daughters To Aim High Online". Scribd. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  22. ↑ "BSG Conservatives". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  23. ↑ Seddon, Paul (5 January 2024). "Chris Skidmore: Tory MP to quit over new oil and gas licences". BBC News. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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