William Hale (born 1998)

William Hale (born 15 December 1998) is a British entrepreneur[1] and mental health advocate [2] who appeared on Channel 5's two-part documentary My Extreme OCD Life.[3][4] Hale has obsessive compulsive disorder,[5] which he found severely debilitating, making him housebound.

William Hale
Hale in 2018
Born (1998-12-15) December 15, 1998
Wilmslow, Cheshire
OccupationEntrepreneur, Mental Health Advocate

Career

Hale began his first Internet venture at age 14, the creation of online plane-spotting community called 'Plane Spotting UK'[6] for hobbyists across Britain. He sold the website and its accompanying app in 2016.

In late 2015, Hale began providing marketing and web development services to small local businesses.

The teenager appeared on a TV documentary entitled My Extreme OCD Life[4] in August 2017, which explores obsessive compulsive disorder and how it affects sufferers. Hale was filmed in various locations including Wilmslow, Manchester Airport, intu Trafford Centre and on a narrowboat.

In December 2017 Hale invested in a digital web and marketing agency,[7] Rocket Online, which rebranded to 'Milkshake Creative' in January 2018. Hale shared his struggles and journey of launching his business whilst suffering with OCD and how successful businesswoman,[8] Holly Moore, helped him grow his business in a press release.[9]

TV Appearances
TV Appearances
TV Channel / Show First Aired No. Appearances Role
ITV Granada 14/09/2013 1 Interviewee
YP Potential[1] 17/10/2016 1 Interviewee
'My Extreme OCD Life'[4] 22/08/2017 2 Case Study

References
  1. "Interview With Young Entrepreneur William Hale from Plane Spotting UK and Hobby Network UK". YP Potential. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  2. "CAMHS user to launch 'world's biggest hobby website'". CWP. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  3. "Wilmslow teenager overcomes OCD to launch digital business". Wilmslow Guardian. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  4. "My Extreme OCD Life - Channel 5". Channel 5. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  5. "Young Lad Overcomes OCD To Launch Successful Hobby Website | TheLADbible". 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  6. Roue, Lucy (2016-05-25). "Teen takes off with hobby site". men. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  7. "Teen OCD sufferer launches his own business - wilmslow.co.uk". www.wilmslow.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  8. PricewaterhouseCoopers. "Meet Holly Moore Founder & Managing Director of Make Events". PwC. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  9. "20 Year Old OCD Sufferer Gives Back To Make Events Founder After Life-Changing Advice". Pro-Manchester. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
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