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Oct. 10, 2024

Investing in Community: The Power of Education & Programming - Charlie MacGregor, The Social Hub

In this episode, Charlie MacGregor, founder of The Social Hub, shares how they cultivate a diverse and connected community through their approach to hybrid hospitality.

Listeners will learn:

  • How The Social Hub runs thousands of community programs and activities to bring people together (01:29)
  • About their partnership with Talent Garden, the largest provider of online and offline education programs, to curate programs for their community (02:10)
  • Examples of the programs offered, from understanding AI to managing money and handling stress (02:43)
  • About the TSH Talent Foundation, which provides scholarships, mentorships, and lifelong learning courses for students (03:51)

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Music for this show is produced by Clay Bassford of Bespoke Sound: Music Identity Design for Hospitality Brands

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Charlie MacGregor

Founder & CEO

Charlie MacGregor founded The Social Hub in his twenties and today has his gaze firmly fixed on the future, guiding the company as it explores new territories and leads the way in the changing landscape of the community-based hospitality concept he conceived.

A born entrepreneur and charismatic leader, Charlie founded The Social Hub in 2003. His love of community and belief that customers deserve better started it all and remains the guiding force behind the company’s winning hybrid hospitality concept. With his instinctive drive, The Social Hub has grown to hold 23 assets – with 18 hubs open across Europe – and has raised more than €2 billion from investors, making Charlie a leading voice on the future of hospitality for industry publications and events around the world. Today, as he steers from the front, his focus has shifted to building one team, one community and one global brand. Beyond The Social Hub, Charlie focuses on his work improving refugee camps through the humanitarian crises NGO he founded in 2015, Movement on the Ground (MOTG). Their mission? To transform camps into campuses, offering refugees better opportunities and a better life. For Charlie, it’s one small step towards world peace.