What I Learned About Community Volunteering At A Refugee Camp - Charlie MacGregor, The Social Hub
In this episode, Charlie MacGregor, founder of The Social Hub, shares his experience volunteering at a refugee camp and how it impacted his approach to leadership and social responsibility in his hospitality business.
Listeners will learn:
- How Charlie and his team built a pop-up refugee camp and involved the refugee community in running various programs (02:39)
- The benefits of a community-driven and community-led approach (03:53)
- How getting off the "CEO pedestal" and personally engaging in social responsibility initiatives can lead to better decision-making (04:48)
- The importance of being a good neighbor (05:40)
If you liked this, check out:
- The Social Hub Story: Founder Charlie MacGregor Reveals The Secrets To Its Success
- The Power (and Profits) of "Hybrid Hospitality" - Charlie MacGregor, The Social Hub
- How We Build Community and Grow Through Partnerships - Frank Uffen, The Social Hub
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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.
