Dominic McGregor

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Founding Partner at Fearless Adventures.

Founder and ex-COO at Social Chain.

From dropping out of University to taking Social Chain to the public markets in 6 years, Dom has years of experience in navigating the challenges that come with building and scaling a successful business.

Dom listed Social Chain @ £300m valuation in August 2019 after founding the business with Steven Bartlett in 2013.

Dom then founded Fearless Adventures alongside partners David Newns and Charlie Yates to invest in and drive growth in leading entrepreneur-led e-commerce businesses.

A mental health advocate, Dom is passionate about using not only his capital, but his first-hand experiences to support founders on their journeys to the peaks of success.

In 2024 Dom published his debut book “I’m Never Drinking Again”

Always happy to have a chat, so if you're looking for investment, please drop me a message.

Policy Fellow - Communications

Working directly with Senior Ministers and Civil Servents on shaping structures and plans for communications across Social, Digital and Content.

This area can save the UK.

London is stagnate.

Property prices are falling.

People are leaving in their thousands.

Last year Manchester had a net positive migration from London.

The only thing stopping this new area - called Manchesterpool.

Is….

Transport.

If we have something similar to the London Underground here, this area would be future of the UK.

This is our potential.

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This tweet is everything our government need to understand.

Money in peoples pockets is much better to grow the economy then having it centralised and wasted in government.

This is the same for fiscal drag, bringing more and more people into high tax bracket.

In this country, success is punished by higher taxes.

You lose more of your money every month.

We need to have more ways of rewarding those who contribute - rather than punish them.

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Last Year I asked the question "Is M&S getting cool or am I just getting older"

After a lot of reflection and soul searching, despite turning 33 years old this year

It's official Marks and Spencer are cool.

Their new "Only Ingredients" range is the crowning moment for a brand which has steadily been building an incredible brand.

Great work Stuart Machin, I found myself on Sunday getting in my car and driving to my local shop after seeing user generated content of your new range.

Last year I wrote "Am I getting older or is Marks and Spencer getting cooler". Now after a few months of reviewing this situation, I found myself yest

Open article: Marks & Spencers is officially cool by Dominic McGregor • 2 min read

The most important decision you make in your life is who your partner is.

You spend the most of your time with them

They raise a child with you

They become your main support system.

This year is our 10th Valentines Day together.

In that time I’ve scaled a company from 20 people to over 250.

Navigated a pandemic running that business 

Exited that company.

Rolled the dice and went again starting another business. 

All while knowing I’ve got someone in my corner who’s my biggest cheerleader.

There’s no way I could do any of this, and raise a child without the support she brings.

Relationships are team games and my advice to anyone is to make sure you have the best player possible on your team.

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As someone who has been vocal over ways I personally believe Labour & Keir Starmer could have chosen different policies to drive growth in the UK, I deeply believe that his time is almost up.

But, this is a warning, in the last 12 months - even thought economic activity hasn't been as positive as I believe it could be we've had stability which has allowed businesses to plan and look at ways they can grow.

To now throw a potential PM contest and undoubtedly another general election and ruin that stability is not worth it.

Keir Starmer is the best of the current bad bunch, largely because he has the electoral mandate to govern.

No one else, not Angela Raynor, Not Andy Burnham, Not Wes Streeting hold that mandate - given to him through a democratic process.

I believe, it's in our best interest as a nation to have stability and not take this country down a dangerous path.

Because I promise you, what is currently waiting in the wings is significantly worse than what we current have.

If Keir was forced out, we would have had 6 Prime Minister in as many years.

No company that has 6 CEO's in 6 years would be in a good shape with any long term vision. 

I believe I use my voice to state what I think is best for us all, right now that is standing by our current PM.

UK Unempolyment has hit a 5 year high.

An increase of 0.1%

In this article, I showcase how 0.1% cost the UK taxpayer at least £540m per year.

While it doesn't feel like a lot 0.1% is signifcant.

Especially as the direction of travel is only one way.

Unless we make radical changes, we are going to continue to see this figure raise.

The losers in all this, are young people. 

The increase in mininum wages, raise of NI and growth of AI have seen young people lose out. 

Because a lot of people see young people as a risk when hiring and currently the cost isn't worth the risk.

UK unemployment hits highest rate for nearly five years The unemployment rate climbed to 5.2% in the three months to December, from 5.1% in the three 

Open article: Why 0.1% really matters in unemployment by Dominic McGregor • 3 min read

We've had over 2,000 people apply to be an apprentices. 

From the data I've analysed

The youngest is 16 years old.

The oldest was 49 years old.

The average (mean) age was 22 years old.

~33% have graudate degrees.

The average candiate has 2 years relevant industry experience. 

So far we have almost 25 Businesses taking apprentices but we need more.

The problem, some people still think that apprentices are there to make cups of coffee and fetch lunches.

Those applicants I have talked to, they've got skills which businesses are crying out for.

Especially in social media, content creation and podcasting. Young people are ahead of the industry in many sectors, every business needs to be look at how they bring in younger people into their marketing, comms and operations - as they are the individuals with skills businesses need to adapt to AI and our content lead world.

My advice to all businesses... Hire an apprentice this year!

Let me introduce Hollie Donnellan. 

Last week Hollie started working with me as an apprentice.

A lot of people think an apprentice is someone who spends the first few months making teas in the office and adding little value.

That perception is totally wrong.

Because here’s the truth: if you’ve got a phone and someone who knows how to use it, you can build a serious content engine.

No fancy studio.
No expensive camera kit.
No complicated set-up.

A modern content team can be:
A smartphone
A simple plan

Someone with taste, consistency, and the confidence to press record

That’s it.
And apprentices are perfect for this moment.

They’re digital natives. They learn fast. They’re coachable. They’re hungry. 

When you give them real responsibility, not pretend tasks, they can start producing outputs that move the needle within days.

Which matters, because zoom out for a second.

In the UK we’ve got around 1,000,000 young people who are NEET, not in education, employment, or training.

That’s not just a statistic.

That’s a million futures on pause.

 A million people losing confidence and momentum.

 A million people who could be learning a skill, earning a wage, and building a career right now.

And while that’s happening, most businesses I speak to are saying the same thing.

We need more content.
We need better content.
We don’t have the time.
We can’t afford a full team.
You don’t need a full team.

You need a phone and someone who knows how to use it.

And you need the willingness to back a young person properly.

Give them structure
Give them training
Give them standards
Give them feedback
Give them reps
Give them belief

That’s why I’m excited to work with Hollie.

Not because she’s here to help out.

Because she’s here to build.

If you’re a founder or operator and you’ve been saying “we should do more content” for the last 12 months, consider this your sign.

Start with an apprentice. Give them a phone. Set the bar high.

You’ll be shocked what happens next.

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