Charlie is Scotland's darling as he unveils a hospitality hub like no other

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As a school leaver, Charlie MacGregor lacked the inclination and, he freely admits, the grades to follow what many of his his peers considered to be the holy grail to academia and to life as a university undergraduate.Instead, non-conformist Charlie, at the age of just 16, rolled up his sleeves to demonstrate a strong work ethic that betrayed his young years to work as a labourer, getting down and dirty on gritty building sites.A businessman who’s now hailed as one of Europe’s most dynamic entrepreneurs, it’s ironic that the student lifestyle on which Charlie turned his back in his youth is now the pillar of his business empire – and the foundations on which his company’s winning hybrid hospitality concept is built.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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