Unplugged - Hector Hughes People Doing Things

Say hi to Hector Hughes. He co-founded Unplugged back in 2019, on a mission to get people off their phones, spending more time in nature. They're building a network of off-grid cabins and offline experiences across Europe. 
 
Their journey is underpinned by the belief that our constant screen time is putting a heavy cost on our productivity and wellbeing with traditional remedies like silent retreats being inaccessible and modern solutions like Headspace or Calm keeping us evermore dependent on our devices. 
 
Enter Unplugged. You book your escape. Lock your phone away. Unplug and recharge. It couldn't be more timely. At the moment they are currently raising 300k in a strategic Angel round to help them build the next 5 cabins. Looking to fundraise another 1 million later this year. And it doesn't stop there. The pair have big ambitions looking to build 1000 cabins over the next 8 years across the UK and Europe. 
 
Personally, I think the world needs more businesses like this and founders like Hector. Businesses with soul. Leaders with compassion. If you follow Hector you would have read his insightful newsletters or seen his self-aware Linkedin posts - '10 ways I fucked up fundraising'. There is a new wave of entrepreneurship rising and I believe Hector is part of that wave. 
 

In this episode we talk about the need to switch off in today's world, the rise of staycations and where he thinks the world is moving.