Thomas Pearson: Quit his job, Grew to half a million followers & Got invited to 10 Downing Street

Real Startup Stories by James Pinder

Episode notes

Welcome to Episode 3 of Business Diaries – Real Startup Stories.

This week I’m joined by Thomas Pearson - a creator who’s built his social channels to nearly half a million followers after 10 years of trial, error, pivots and persistence. From experimenting with different content styles to finally finding his lane reporting on UK current affairs, government decisions and global headlines.

He talks about things, but hes not a journalist

In this episode we cover:

-The 10-year journey before things landed

-Quitting the job and going all in on content

-Dealing with internet trolls and public recognition

-Managing the pressure of feeding the algorithm

-The best times to be posting on instagram and tiktok

-Being invited to 10 Downing Street and what happened behind the scenes

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