Joshua Matheson

Joshua Matheson is a hospitality consultant, multi-site pub operator, and one of the UK’s most forward-thinking voices on the future of pubs. With more than 200 pubs, bars, and hotels transformed across the country, Josh specialises in turning struggling venues into commercially sharp, guest-obsessed community hubs.

His approach is simple: automate what wastes time, invest in what guests actually feel.

After more than a decade on the front line of hospitality, Josh is known for cutting through the noise. He helps operators streamline the boring but essential operational tasks that normally swallow hours of human time, stock control, menu updates, staff workflows, and online presence management, so teams can focus on what actually drives revenue: guests, conversations, and experience.

Josh is the operator behind two successful Worcestershire venues, widely recognised for community-led hospitality, family-focused events, and consistently growing footfall. His work blends commercial discipline with emotional intelligence: systems and process in the background, human connection front of house.

His philosophy:

Fix the engine room first, the magic happens naturally on the floor.

Guests return to people, not spreadsheets.

Hospitality isn’t dying – outdated leadership is.

Josh’s mission is to future-proof the Great British pub by proving that when operators spend less time on admin and more time with people, the business wins every time."