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About Stonepath
since 2023
Meet the team
Matt Steinhofel
Co-Founder & MD
About Matt
I have been fortunate to have worked in various forms of hospitality for over 25 years’ in South Africa, United States and the UK. Starting in the casual dining sector at aged 18 as an Assistant Manager for the Mugg & Bean coffee chain in South Africa. After I completed a film and television production degree in my native Cape Town, I then moved to Miami Florida in 2002 and started working with Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company with over 120 ships over 10 brands including P&O, Cunard, Holland America and Carnival to name a few. At that time we were digitising the fleet and introducing on-demand films and an on-board tv production studio.
At 25 in 2005 I decided that living the transient lifestyle was getting abit much and I moved to London where for my first two years I was working within the Sales and Marketing team at Premier Automotive Group (PAG) which had Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin Lagonda, Volvo and the Ford GT in its portfolio.
In 2007 I decided to start a business management degree and I needed a part time job to pay the bills, so I applied and joined the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) where I ran the membership for 8 years and grew it from 9,500 hospitality venues to over 23,500 by 2015. With big multiple groups like Stonegate Pubs, Greene King, Mitchells and Butlers, JD Wetherspoon, Punch Taverns and Admiral Taverns. Casual dining groups like Carluccios, TGI Fridays, Cote Brasserie and Byron Burgers and late-night groups like Deltic Group, Living Ventures, and Ministry of Sound all part of the membership.
In 2016 I founded my own consultancy On Trade Consultancy, a bespoke hospitality consultancy with team team of 10 consultants working with various drink and hospitality tech brands in the on-trade and growing to over a dozen clients.
In 2023 I teamed up with Karen bosher to co-found Stonepath Agency which has been created to ensure founders can access resources, information and a useful network quickly. Through partnerships and useful relationships we hope Stonepath becomes an essential resource to running your business every day. Trusted, experts in helping you find solutions and opportunities for growth through us.
I am an avid traveller, having visited over 60 countries, usually those with beaches and great weather!
About Matt
I have been fortunate to have worked in various forms of hospitality for over 25 years’ in South Africa, United States and the UK. Starting in the casual dining sector at aged 18 as an Assistant Manager for the Mugg & Bean coffee chain in South Africa. After I completed a film and television production degree in my native Cape Town, I then moved to Miami Florida in 2002 and started working with Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise company with over 120 ships over 10 brands including P&O, Cunard, Holland America and Carnival to name a few. At that time we were digitising the fleet and introducing on-demand films and an on-board tv production studio.
At 25 in 2005 I decided that living the transient lifestyle was getting abit much and I moved to London where for my first two years I was working within the Sales and Marketing team at Premier Automotive Group (PAG) which had Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin Lagonda, Volvo and the Ford GT in its portfolio.
In 2007 I decided to start a business management degree and I needed a part time job to pay the bills, so I applied and joined the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) where I ran the membership for 8 years and grew it from 9,500 hospitality venues to over 23,500 by 2015. With big multiple groups like Stonegate Pubs, Greene King, Mitchells and Butlers, JD Wetherspoon, Punch Taverns and Admiral Taverns. Casual dining groups like Carluccios, TGI Fridays, Cote Brasserie and Byron Burgers and late-night groups like Deltic Group, Living Ventures, and Ministry of Sound all part of the membership.
In 2016 I founded my own consultancy On Trade Consultancy, a bespoke hospitality consultancy with team team of 10 consultants working with various drink and hospitality tech brands in the on-trade and growing to over a dozen clients.
In 2023 I teamed up with Karen bosher to co-found Stonepath Agency which has been created to ensure founders can access resources, information and a useful network quickly. Through partnerships and useful relationships we hope Stonepath becomes an essential resource to running your business every day. Trusted, experts in helping you find solutions and opportunities for growth through us.
I am an avid traveller, having visited over 60 countries, usually those with beaches and great weather!
Karen Bosher
Co-Founder
About Karen
I have been incredibly lucky throughout my career to work in some great companies with fantastic people. I have prided myself on creating great teams many times that have generated lots of cultural success and profit for the companies I have worked with. This has included M&S, Burton Group, Kingfisher, Sears, Mothercare plc, JJB Sports and most recently Greene King. I am an experienced Board Director who has enjoyed a tremendous journey which I am now keen to share with others through Stonepath.
Whilst most of my career was spent leading large scale operations with hundreds of outlets and thousands of people it is not the whole story. I have been in Head Office roles – spearheaded Brand development and always had a lens on any business that is innovative and forward thinking in innovation and creative design. I am most happy working with start ups and entrepreneurs supporting them to fuel their ideas and ambitions and bringing my experience as a leader to support their growth planning.
I have worked with industry leading teams and built businesses from scratch. Restructured businesses in order to make them more successful. In doing so my teams have created award winning formats and worked in partnership with world class global companies that have invested in our vision.
I am most happy working on strategic projects that involve reorganisation and restructure and my experience makes me a good advisory guide on making businesses better.
I have received attention and awards for my work and passion for the creation of diversity initiatives for hospitality. Winner of the European Diversity Champion 2022, Guardian Pride Powerlist Ally 2021/2022 , WiHtL Role Model for Inclusion 2022. Runner up British Diversity Champion 2021 and Diva Ally of the Year 2020. I am driven by a deep rooted dedication to fairness and happiness and I love the idea of creating socially democratic spaces be it in retail or hospitality.
In 2023 I joined up with Matt Steinhofel to form Stonepath Agency which has been created to ensure founders can access resources, information and a useful network quickly.Through partnerships and useful relationships we hope Stonepath becomes an essential resource to running your business every day. Trusted experts in helping you find solutions and opportunities for growth through us.
I am married with 2 grown up children. I like to spend time painting, travelling, festivals, sailing and keeping bees – making honey. I enjoy good wine and great food with good company – a great life for me is not complex but it is essential.
About Karen
Whilst most of my career was spent leading large scale operations with hundreds of outlets and thousands of people it is not the whole story. I have been in Head Office roles – spearheaded Brand development and always had a lens on any business that is innovative and forward thinking in innovation and creative design. I am most happy working with start ups and entrepreneurs supporting them to fuel their ideas and ambitions and bringing my experience as a leader to support their growth planning.
I have worked with industry leading teams and built businesses from scratch. Restructured businesses in order to make them more successful. In doing so my teams have created award winning formats and worked in partnership with world class global companies that have invested in our vision.
I am most happy working on strategic projects that involve reorganisation and restructure and my experience makes me a good advisory guide on making businesses better.
I have received attention and awards for my work and passion for the creation of diversity initiatives for hospitality. Winner of the European Diversity Champion 2022, Guardian Pride Powerlist Ally 2021/2022 , WiHtL Role Model for Inclusion 2022. Runner up British Diversity Champion 2021 and Diva Ally of the Year 2020. I am driven by a deep rooted dedication to fairness and happiness and I love the idea of creating socially democratic spaces be it in retail or hospitality.
In 2023 I joined up with Matt Steinhofel to form Stonepath Agency which has been created to ensure founders can access resources, information and a useful network quickly.Through partnerships and useful relationships we hope Stonepath becomes an essential resource to running your business every day. Trusted experts in helping you find solutions and opportunities for growth through us.
I am married with 2 grown up children. I like to spend time painting, travelling, festivals, sailing and keeping bees – making honey. I enjoy good wine and great food with good company – a great life for me is not complex but it is essential.
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