Olivia Isbitt

Olivia entered the licensed trade in 2014 with the acquisition of her first public house and has since developed a growing portfolio of both leasehold and freehold venues. Focused on the modernisation and repositioning of traditional pubs, Olivia specialises in transforming underutilised sites into high-performing, experience-led venues with diversified revenue streams. Her approach combines creative branding, strategic refurbishment and operational innovation to deliver commercially successful hospitality destinations. Olivia acquired three public houses in 2026, namely the Queen's Head Clerkenwell, Maddens Bar East Finchley and Brendan The Navigator Highgate. Specialisation: • Extensive refurbishments (averaging £150k–£400k per site) • Repositioning traditional pubs into modern, high-footfall venues • Integration of franchised food brands and entertainment concepts • Current Portfolio Highlights: ○ Brondes Age (Kilburn): Completed an extensive £400k refurbishment, repositioning the venue into a high-footfall flagship site. ○ Phoenix (Camden): Following a full-scale refurbishment, the venue now operates as a contemporary craft beer-led destination near KOKO, with progressive entertainment concepts. ○ The Dome (Watford) & The Shawl (Harlesden): Acquired long leasehold interests in 2025, with a strategic focus on community engagement, live sport and entertainment-led growth. • Expansion: Olivia acquired 3 public houses in 2026 and continues to actively pursue new acquisition opportunities as part of her expansion strategy into 2027.