Josh began working on the homelessness issue when he co-founded Social Bite alongside Alice Thompson, a social enterprise in Scotland with a mission to eradicate homelessness in the country. Social Bite started as a small chain of sandwich shops that began offering jobs and free food to homeless people. The cafes shot to global fame when Hollywood A-lister George Clooney visited an outlet in Edinburgh in 2015. Another Oscar winner Leonardo Di Caprio then visited the social enterprise in 2016. Social Bite now employs over 100 people and gives out over 140,000 items of food each year.

In May 2018, Josh and his team launched an innovative accommodation project for homeless people in Edinburgh called the Social Bite Village, welcoming their first residents later that year. The Village comprises of 11 prefabricated wooden houses with gardens and a community hub, built on vacant land. The project offers a home to vulnerable homeless people for 12-18 months, during which time they are provided with extensive support in a community environment where residents learn new skills and get their life back on track. This project combined with a nationwide housing project will result in almost 1000 homeless people being housed in Scotland.

In May 2019, alongside Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren, Josh launched a global campaign: “The World’s Big Sleepout”. The campaign staged ‘sleep out’ fundraising events in over 52 cities cities throughout the World including Times Square, New York and Trafalgar Square, London. 60,000 people slept out in unison in the world’s largest display of solidarity for homeless and displaced people, and raised over $10,000,000.

Josh is also the co-founder of Brewgooder, a social enterprise brewery that sells beer and donates its profits to fund clean water projects in Africa.

By the age of 33, Josh has raised over £22 million for charity and homelessness causes.

Josh has received an MBE from the Queen, which he dedicated to the homeless and marginalized. He has received 5 honorary doctorates and he also made the Debrett’s list of 500 most influential people in the UK.

Josh’s story from both a personal and professional perspective is a true inspiration to audiences of all generations. Over the past decade, Josh has spoken at many events throughout the world and has become a choice keynote, expanding on a variety of topics in social impact, entrepreneurship and beyond.

Josh has the power to motivate, inspire and teach individuals on how we can all make a difference.