Jonathan Travers-Smith

CEO & Founder

Hot Pot China

Jonathan is Hot Pot’s CEO and Founder, and has spent more than 20 years working with brands looking to grow with China. A Mandarin speaker, prior to establishing Hot Pot, Jonathan was based in Beijing with a focus on branded content, working alongside global brands to create shows for primetime Chinese TV.

Jonathan is experienced in all aspects of helping brands optimise and grow with China, and believes in taking a category-specific, insight-first approach to understand the Chinese consumer in order to navigate the marketing challenges of this vibrant and dynamic market. Outside of work Jonathan is a passionate cocktail enthusiast and can often be found travelling back and forth from our London and Shanghai offices.