About Us

About Us


Introducing HGEM

Our Story

Software with a Service

HGEM has been a pioneer for over 20 years. In 2003, we were the first to use the term ‘mystery dining’ as a specialist form of mystery shopping. It reflected the deeper and longer experiences that are typical in hospitality, as compared with retail. Hot on the heels of the dot.com explosion, we were the first to use the internet to provide next-day reporting.

Fast forward to the mid-2010's, and there are many more ways to gain insights from guests from surveys and reviews. We embraced these and were the first to use the term ‘Guest Experience Management’ (GEM). Our mission was to establish this as a core business discipline for hospitality businesses and to be the best source of expertise and tools. That mission has been achieved.

Now, in the mid-2020s, HGEM's award-winning platform, The Hub, is used by tens of thousands of venues, large and small. Guest Experience Managers with operations and marketing roles use it to engage with guests and gain insights that help them to grow sales.

But our growth is not just fueled by our amazing software. Because working in partnership with our clients comes as standard. We act as an extension to your team, interested in your strategy and playing our part to help you achieve it. It's how we learn and innovate. Many of our team have had careers in hospitality, so we understand the terminology and the challenges. We call this 'Software with a Service' and you won't find it anywhere else.

Let's see what we can achieve together!


Come and meet our team...

Nick Nikolenko

Nick Nikolenko

Software Engineer

I like being part of a team that solves complex problems and has fun doing it.

Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis

Infrastructure and Business Intelligence Manager

I really enjoy identifying the scope for enabling greater innovation and collaboration for internal teams and our clients and working together to deliver new value.

Rosa Esposito

Rosa Esposito

Mystery Guest Advisor

I am grateful to be part of such a friendly and supportive team and I enjoy learning about different guests dining experiences.

Maisie Harris

Maisie Harris

Implementation Manager

I love the variety of my role and working with my clients to help enhance their customer service journey.

Lucy Marshall

Lucy Marshall

Client Success Manager

I really enjoy working alongside a wide variety of clients & love helping them track and improve their overall guest experience.

Rebecca Moore

Rebecca Moore

Quality Coordinator

I care most about maintaining our high standards of quality, and ensuring each report gives useful insight to our clients.

Matthew Brunt

Matthew Brunt

Infrastructure Engineer

I enjoy supporting our team and working with the latest technology, enabling them to deliver great service and industry leading innovations, all whilst working among genuinely wonderful and encouraging people.

Darcie Streeter-Oxland

Darcie Streeter-Oxland

Business Analyst

James Cottrell

James Cottrell

Senior Software Engineer

What I care and treasure about my role, is the opportunity to work with incredibly talented and positive individuals to create cutting edge technology.

Tanisha Penney

Tanisha Penney

Change Manager

I love being able to support our clients in their journey to improve their guests’ experiences and doing so as part of such a friendly and dedicated team.

Jayne Gimson

Jayne Gimson

Mystery Guest Advisor

I really enjoy my role, providing our clients with quality documents and working within a very supportive team.

Charlotte Carr

Charlotte Carr

Mystery Guest Advisor

It’s great to be working in such a varied role and be part of a hardworking, supportive team.

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Our Mystery Guests

At HGEM we are fortunate to have a fantastic community of mystery guests that we try hard to nurture and support as stakeholders in 'empowering hospitality'. In return, they go the extra mile to provide detailed and practical feedback on their experiences. If you are interested in becoming one of our mystery guests, please go to mysterydining.net.

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