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!


Get to know the people behind HGEM

We’re incredibly proud of the work we do with our hospitality clients to improve guest experience through our insights platform, The Hub — but that’s not all we’re about. At our core, we’re a team of people, passionate about exceptional experiences. Check out who we are and why we’re obsessed with hospitality.

Come and meet our team...

Paul Watts

Paul Watts

Technical Lead

Leading the technical team to design and build fantastic software to help our clients have the very best insight into their business.

Polly Werran

Polly Werran

Mystery Guest Advisor

I’m really happy to be a part of a supportive team that strives to deliver excellent feedback to our clients.

Chloe Walker

Chloe Walker

Business Development Manager

I care most about finding the solution for client's challenges - listening to their needs and designing a scheme that suits the brand gives me great enjoyment.

Darcie Streeter-Oxland

Darcie Streeter-Oxland

Business Analyst

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.

Suzi Jordan

Suzi Jordan

Senior Business Development Manager

I enjoy supporting clients to make the most of their guest feedback, identifying key trends to highlight where they can continually improve experiences, so their customers come back time and again.

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.

Marine Ramilson

Marine Ramilson

Client Success Manager

What I love most is connecting the dots in the data and shaping it into a story that genuinely helps clients improve and grow.

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.

Paul Pritchard

Paul Pritchard

Senior Business Intelligence Developer

It’s really important to me that our data is secure, accurate and accessible and that our reporting infrastructure is fast, reliable and always available. We always ensure our reporting is engaging, actionable and insightful.

Lauren Gould

Lauren Gould

Head of Operations

I enjoy engaging with our clients and learning about what they are trying to achieve, then in partnership with them, building a solution that can support and help them reach their targets. I’m proud to work in such a fantastic industry.

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.

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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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