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...

Lloyd Williams

Lloyd Williams

Business Intelligence Technical Lead

Our Business Intelligence solutions are inspired by translating your needs into technical specifications. Our data drives actions through insight, allowing you to focus on what matters to you.

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.

Mia Jaques

Mia Jaques

Implementation Coordinator

I really enjoy onboarding clients and creating a partnership with them. It's also great to see how the data can give them insights into their guests experiences.

Darcie Streeter-Oxland

Darcie Streeter-Oxland

Business Analyst

Pradnya Nimbalkar

Pradnya Nimbalkar

Software Engineer

I care about continuously improving the quality of my work in the organisation and delivery of well designed, easy to use software which is enjoyable and simplifies users' life.

Anton Webb

Anton Webb

Software Engineer

I love working closely with my team in the office!

Megan Gibbs

Megan Gibbs

Support Coorinator

I absolutely love working with such a friendly and supportive team! I enjoy helping diners with any queries they have and helping to make their overall experience positive.

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.

Anna McDonagh

Anna McDonagh

Marketing Manager

Rebecca Mason

Rebecca Mason

Guest Community Coordinator

It’s great to be able to validate reports and gain a real insight into our mystery guests' experiences, but the most enjoyable part of my job, is managing the Diner Reward Scheme. Its lovely to be able to reward our mystery guests for their hard work and commitment.

Marine Ramilson

Marine Ramilson

Client Success Manager

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.

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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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