Gemma Mcgowan (Hindley) Email and Phone Number

Gemma McGowan is a leading entrepreneur and businesswoman in the hospitality industry with a number of nationally recognised restaurants, hospitality venues, catering companies and social enterprises under her guiding hand. Gemma began her career in her teens when she famously became the youngest licensee in the country. Over the last two decades Gemma has developed a wide portfolio across the country, successfully building iconic venues that are rooted in their communities.Gemma is the director of Xenia Restaurant Group which counts chef Aiden Byrne’s restaurant MCR among it’s holdings, with the company set to expand with restaurants in more locations around the country in 2019. The operator of the Isla Gladstone Conservatory, Gemma has diversified this much-loved Liverpool institution since it was redeveloped. The destination of choice for weddings, the venue also thrives as a space of a variety of events and conferences including as an official matchday venue for LFC hospitality. Gemma is an energetic social entrepreneur who is dedicated to improving opportunities for the people of Liverpool. She is director of Hestia Careers who specialise in recruiting 18-24 year olds and placing them with businesses to learn through real-life experiences. Gemma has established partnerships with companies such as Emirates Air, Nandos and Liverpool Football Club to give Hestia apprentices the opportunity to gain valuable experience and put them on the road to success.Gemma commits significant time and gives valuable business insight community projects in North Liverpool. She is a director of Stanley Park Liverpool CIC and Positive Futures. As a director of the Beautiful Ideas Company, Gemma is a part of a collective of entrepreneurs empowering local businesses and communities to create economically self-sustaining projects that have created both jobs and a return on the investment.