Gemma Louise Manning

Gemma Manning is a serial entrepreneur and recognised business leader; over the past 13 years, she has successfully established two award-winning businesses with international reach—Manning & Co, a full-service strategic marketing consultancy (2008), and Gemstar, a market entry and growth partner for companies wanting to enter South-East Asia (2013).

Gemma launched her first business at the age of 28, drawing on her corporate marketing and communications experience across various industries. Since then, Gemma has evolved Manning & Co to become a full-service strategic marketing consultancy servicing the B2B sector across the Asia Pacific and other international markets. Services span brand and marketing strategy, implementation, thought leadership and more.

Gemstar is a market entry and growth partner for businesses wanting to enter Singapore and South-East Asia. It has flagship Innovation Centres in Singapore and Perth with a clear vision to unearth entrepreneurial talent to build new businesses with global relevancy. As part of this vision, Gemstar has launched a Young Entrepreneurs Program, YoungGems™, that guides budding entrepreneurs by addressing the key reasons why most businesses fail.

Among Gemma's many accolades, she was awarded the Entrepreneur of the year award from AustCham in Singapore in May 2018. She was shortlisted for the Telstra Women's Business Awards 2017 in 'Women Doing Business in Asia'. She has also previously been nominated and shortlisted for the Telstra Young Women's Business Award (2012 & 2011).In May 2016, Gemma was one of 28 entrepreneurs invited to Richard Branson's Necker Island for a week of collaborative brainstorming. In 2015, Gemma was one of 106 entrepreneurs selected for the exclusive 'Fire on Ice' expedition to Antarctica, a think tank for Australian entrepreneurs. Gemma has also published her first book and memoir, "About This Girl", which focuses on female entrepreneurship and the up's and down's of running her own business.