Emma Biard

A Nashville native, Emma Biard has always been passionate about building relationships through event planning and the restaurant industry. As co-owner of SS Gai, Emma enjoys working alongside her husband and business partner Chris Biard to curate an approachable yet high quality and well-executed dining experience that is like no other in the city. Based on her love for the restaurant industry, Emma chose to study hospitality at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville—while in school, she worked at a number of hotels and restaurants in concierge and server roles. After graduation, she moved back home to Nashville to work for The Neighborhood Dining Group’s Husk Nashville. She was quickly promoted to an events manager and moved to Savannah, GA, to help open Husk Savannah and build out the events program from the ground up. In January 2021, the pair decided to relocate closer to family and establish roots again in Nashville. Emma went back to the events world, taking on the role as the events director for The Continental. After some time in that position, she moved on to run the Front of House at East Side Banh Mi, allowing more time to focus on her restaurant venture with Chris. Together, they built SS Gai on the notion that flavorful, street food-style Thai chicken can thrive in Nashville’s bustling dining scene.

            Currently, I am in the Manager of Meetings and Travel at HCA Healthcare. We have 10,000 meetings a year from 10 people to 500 people.  HCA has five corporate buildings downtown with 80,000 square feet of meeting space. We work with many local vendors for catering, décor and production.