Emma Bowd was born on 3 January 1979 in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. She was educated at Barr Beacon Grant Maintained School in Great Barr and then went on to further education where she studied a secretarial course for 2 years at Sutton Coldfield College. There she gained various qualifications.
Emma started out working for a major firm of Solicitors in Birmingham City Centre and then joined Bill in the Leisure Department at Phoenix Beard in May 1999. She then left with Bill in February 2001 to join Trigram Properties Ltd.

Emma's role at Trigram Properties encompasses personal assistant, PR and Marketing, event organisation and research. She works closely with the
professional teams and development and investment partners.