Mary Ann Somerville

Mary Ann Somerville - the lead facilitator

Mary Ann is an internationally recognized consultant, speaker, executive coach and facilitator. For thirty years, she's helped clients to:

  • Clarify their vision,
  • Expand their leadership capacity,
  • Communicate authentically,
  • Access the wisdom of their organizations. to:
  • Achieve extraordinary results.

Mary Ann’s extensive skill set includes the Harvard Law School’s research and best practices in ‘Negotiation and Difficult Conversations’. This integrates cutting edge research and applications from neuroscience.

Ms. Somerville is an expert in the design and facilitation of dynamic interactive learning initiatives. She uses this to assist Fortune 500 companies throughout the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Her passion is to increase the success and well-being of organizations. She elevates the conversation and taps into the unique resources of leaders and teams to create organic, organizational momentum.

Mary Ann holds a:

  • B.A. in Psychology,
  • Masters in Theology,
  • Master Coaching Certification from the Behavioral Coaching Institute, ICC. 

She is a member of the Creating We Institute. This is a thought leadership collective that provides research and education for leaders and executive teams and the Neuro-Business Group.

Visit her website for more information.


Ruth Rochelle was a participant at the first UK Insight Seminar in 1979, organised by Arianna Huffington. She's facilitated Insight seminars for over 20 years.

Ruth Rochelle

Ruth Rochelle: Insight Seminars Facilitator

Ruth has been part of Insight Seminars since the first UK seminar over 4 decades ago. She's facilitated Insight seminars around the world for over 20 years.

She was born in London, studied Architecture at university, loves movies, walking her dog and warm weather. Ruth has worked in the field of motivation, communication and personal development since 1980. She headed up Insight UK for five years, before presenting Insight’s personal development seminars.

In 1988, alongside her Insight work, she set up "Creation", her consulting and coaching business. Creation delivers programmes to senior communication industry executives that enhance their:

  • Communication,
  • Team-building,
  • Motivation,
  • Leadership,
  • Change management, and
  • Personal development.

Ruth places a high value on:

  • Personal fulfilment,
  • Relationships that work, and
  • Mastery.

She encourages her clients to work in an atmosphere of integrity and openness. She assists them to

  1. Be honest about their ‘limiting thinking’,
  2. Take the necessary risks to step beyond their ‘comfort zones’ and
  3. Achieve the business and personal results they truly desire.

She loves to liberate talent!