Gemma Wardell

Gemma Wardell is the founder and director of Human Brilliance, specialising in working with leaders, teams and organisations to create healthier, more human ways of working.

Gemma is an accredited psychotherapist, coach and organisational development practitioner, and her work sits at the intersection of mental health, leadership, culture and performance. Human Brilliance support people to understand themselves better — how they think, feel, relate and lead — because when individuals change the way they show up, organisations change too.

Through workshops, leadership programmes, coaching and consultancy, the Human Brilliance team help organisations build cultures where people feel psychologically safe, motivated and able to do their best work. Our approach is grounded in psychology, human behaviour, and strengths-based development, but always delivered in a practical, real-world way that makes sense in busy workplaces.

At the heart of Human Brilliance is a simple belief: you can automate tasks and optimise systems, but culture is built by humans. When people feel seen, supported and understood, performance follows.