Merrick Rosenberg is a trailblazing entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and the foremost expert on how personality shapes behavior, relationships, and success. In 2012, he revolutionized the DISC personality model by reimagining the classic letters as four memorable birds—Eagle, Parrot, Dove, and Owl—making the styles instantly visual, relatable, and unforgettable.

Merrick is the co-founder of Team Builders Plus (1991) and Take Flight Learning (2012), and has brought his innovative approach to more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100. He’s the author of eight award-winning books on personality and leadership, including Taking Flight!, The Chameleon, and Which Bird Are You?, and is the creative force behind the acclaimed short film BirdBrains, Inc., winner of 23 film festival awards.

 His newest book, Personality Intelligence: Master the Art of Being You (For Your Sake and Everyone Else’s), was released in September 2025 and offers a bold new framework for personal and professional transformation.

Merrick’s journey began in management consulting, where he quickly realized that real change requires more than process—it demands people who understand and work well with each other. Driven by this insight, he earned an MBA in Organizational Development and founded one of the first team-building companies in the U.S. From there, he pioneered a new era of personality-based training that blends self-awareness with interactive learning.

 Through his energetic keynotes, engaging programs, and innovative tools, Merrick continues to help people unlock their potential by mastering the one thing they carry with them everywhere: their personality.

In his newest book, Personality Intelligence: Master the Art of Being You (Sept 2025) offers a reimagination of the traditional DISC method of personality assessments into four intuitive birds (Eagle, Parrot, Dove, Owl). The personality test created by Merrick has been taken by more than 15 million people and is now used by two-thirds of the Fortune 100. Through real-world stories, celebrity profiles (such as Keanu Reeves, The Rock, and Taylor Swift), and strategies for work, leadership, relationships, and parenting, Personality Intelligence reveals how to level up through four stages of “Personality Intelligence” to become a more self-aware, adaptable, and successful version of yourself.

“Keanu Reeves’ Dove nature has made him renowned not just for his kindness, but also for his acts of selflessness and generosity that exemplify the Level 3 Dove,” says Rosenberg. “Swifties love the fact that no one can mess with Swift and get away with it. That’s her Eagle side. Dwayne Johnson embodies all four styles. Understanding your personality is only the beginning. Real transformation comes from intentional action.”

CONNECT:

Personal website:  https://www.MerrickRosenberg.com

Company website: https://www.TakeFlightLearning.com

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Instagram: Merrick_Rosenberg

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/merrickrosenberg

Justin Todd is a serial entrepreneur who has spent the past twelve years working in the behavioral healthcare space.  

As co-founder of AddictionResource.net, his mission is to equip visitors of the site with critical information surrounding substance abuse, treatment options, and everything else related to mental health.  

Justin has just recently launched PornAddiction.org to help everyone who suffers with porn addiction to receive understanding, guidance and free help.

 Justin lives in beautiful Traverse City, MI with his wife and two young sons. 

WEBSITE: AddictionResources.net 

Kurtis Lee Thomas is a #1 best-selling author and one of the most sought-after Corporate Mindfulness Trainers. He’s the founder of Breathwork Detox, a modality voted #1 Corporate Wellness Provider of 2023 by HR Manager Magazine.  

 He’s been featured on The Today Show for making a profound impact within the mindfulness and wellbeing of some of the top fortune 500 companies such as Nike and NASA.  

Kurtis is a committed Mental Health Advocate who recently published the #1 new release, HOW TO THRIVE IN THE AGE OF ANXIETY.  

He’s currently the Chairman of Just Breathe Foundation and works with top global brands, athletes and celebrities, to help bring awareness and solutions to the mental health epidemic that currently plagues our families, and our employees.    

You can find Kurtis at: BreathworkDetox.com 

Instagram: Man From the Stars 

LinkedIn: Man From the Stars 

Mary Holland serves as Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Health Defense. She left the faculty of the New York University School of Law where she served for 17 years, most recently directing its Graduate Lawyering Program. 

Mary received her Master of Arts and Juris Doctor Degrees from Columbia University, and her undergraduate degree from Harvard. 

She has worked in international, public, and private law. 

Mary is the co-author of “Vaccine Epidemic” and “The HPV Vaccine on Trial: Seeking Justice for a Generation Betrayed.” 

Learn more about Mary and the Children’s Health Defense at

children’s health defense.org  

And, watch VAXXED 3: Authorized to Kill on CHD!

This is a message for all women: Conditioned by parental viewpoints and societal rules, women have long twisted themselves into unrecognizable identities to adhere to these demands—striving after power as defined by men, only to find themselves exhausted and unhappy. What if this centuries-long attempt to excel in a world with masculine values took women in the wrong direction? What if they no longer know what it means to be a woman? What, indeed, is the true nature of a woman?

Chelsea Ann’s mission is to take women back to their authenticity—to who they really are—and she does this by asking women to feel and see her life as she did: a life that has taken her from the extremes of poverty and wealth, of great fear and power, of divorce and death, and finally into laughter and joy and unconditional love. She represents all the best and worst parts of being a woman, all the while confirming those inklings women have to follow their hearts that, up to now, they haven’t dared to honor.

Find Chelsea Ann at https://chelseaanneffect.com

In her new role, Tracy’s priorities include combating the abuse of sheep for wool, which she aims to make as unacceptable as fur has become in fashion; freeing birds from captivity by showing people how detrimental it is to their wellbeing when they’re kept caged as living decorations, or as “pets”;  and taking down humane-washing in the meat, egg, and dairy industries, pushing the message that the only label a shopper should look for is one marked “vegan.” 

As a mother who brought her son to his first animal rights protest at a KFC when he was just four weeks old, Tracy looks to the future by championing humane science education. “I have raised a son whose sense of justice has always included animals; a life-long vegan, he never dissected an animal in class, and now through the promotion of the Kind Frog and other modern alternatives to cutting up animals, I am determined to stop the generational insensitivity that led to vivisection,” she says. “My motto is Modernize!” 

In her time at PETA, Tracy has led successful campaigns to pressure some of the biggest names in business to adopt animal-friendly policies. Under her guidance, more than 450 top fashion brands—from Calvin Klein to H&M—have stopped selling fur, angora wool, down, or wild-animal skins; Ringling Bros. circus stopped forcing animals to perform under the big top and SeaWorld ended its orca-breeding program; and all of the top 10 advertising agencies in the U.S. pledged never to use great apes in their ads, among numerous other landmark victories for animals. 

 Find Tracy Reiman at peta.org

Brian Belefant started his career as an advertising copywriter, writing hundreds of commercials for major brands, from Nissan to Pepsi. His short stories appear in American Writers Review, Magpie Messenger, Story Unlikely, Libretto, and Half and One. He has written two novels and a how-to book, Spouse Hunting: Using the Rules of Real Estate to Find the Love of Your Life (spoiler alert: it works!). He is also an award-winning fine art photographer, a father, and the best friend of a goofball dog who loves everybody except Santa Claus. 

You can find Brian Belefant at https://belefant.com/

Instagram @oldcarsofportland

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/belefant

Twitter/X: https://x.com/BrianBelefant

Dr. Michael Aziz is an internist, anti-aging regenerative physician specialist. Board-certified in internal medicine, he is an attending physician at Lennox Hill Hospital in New York City. 

Dr. Aziz is a frequent contributor to Life Extension Magazine and “The Boardroom Newsletters.” 

He has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, CNN, Web M.D., the New York Post, the Daily News, the Washington Post, and Woman’s World. Dr. Aziz regularly provides medical commentary of NPR, Fox and Friends, ABC, WGN Chicago, NBC and Telemundo. 

He is the best-selling author of The Perfect 10 Diet: 10 Key Hormones That Hold the Secret to Losing Weight and Feeling Great Fast!  

His latest book release is The Ageless Revolution: 10 Hallmarks of Aging That Hold the Secret to Defeating Disease, Reversing Age, Looking Younger, and Living Longer.

You can find Dr. Aziz at his website https://www.michaelazizmd.com/

Mary Holland serves as Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Health Defense. She left the faculty of the New York University School of Law where she served for 17 years, most recently directing its Graduate Lawyering Program. 

Mary received her Master of Arts and Juris Doctor Degrees from Columbia University, and her undergraduate degree from Harvard. She has worked in international, public, and private law. 

Mary is the co-author of “Vaccine Epidemic” and “The HPV Vaccine on Trial: Seeking Justice for a Generation Betrayed.” 

Learn more about Mary and the Children’s Health Defense at children’s health defense.org  

Bernadette Fiaschetti and Von Eaglin, Ph.D., engage in a very interesting, informative and comical at times, conversation about raising children with choices instead of commands.

Dr. Von received his Ph.D. in Counseling from the University of North Texas and has been practicing mental health therapy for nearly 20 years.

His research focuses on couple relationship dynamics, and he has previously served as an adjunct faculty member at SMU and UNT. Within his private practice, he specializes in couples, men’s issues, young adults, adolescents, and athletes from youth sports to various professional leagues including the NBA and the NFL.  

Dr. Von currently works for the Dallas Mavericks as a mental health consultant on their Wellness Team, serving players and supporting personnel. 

He is often a guest speaker on multiple podcasts and facilitates workshops for couples, men, youth, and business organizations.

You can find him at drvontherapy.com