Merrick is an experienced speaker, facilitator, performance coach, author, and entrepreneur. He co-founded Team Builders Plus in 1991 and has worked with people at all levels, from line staff to senior managers. Merrick also co-founded Take Flight Learning to share the DISC styles with the world.Merrick co-authored Taking Flight: Master the DISC Styles to Transform Your Career, Your Relationships...Your Life. In fact, Ken Blanchard called Taking Flight! "an instant classic" and Marshall Goldsmith noted, "You'll never look at people quite the same way again."As President & Chief Learning Officer of Team Builders Plus, he has led his organization to the be selected by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the Fastest Growing Companies and Best Places to Work in the Philadelphia region. Under his leadership, Team Builders Plus was recently selected as the New Jersey Business of the Year by NJ Biz magazine.Merrick specializes in team building, leadership development, and utilizing the DISC model to build better relationships and create an engaging work environment. He received his MBA specializing in Organizational Development from Drexel University who selected him as the Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year. Merrick has been published in numerous publications including, ASTD's Training & Development magazine and Training magazine.Merrick is also an engaging speaker and presenter. He is a regular featured guest on radio and television. He has spoken for organizations such as: TEDx, ASTD, the Society for Human Resource Management, the Project Management Institute, the International Society for Performance Improvement, the Employer's Council, the American Society for Quality, and Vistage International.Merrick has worked with more than half of the Fortune 100 companies throughout the United States and around the world. He has worked with small and large organizations in a variety of industries : AAA, Adidas, ALSTOM Power, Aramark, Bank of America, Blue, Cross Blue Shield, Campbell Soup Company, Chase, Colgate Palmolive Comcast, ExxonMobil, Ford Motor Company, General Electric, GlaxoSmithKline, Hewlett-Packard, InterContinental Hotels Group, Johnson & Johnson, L'Oreal, Lockheed Martin, Lufthansa, Nabisco, National Institute of Health, NBCUniversal, Nestle Purina, Novartis, PECO Energy, Pepsi, Philadelphia Eagles, Reliance Standard Life, Roche, Samaritan Hospice, Temple University, and UnitedHealthcare, Verizon. Merrick has also worked with government agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, Interpol, Social Security Administration, US Forest Service, as well as the US Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.