Behind The Numbers Creators & Guests

Merrick Rosenberg is the leading personality expert and award-winning/bestselling author of Taking Flight!, The Chameleon, and Personality Wins, eight books about the power of personality. As a keynote speaker, he shares his entertaining and insightful way of learning about ourselves and others with people all over the world. He has certified more than 1000 trainers to share his reimagined approach to personality styles that he refers to as Eagles, Parrots, Doves, and Owls. Audience members see themselves in the conversation as they enjoy answering the question, “Which bird are you?”Merrick founded Team Builders Plus in 1991 and Take Flight Learning in 2012. After teaching hundreds of thousands of people how to use their personality to build relationships and lead happy lives, he identified a pattern that predicts who will win presidential elections based solely on personality. The pattern has been so consistent, it has held strong for 23 consecutive elections going all the way back to 1932—and if history has any say in the matter, personality will decide who will win in 2020. He captured this model in Personality Wins: Who Will Take the White House and How We Know. He enjoys enlightening audience members who think they are voting for platform when in fact, they are really voting for personality.Under Merrick’s leadership as CEO, his company has been selected as the New Jersey Business of the Year and named one of the Fastest Growing Companies and Best Places to Work in the Philadelphia area. He received a B.A. in Political Communications from George Washington University an M.B.A. from Drexel University who recognized me as the Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year. Merrick has worked with more than half of the Fortune 100 companies in the US and around the world.

Dr. Laura Sicola is a leadership communication and influence coach, author, and host of Speaking to Influence.

Marty Strong is the CEO & Chief Strategy Officer at GS Management Group.

Jim Barnish has spent the last two decades growing tech companies as an entrepreneur, operator, and consultant. Jim now runs Orchid Black, a growth services firm complete with growth experts just like Jim that share an incredible track record maximizing growth and enterprise value for founder-led tech companies with at least $3M ARR that are “in the black” (profitable).

Eliza VanCort is a speaker, writer, and author.

Anne Dranitsaris is a relationship & behavioral change expert, author, and imposter syndrome program development at Striving Styles Personality Systems.