Chuck Alvey

Reno, NV

Parrot / Eagle

A Vistage Member since 2000 and a Vistage Chair since 2012. He spent 30+ years in local television management, 13 years as President and CEO of an Economic Development Corporation, 4 years as an EMT. He is also certified in Positive Intelligence, has a BS Degree in Business Administration and it a Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) (Emeritus).

Wendi Barlow

St. Charles, IL

Parrot / Owl

Wendi is a facilitator and a coach specializing professional, management, and leadership development programs. She delivers training in multiple formats (classroom, virtual classroom, and hybrid classroom) to clients ranging from small- and mid-sized businesses to global multinationals. She serves multiple industries, including consulting, manufacturing, technology, energy, and non-profit.

Dave Barton

Wilkesboro, NC

Owl / Dove

Dave is a sought-after trainer, facilitator, and coach dedicated to his clients. With teaching experience in corporate, government, and academic environments, Dave incorporates wide-ranging knowledge of organizational and team dynamics into interactions. "Taking Flight has been a game changer in increasing my own awareness about who I am and how I show up with others at work and home. I want this same experience for my clients, whether it's through team training or individual coaching."

Cynthia Bayuk-Bishop

Dallas, TX

Parrot / Eagle

Cynthia served as Deputy Executive Director for two Texas Education Service Centers. She thrives on serving communities and their schools ensuring access to quality learning and growth. Cynthia started Leadership Speaks in 2017. Currently she is consulting in education, youth development organizations, and faith-based institutions. Her mission is to transform people and relationships by reshaping conflict. This learning begins with the Take Flight Learning Profile and self-awareness.

Sarah Burlew

Conshohocken, PA

Parrot / Eagle / Dove

Having been both a client and a consultant, Sarah knows that well-defined strategies often struggle or fail because the people who are asked to realize the vision haven’t been prepared to carry the work forward. Leveraging deep expertise in management consulting, she launched Omlie Consulting to help clients build transformative strategies and trusting teams. Take Flight is a foundational offering to ensure teams communicate effectively and are equipped to navigate conflict and stress.

David Dillon

Reston, VA

Eagle / Dove

I help successful leaders develop healthy teams and culture so they can thrive. Successful leaders are typically great at what they do, but when confronted with new business challenges like attracting, engaging and retaining a great team, they usually find they have limited support available, so they settle for the status quo or struggle alone and often fail. I help them with proven tools, process and support. I teach, facilitate and coach to get results and the benefits of those results.

Gary Eskin

Fort Myers, FL

Parrot / Dove

Gary Eskin is a consultant with More Than HR and was most recently the founder and CBO of Eskin Business Solutions, which transitioned to More Than HR. He has over 40 years of experience as an entrepreneur, trainer, and consultant and has won numerous awards including the Chair Collier EDC Excellence in Industry Awards and Small Business Leader of the Year Award from the University of South Florida. BA, Economics and Marketing, Ohio Northern University and holds SPHR, HRCI, and OSHA30 certs.

George Glover

Edmond, OK

Parrot / Eagle

As a Vistage Chair and executive coach, I help CEOs and executives grow as leaders, and help them help each other make powerful decisions for their organizations and families. With 24 years of broad-based leadership experience in global mining, steel manufacturing, and construction, I focus on impacting the lives of CEOs and the people they influence. My global exposure to diverse leadership styles and team dynamics has deepened my appreciation for effective leadership and business culture.

Cheryl Grazier

Jefferson Citty, MO

Parrot / Eagle

Cheryl is a certified learning and development professional with more than 20 years of experience making training fun, interesting, and useful. Her training in DISC, Emotional Intelligence and Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) allows her to flex her style to meet the needs of both her clients and her audience. Her years of rich career history in both the public and private sectors are are marked with measurable success in all three branches of government and in training design and delivery.

Bryce Henson

Corona, CA

Eagle / Parrot

Bryce Henson, a globally recognized Leadership Expert and CEO of Fit Body Boot Camp Inc., has an inspiring journey that started with a broken family dynamic riddled with addiction to leading an 8-figure international franchise. His career started at age 11, working multiple jobs and selling blood plasma to fund his college education. He then built a thriving fitness empire by successfully scaling five Fit Body Boot Camp locations, culminating in a seven-figure exit. Bryce has led the sales of $310 million in professional coaching services in his 20-year career, solidifying his reputation as a visionary leader in the fitness, franchise, and coaching industries. This success has led to sharing stages with renowned speakers like Jocko Willink, Jesse Itzler, Tim Grover, Ed Mylett, Tom Bilyeu, Phil Heath, Jay Redman, and business partner Bedros Keuilian. Bryce’s mission is to teach leadership, promote capitalism, and defend freedom of expression.

Melissa Hess

Cinnaminson, NJ

Eagle / Dove

Melissa provides operations consulting and leadership coaching for small-to-midsize companies. Melissa’s signature approach is to focus on the intersection of people and process to build high-performing teams that routinely exceed profitability, capacity, and efficiency targets. Melissa holds an Sc.B. in Materials Engineering from Brown University and an MBA from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania. She is a certified Project Management Professional and a Six Sigma Black Belt.

Susan Maggetti

Collegeville, PA

Parrot / Dove

Susan Maggetti is a passionate facilitator and coach providing impactful and engaging development opportunities to help leaders meet their talent development objectives with ease. She has provided human resources and professional development expertise to organizations and teams for over 20 years, supporting thousands of leaders globally in industries such as E-Commerce, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical and Technology.

Christine Nast

Cherry Hill, NJ

Eagle / Parrot

Christine is dedicated to revolutionizing how organizations approach talent. With 30+ years in human capital, coaching, sales, and recruiting, she applies science-backed data and emotional intelligence to empower business leaders to erase guesswork and bias. Having guided over 600 CEOs, she delivers insights for smarter talent decisions. As a Certified Coach, her mission is to redefine the conversation around employee behavior—demonstrating that people are an investment, not just an expense.

Jerry Poe

Kennett Square, PA

Owl / Eagle

Jerry Franklin Poe is a certified facilitator and coach. Over the last 17 years Jerry has inspired audiences and cultivated teamwork within organizations through the DISC communication model. As a highly sought after facilitator, Jerry has delivered over 2,100 empowering presentations to companies and organizations throughout 45 states in the U.S., 5 provinces in Canada, & Puerto Rico. Jerry uses real-life experiences and stories to educate, equip, encourage, and entertain his audience.

Katherine Rowley

Westwood, MA

Parrot / Eagle

Katherine Rowley, ACC, CCIM is the Founder of Beetlerock Advisors & leverages 25 years of extensive corporate and entrepreneurial experience in the Commercial finance/real estate and Executive leadership coaching arenas as an Executive Coach to senior executives across many diverse industries. Katherine partners with her clients to help them gain clarity on their personal and professional goals and the conviction to execute upon them. Katherine holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Brian Ruffner

Chandler, AZ

Eagle / Parrot

Brian is a highly sought after high-performance culture warrior, leadership consultant, trainer, key note speaker, facilitator, and executive coach in the AEC / Construction industry for over 30 years. He delivers training in multiple formats (classroom, virtual classroom, and hybrid classroom) to clients ranging from small- and mid-sized businesses to global multinationals. He holds a BS & MA in Eduction as well as pursuing a Doctorate in Psychology specializing in Business & Sport Performance.

Shonda Sammons

Guthrie, KY

Parrot / Eagle

With over 30 years of experience, Shonda works with organizations to provide coaching, guidance, and leadership development. She takes a hands-on approach to gain a thorough understanding of an organization’s strategic and branding focus, fosters abilities in employees, and uncovers hidden advantages in their existing workforce. Shonda established Advocate Builders in 2013 and has been a Certified Facilitator with Take Flight Learning since 2014. She also leads certifications for Taking Flight.

Nathan Swenson-Reinhold

Frisco, TX

Eagle / Parrot

Nathan is seasoned leader with 22 years of experience organizing, equipping, and deploying organizations. Through Summit Coaching and Behavioral Consulting (www.summitcbc.com) he has the privilege of living his life’s mission of resourcing and empowering leaders who power organizations that transform the world. He holds a doctorate in leadership and cultural architecture from George Fox University and is a Professional Certified Coach.

Annette Wilson

San Bernardino, CA

Dove / Owl

After retiring from teaching, Annette Wilson developed YOU Life Skills and Leadership Educational Foundation. The Foundation helps students discover their identity and personal values, encouraging them to improve their circumstances. Taking Flight with DISC helps her program participants to not only understand who they are but gives them the skills to become leaders of themselves, their families, and their communities as they learn to recognize and value the differences in each individual.

Ayanna Jackson

Upper Marlboro, MD

Parrot / Dove

Ayanna Jackson serves as a career and leadership coach located in the Washington D.C. area. Driven by her goal of helping people get to a career they love, she founded her own career coaching & consulting business in 2019. As a Career Coach, Ayanna speaks with clients on career changes, job searching, updating resumes and interviewing skills. She also provides team assessments and leadership development training for organizations. You can follow her career guidance on LinkedIn and Instagram.

LaShanya Aikerson

Miami, FL

Eagle / Owl

As the CEO of Aikerson Consulting Group, Inc., LaShanya Aikerson works with corporate and government organizations to turn managers into leaders. She believes you grow your leaders to grow your bottom line. Successful organizations have one thing in common – they empower all levels of their organization with leadership skills. The Aikerson Consulting Group team empowers organizations with leadership principles, using engaging and interactive techniques based on advanced adult learning techniques

Stacey Bevill

Spartanburg, SC

Parrot / Dove

Stacey has over 24 years of business and marketing experience and certifications in coaching, entrepreneurship, and project management, resiliency, communication, and more. She is passionate about helping organizations improve trust, communication, mental fitness and belonging as part of employee engagement and inspiration. She strongly supports individuals in transition and those interested in personal leadership and vision.

Jim Bos

Sarasota, FL

Parrot / Eagle

His management/marketing experience includes operational management, sales, executive level presentations, corporate communication, advertising, media spokesperson and community relations advocate. He has also done group facilitation and strategic planning.

Jim’s leadership background includes 30+ years of experience in executive management in banking; insurance and now a business and corporate talent management consulting practice.

Jim Coughenour

North Huntingdon, PA

Eagle / Parrot

We offer professional development training to help your team have a greater impact.

Yaw Duodu

London, United Kingdom

Dove / Owl

Yaw has over 20 years of management and leadership experience in the Health and Social Care sector both in private and not-for-profit organizations. He is passionate about employee engagement, Leader and Leadership Development, and Regulatory Compliance.
Yaw holds MSC in Health and Social Care Leadership and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute(UK). He is a Personal Coach, Certified Behavioural Consultant, and a DISC facilitator. He uses the DISC personality model to help individuals to transform their personal and professional lives and improve their relationships. He also helps organizations to develop and enhance their employee engagement and Leadership development practices.

Monica Eboda

Wilmington, DE

Eagle / Parrot

Suzy Fontaine, WPCC

Wilmington, NC

Eagle / Parrot

As a seasoned leader and experienced Certified Whole Person Coach, Suzy is deeply motivated to help others maximize their potential and thrive. Her journey taught her that by cultivating the courage to live authentically and break free from our learned facades, we open the door to true joy and inner peace. Whether coaching groups or individuals, Suzy's work to help people become the best versions of themselves is guided by the core principles of courage, joy, authenticity, purpose and integrity. Utilizing compassion, encouragement, honesty, and insight, her custom-tailored approach to each of her clients is focused on their sustainable growth.

Claire Foxley

Salisbury, United Kingdom

Parrot / Dove

Claire has always had a passion for helping others improve their skills, leadership and management styles, working and personal relationships. She is a qualified executive and leadership coach and uses personality profiling and in particular the Bird styles, to support her learners, staff, clients and family (!) so they can increase their own personal and organisational effectiveness. Claire is the Chief Executive of a charity based in UK, delivering apprenticeships, education and training.

Veronica Frenkel

Reno, NV

Eagle / Parrot

A curious student and talented advisor of leadership and teamwork for more than 25 years, Veronica Frenkel helps businesses reduce their turnover costs, retain and unleash the talents of their best people, and accelerate their results by thoughtfully and expertly guiding leaders as they move from command-and-control management to inspire-and-engage leadership that gets results. The mission of her business, Pathways Consulting: to change the world one leader at a time.

Kristine Goebel

Ocala, FL

Owl / Dove

Having worked in various positions from development to ownership, I’ve experienced business leaders who are experts in their field yet lack how to effectively communicate. This lack of awareness affects the culture and health of the organization. Self-awareness, understanding different behavior styles, social cues, & other areas of communication are crucial to navigating today’s workplace. Our firm teaches healthy communication techniques and how to apply them in all situations.

Barbara Gunning

San Diego, CA

Parrot / Dove

As a Personality Science expert, I facilitate impactful and fun workshops. My specialty is combining DISC with the wisdom from other frameworks like Myers-Briggs, Emotional Intelligence, Colors, etc. to create unique experiences. With 20 years of experience leading large strategic teams in the complex IT world and teaching Team Dynamics classes at UCSD-Extension, I bring real-world experience to every workshop. I guarantee my work will positively impact your team!

Traci Hagan

San Diego, CA

Parrot

Traci Hagan, Human Resources Lead at San Diego Human Resources Consulting, Inc., brings over 32 plus years of experience in employee relations, conflict resolution benefits administration, training and development, workers’ comp, and staffing. Traci holds a Bachelor’s in Social Work from Florida State University and a Masters in HR Management from the University of North Florida. Traci has a passion for training and has conducted trainings for companies with varying industries and sizes.

Renée Hartwell

Philadelphia, PA

Dove / Parrot / Owl

Renée is a facilitator and learning and development professional specializing in creating educational experiences for adult learners that encompass several business acumen topics. She has designed and/or delivered programs virtually, in-person, and hybrid to a variety of clients in multiple industries. She is passionate about helping individuals and companies tackle their learning and development needs so they can succeed in all aspects of their lives.

Chaz Jackson

Fort Worth, TX

Parrot / Dove / Eagle

Chaz Jackson is a certified facilitator and coach. Over the last 7 years, Chaz has inspired hope in audiences and provided clarity, focus, and consistency in boosting morale and team engagement within organizations through personal development, leadership, and DISC communication model! He has delivered uplifting presentations to organizations throughout the U.S. and beyond. Chaz uses real-life stories to encourage laughter and the audience to live, learn and lead powerfully!

Eileen Jason, Ph.D.

Thorofare, NJ

Eagle

In her practice, Eileen works with organizational leaders to recruit, develop, and retain employees that fit best within the organization's culture. Utilizing her Ph.D. as an Organizational Psychologist, Dr. Eileen helps with all facets of behavior - from conflict management and resolution to leadership development to team dynamics – while enhancing relationships. Since the pandemic, she saw a need to offer unique solutions utilizing a combination of therapy and professional development.

Dr. Willie Jones

Greensboro, NC

Parrot / Eagle

Coauthor of Trust the Process: A Five Step Model to Becoming an Everyday Leader, Dr. Willie Jones serves as a talent management and organizational effectiveness consultant. With a heavy emphasis on Leadership Development and a Ph.D. in Leadership, Dr. Jones has over 15 years of experience designing, delivering, and scaling high impact learning solutions for diverse training audiences (i.e., High School/College Students, Individual Contributors, Managers, & Senior Leaders).

Chrystina Katz

Las Vegas, NV

Parrot / Eagle / Dove

Chrystina shares the secret sauce to influence others for positive outcomes and authentic team dynamics while maintaining integrity along the way. She works with coachable leaders, to be Gutsy enough to improve their culture now instead of relying on hope or waiting for miracles. Chrystina founded Act 4 Impact after over 30 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience to focus on guiding teams for better collaboration from conflict to cohesion, especially through change.

Shivana Khoza

The Woodlands, TX

Owl / Dove

After 25+ years in the Oil & Gas world, Shivana took her experience, developing and leading teams, and launched her coaching and training business. She enjoys helping others to uncover their strengths to grow into their potential. Shivana focuses on developing strong leaders who empower their teams through genuine connection. DISC is one of the keys she uses to unlock insight for personal growth and develop strategies to forge stronger relationships.

Velma Knowles

Parrish, FL

Parrot / Eagle

As a Leadership Coach, Human Behavioral Expert, and best-selling Author, Velma works with organizations to build a value-driven culture. She leverages 20 years of experience, combined with science-based research, providing coaching, facilitation, and training in the areas of team communication, leadership presence and organizational growth. On a personal note, when not building value-driven cultures, you can find Velma out photographing birds, bike riding, and pretending she likes to exercise.

Julia Konovalov

Sarasota, FL

Owl / Dove / Parrot

Julia is passionate about teaching people how to communicate most effectively, deliver 5-star client experience, and incorporate these principals into successful sales campaigns. Julia's experience stems from owning a healthcare consulting company for over a decade and helping healthcare providers nationwide, grow and thrive. She brought her expertise and experience to The Goal Guide in January of 2021 and has worked with various industries including financial, construction, and HR.

Jane Laufenberg

Highland, WI

Parrot / Dove

As a lifelong learner, Jane enjoys helping individuals understand their personality and strengths. Once they understand their uniqueness, they can live a fulfilling life because they gain confidence in themselves which enables them to achieve their goals and dreams. Her vast experiences in higher education, public/private primary schools, and state government includes training, teaching, advising, and preparing students for world of work. Engaging sessions in person or virtual in SW Wisconsin.

Kindaichi Lee

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Owl / Dove

Kindaichi, with his knowledges and experiences in the mental wellness, understanding of the human psyche & mindset, able to connect, relate and engage his participants in forward the actions and deepening the learnings. He has conducted trainings in various parts of Malaysia & Singapore. Kindaichi loves to connect the dots through experiential learning workshops and facilitations for re-inventing yourself. Kindaichi is a Dove-Owl individual!

Josh Maleeff

Bensalem, PA

Parrot / Dove

Josh Maleeff is a highly experienced learning and development professional with a decade of experience in the field. With a successful sales career as a foundation, Josh transitioned into corporate training and has excelled in delivering high-quality instruction to a wide range of participants. He is passionate about making complicated topics simple and relatable and has a keen ability to connect with his audience to share new ideas and methodologies in a relevant way.

Jennifer Martinez

Sarasota, FL

Parrot / Dove / Eagle

Jennifer is a passionate and accomplished HR & Business Leader with over two decades of expertise leading start-up HR strategy and operations working with reputable global hospitality, technology, and entertainment companies who experienced sustainable growth and business results. She founded Consult HR Partners (“CHRP”) to provide value added HR outsourcing support to small and mid-size companies across all industries with focus on employee development, retention and engagement.

Jillian McLaughlin

Toronto, Canada

Parrot

Jillian is a dynamic EQ-based leadership coach/trainer. She has worked extensively with leaders to harness the skills of EQ to create engaging work environments, establish authentic relationships and deliver business results. Gifted in building/inspiring teams, Jillian founded McLaughlin Mentoring following a 20-year career at Unilever, steering brands such as Dove and Sunlight. As TEC Canada 2022 Rookie Speaker of the Year, Jillian helps members use the skills of EQ to drive success.

Allyns Melendez

New York, NY

Parrot / Dove

Allyns Melendez has 25+ years of human resources and business management experience. She founded HR Transformed in 2018 to help empower business professionals with the tools and tactics needed to develop, train, educate and motivate their employees.

Laine Mitchell

Fort Myers, FL

Parrot / Eagle

She has more than 14 years of accounting, HR, and safety experience. Her diverse range of expertise encompasses employee relations, compliance, recruitment, benefits administration, compensation, training, and payroll. She has an extensive background in numerous industries including retail, property management, construction, hospitality, country clubs, and publishing. She holds her SHRM-SCP certification and is active in the local SHRM chapter and sits on the BOD as the Diversity Chair.

Sheri Murad

Holmdel, NJ

Parrot / Dove / Owl

Sheri offers over 25 years of Human Resources experience, spanning the global and domestic HR arenas. She founded Renewed HR in 2017 and has been partnering with small to mid size companies offering a "boutique", HR Outsourcing option, including full scale support across the employee life-cycle. She certified with Take Flight Learning to offer "Taking Flight with DiSC" to her clients, which has been extremely well received and provides a foundation for other Manager Training programs as well.

Jackie Norris

San Antonio, TX

Owl / Eagle

Which bird are you? 🦅 🦜 🕊️ 🦉 In my 16 week program, I help people with relationship challenges understand themselves better so that they can improve relationships, communication, and build trust. My program works because studies reveal that the most emotionally intelligent people are the most successful people. I have an extensive background in STEM education, corporate facilitation, group coaching, and public speaking. I offer virtual, live and hybrid sessions.

Phaedra Robinson

Smyrna, DE

Owl / Eagle

As the founder of Phaedra Denise Coaching & Consulting, LLC, Phaedra is passionate about helping businesses flourish as a Organizational Development Consultant. She is equally as passionate about the people who make up those businesses so becoming a Leadership Development Coach and getting certified in DISC, DISC w/ EQ, and Coaching in Style was a no-brainer. Phaedra holds a degree in Finance and advanced degree in Psychology of Organizational Development from Saint Joseph's University.

Dianna Rosborough

Severn, NC

Eagle / Parrot

Dianna has served as a strategic communication executive in various capacities including marketing, community relations and public relations positions. Her experience includes serving as Executive Vice President at one of the nation’s top transit agencies in the nation’s capital; Regional Vice President of Marketing for a Fortune 500 health insurance company, Governor’s Press Secretary, and company founder. Dianna shares this expertise in her leadership development work.

Andrew Schultz

Zephyrhills, FL

Eagle / Parrot

Andrew E Schultz II is President & Co Founder of Theory Of 5 University with his partner Chris Saraceno the Author of the Theory Of 5. Andrew is a veteran Trainer Coach & Mentor with over 40 years of experience and has worked with the likes of Stephen Covey. Andrew & Chris are both very Successful Business Leaders in the Automotive Industry and have tremendous Training - Coaching & Mentoring background with over 70 Years of combined experience, their specialty is Executive Coaching/Mentoring.

Lise Seger

Ivyland, PA

Owl / Dove

With a passion for people and culture, Lise thrives on bringing the power of the Birds to organizations to build high performing teams and meet business goals. Integrating the value of the Birds in all Learning Solutions strategies is critical to ensuring success with not only employee and client journeys, but life in general! Lise brings enthusiasm and excitement to the facilitation of sessions with all audiences!

David Sitt

New York, NY

Parrot / Eagle

Dr. David Sitt is a psychologist in New York with over 20 years experience as a therapist, consultant, and educator. Dr. Sitt is renowned for his engaging and stimulating presentations with professional audiences and educational institutions. He is on faculty at Baruch College (CUNY), is the author of ADHD Refocussed, and provides executive and corporate coaching use the Taking Flight methodologies. To Learn more, visit www.DrSitt.com

Corey Stein

Holmdel, NJ

Owl / Dove

Corey had been practicing as an employment law attorney for several years before co-founding Renewed HR in 2019. He now partners with small and mid size companies to provide "boutique" HR outsourced services, supporting the employee life cycle within the organization. He certified as a Taking Flight with DiSC faciltator to provide his clients with this fundamental (and fun!) training, which has been well received. It also provides a foundation for other management/employee training programs.

Nader Vasseghi

Saratoga, CA

Eagle / Owl / Dove

Nader is an executive coach, entrepreneur, speaker, award-winning musician, and author of “Path to freedom: Leading a life of Joy, Impact and Abundance”, and his forthcoming book on “Conscious Leadership”. He is the founder of Cnergist Inc., an executive coaching firm committed to transforming and elevating the lives of business leaders and high achievers. His approach incorporates conscious leadership principles and emphasizes a holistic view of leading a life of joy, impact, and abundance.

Les Wright

West Bend, WI

Parrot / Owl

Dr. Les Wright is a veteran educator and leader with over 20 years of combined experience in the federal government, educational leadership, training, and program management. Currently as the CEO and owner of The Wright Coaching and Consulting Services LLC, a veteran-owned small business that helps individuals, professionals, and leaders develop and grow their skills, improve their strengths, and design plans to achieve their goals through personal and executive leadership coaching.