Logo for Teach Inspire Connect, Founder Vickie J Maris

Helping you decide which Everything DiSC® solution is right for your team.

About Us

Vickie Maris, CEO/Founder Teach Inspire Connect
Everything DiSC® Authorized Partner & Certified Facilitator / Speaker Vickie J. Maris, MS Ed, LSSBB

Thank you for looking to help your team members better understand their own styles so they can communicate more effectively with others. It's a step that helps create an organizational culture which fosters conversation and productive conflict. These, in turn, drive innovation and growth.

Through my company, Teach Inspire Connect, I help you ....
• Select a solution from sessions available through our company, Teach Inspire Connect, along with assessments and tools of Everything DiSC® and The Five Behaviors®. The material can be used to help your team develop into a more cohesive group of leaders focused on listening to customers and communicating well with each other.
• Design your next team learning experience or off-site event that looks to the future, and helps your team tune into customers in their moments of need.
• Incorporate the art of listening into the innovation process.
• Continue as a lifelong learner by providing podcast episodes with insights and ideas for personal and team development in an agile business.

Our diverse client group ranges from innovation and executive education centers of universities to an innovation consultancy leading Fortune 500 clients through process disruptions to a state-level church organization that assisted pastors as they moved to hybrid delivery.

I am available to facilitate your team discussions during off-sites, retreats or conferences using the insightful assessments and team development materials of Everything DiSC® and The Five Behaviors® of a Cohesive Team.

Workshops to consider:

For a team development experiential learning event, book our unique program in which your team can sit on (or near) stage among an acoustic rock band for a close-up view of verbal and non-verbals that musicians use to achieve tight performances. "Scott Greeson Music" partners with us to provide the music. An assessment from Everything DiSC is included.

- To help your team think differently about team dynamics and roles. I facilitate a workshop that includes perspectives from the training of our llamas and horses.

In my background, I've had the honor of leading of an award-winning team in creating and running an “annual 7-figure, revenue-generating,” online program in Lean Six Sigma.

As a facilitator, I have led sessions for the CMED Conference and Purdue Technical Management Institute - Krannert School of Management. I have also keynoted for: University of Texas Austin State Training Conference.

The Work of Leaders | Vickie Maris Shares Insights from Book Section on Alignment

Testimonials For Vickie J Maris LLC

  • Your presentation today was absolutely FANTASTIC! I gained so much in just a short period of time, I've already started applying it. Please know that I am grateful for all of your hard work and hours spent researching and creating such valuable material. Your presentation was tastefully done with stellar audience engagement. Thank you!

    Ali Elammori A-1 Telecom Inc.
  • I have been in the classroom as Vickie led discussion in a leadership program. She is passionate & engages in rich discussion. Having experienced the increased team effectiveness of using DiSC assessments throughout my organization, I'm a proponent of doing so, & of utilizing a certified trainer. Reach out to Vickie for your team development event.

    Jim Marascio Chief Operating Officer, Dart Displays

Solutions

  • Everything DiSC Agile EQ

    Everything DiSC® Agile EQ™ is a group training and personalized learning experience that teaches participants to read the emotional and interpersonal needs of a situation and respond accordingly. By combining the personalized insights of DiSC® with active emotional intelligence development, participants discover an agile approach to workplace interactions. This approach helps them navigate outside their comfort zone, empowering them to meet the demands of any situation. The result is an emotionally intelligent workforce that can support your thriving agile culture.

    Participant Takeaways:
    1. Discover the instinctive mindsets that shape their responses and interactions
    2. Recognize opportunities to stretch beyond what comes naturally to them
    3. Take action to become more agile in their approach to social and emotional situations

  • Everything DiSC® - Work of Leaders

    Everything DiSC® - Work of Leaders is one of the many solutions in the Wiley portfolio that is available for us to consider as we discuss the needs of your organization. I look forward to delving into it with you as a possibility for your team.

    Videos

    Introduction | Everything DiSC Work of Leaders
    Book Review | The Work of Leaders
    Building a Legacy of Leadership with Carhartt and the Work of Leaders
  • Everything DiSC® - Productive Conflict

    Everything DiSC® - Productive Conflict is one of the many solutions in the Wiley portfolio that is available for us to consider as we discuss the needs of your organization.

    The engaging conversation that stems from a session around this content makes for a memorable and applicable learning experience. I've brought this content into the executive education program environment on multiple occasions and it is always a popular session.

    Videos

    Everything DiSC Productive Conflict
  • Leadership Lessons Translated from the Ranch to the Team in the Conference Room

    In this unique leadership workshop, I share stories and facilitate conversation with your group to bring concepts to life around team dynamics and role selection. Using stories from the llamas and horses that I train for obstacle courses and liberty work, I translate the lessons to the conference room for improved communications and team dynamics.

    This non-traditional perspective on team communications provides memorable learning in team member alignment and project efficiency.

    I have taught the program in the Technical Management Institute at the Krannert School of Management at Purdue, and have keynoted the topic for the University of Texas-Austin.

    In the past year, while offering this session virtually, I have been able to include a llama on a Zoom call for part of the presentation which makes for a fun and higher-energy conversation.

  • Everything DiSC® - Workplace

    You can use the Everything DiSC® - Workplace assessment within your organization to build more effective and productive working relationships from top to bottom. After your team members take the assessment, they receive a report that will help them to better understand their individual DiSC style. You can request a facilitated workshop (or you can conduct your own) that will help your team members reflect on their unique style , and also develop understanding of the styles of others on the team. This leads to improved quality of relationship and better communication. Teams typically experience an increase in trust, communication, and effectiveness that improves the quality of team dynamics.

    Videos

    Introduction | Everything DiSC® - Workplace
    Everything DiSC Workplace® Introduction
    ​Everything DiSC® DiSCOVER THE POWER OF WE™
  • Leader and Team Communications Through Music Immersion

    The music immersion experience for your leaders is a unique and fun way to experience non-verbal communication at work among a band on stage.

    Picture small groups from your team sitting on stage, immersed in the on-stage experience as a performing band (entertaining the others in your leadership group) plays music. You and your team get a close-up view of how non-verbal communication among the team of band members transcends the music to create tight performances.

    The cohesive group of musicians you interact with have been together for many years. Their work as a cohesive team is a major contributor to their successes.

    This is a memorable way for leaders to glean takeaways about leader and team communication that they can put into action in their role in your organization.

    Videos

    Meet the band that plays for the Leader and Team Communications Through Music - Immersion

Everything DiSC® Certification

Choose your learning format:

New Everything DiSC Certification

Online

Help People Work Better Together as an Everything DiSC® Certified Practitioner

At the heart of your organization are thousands of human interactions. These interactions make up what we know as organizational culture. However, as the world of work becomes more reliant on technology, your organization has been challenged to recreate the authentic human connection that drives engagement and performance.

As an Everything DiSC® Certified Practitioner, you’ll help your organization engage and connect people on a more human level by delivering impactful DiSC experiences that help people work better together. During this two-week course that combines virtual, instructor-led sessions with self-directed online learning, you will:

  • Deepen your understanding of the DiSC model, theory, research, and key principles
  • Explore how to build custom solutions using the all-new Everything DiSC on Catalyst experience
  • Familiarize yourself with the full Everything DiSC application suite
  • Practice facilitation techniques while receiving feedback in a safe environment
  • Gain ongoing access to Wiley’s online training center, connecting you to course content, fellow Practitioners, and Wiley’s education specialists
Upon successful completion of the exam, you will earn the credential of Everything DiSC Certified Practitioner, signaling proven competence in shaping an engaged, collaborative, and high-performing culture—knowledgeable in the language of DiSC.
 

Upcoming Classes

  • April 06 – April 19, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: APR 6 (2 PM Chicago / 8 PM London)
  • April 07 – April 20, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: APR 7 (10 AM Chicago / 4 PM London)
  • April 20 – May 03, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: APR 20 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
  • May 05 – May 18, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: MAY 5 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • May 05 – May 18, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: MAY 5 (2 PM Chicago / 8 PM London)
  • May 19 – June 01, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: MAY 19 (10 AM Chicago / 4 PM London)
  • June 02 – June 15, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUN 2 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
  • June 05 – June 16, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUN 5 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • June 16 – June 29, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUN 16 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • June 19 – June 30, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUN 19 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • July 06 – July 19, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUL 6 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
  • July 07 – July 20, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUL 7 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • July 21 – August 03, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUL 21 (2 PM Chicago / 8 PM London)
  • July 24 – August 04, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUL 24 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • August 04 – August 17, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: AUG 4 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
  • August 07 – August 18, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: AUG 7 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • August 17 – August 30, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: AUG 17 (2 PM Chicago / 8 PM London)
  • August 18 – August 31, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: AUG 18 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
  • September 07 – September 20, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: SEPT 7 (2 PM Chicago / 8 PM London)
  • September 08 – September 21, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: SEPT 8 (10 AM Chicago / 4 PM London)
  • September 22 – October 05, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: SEPT 22 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • September 22 – October 05, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: SEPT 22 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
Take the next step!

Showcases

Be my guest at an Everything DiSC® showcase. Take an in-depth look into the program and discover how you can use Everything DiSC® in your organization. Select an event below to receive more information about that event from this Partner.

Featured Skills

  • Public speaking
  • Teamwork Optimization
  • Leadership consulting
  • Coaching
  • Training Facilitation
  • Organizational Development

Credentials

  • Logo: Authorized Partner - Everything DiSC® - A Wiley Brand
  • Logo: Authorized Partner - The Five Behaviors® - A Wiley Brand
  • Purdue Lean Six Sigma Online logo in gold and black colors
  • University of Notre Dame block logo