Phoenix, Arizona
DeMarcus R. Taylor Forged Under Load
Author · Speaker · Construction Quality Leader · Transformation Strategist
& MEP Leadership
Identity Rebuilding
Development
"Pressure does not just break men. It reveals what they are built to become."
— DeMarcus R. TaylorForged Under Load
How High-Capacity Leaders Are Built Through Pressure. Written during an earlier season of collapse and reconstruction — this is not a motivational story or a finished system. It is the forge.
01
The Unseen Decisions
The internal fractures and self-sabotage that derail men before they even see it coming — examined without excuse.
02
The Forge
How consequence, discipline, and responsibility reshape a man's thinking and build the standards that define real leadership.
03
The Standard
Leaders are built through separation from what weakens and disciplined execution that compounds over time — not inspiration.
"To build something that lasts, you must first divide from what weakens you, then multiply what strengthens you."
— Forged Under LoadBuilt to
Rebuild You
Every offer is anchored by the Innermetrix DISC assessment — behavioral science paired with a lived rebuilding framework.
01 / Entry Point
DISC Discovery
Call
"Know who you are before you decide what to build."
A paid DISC debrief — not a sales call. You take the Innermetrix behavioral assessment beforehand. We spend 45 minutes unpacking who you actually are, how you are wired, and what your next move should be.
- Innermetrix DISC assessment sent before the call
- 45-minute live debrief via Zoom or phone
- Personalized one-page behavioral profile
- One specific action recommendation for your situation
- Invitation to explore FORGED coaching — no pressure
02 / 90-Day Program
FORGED
Coaching
"Identity. Income. Leadership. In 90 days."
The full FORGED 90-Day Rebuilding System delivered 1-on-1. Three phases. Twelve modules. Built for men who are done letting their past define them and ready to build something real with it.
- Phase 1 — Identity: dismantle the label, rebuild from evidence
- Phase 2 — Income: audit your value, build your first offer, execute
- Phase 3 — Leadership: own your story, build your code, lead others
- Weekly 60-minute 1-on-1 sessions (12 total)
- DISC assessment and debrief built into Week 1
- Daily check-in access via voice memo or text
- All workbook materials and exercises included
Workshops &
Speaking
Available for nonprofits, churches, community organizations, conferences, and corporate teams. Every engagement is custom — reach out to start the conversation.
Nonprofit & Reentry
Built Different
Workshop
Every participant takes the DISC. Three hours of identity, behavioral science, and framework teaching. Men leave with a personalized profile and a 30-day plan.
Inquire for Pricing →Church & Community
Purpose &
Pressure Workshop
DISC results framed through identity, calling, and design. Built for faith communities and men's ministries. Group exercise and individual profile included.
Inquire for Pricing →Corporate & Leadership Teams
High-Capacity
Team Workshop
Full Innermetrix suite for every participant. Team dynamics analysis, individual and team reports, executive debrief. Built for organizations serious about leadership.
Inquire for Pricing →Community & Nonprofit Stages
Forged Under
Load Keynote
30 to 45 minutes. The parking lot. The rain. The question that changed everything. Three truths that leave no one the same. Book table and filming rights included.
Inquire for Pricing →Conferences & Associations
Conference
Keynote
Leadership, workforce development, reentry, and men's conferences. 45 to 60 minutes, customized to your event. Workshop add-on available.
Inquire for Pricing →Corporate & Private Events
Corporate
Keynote
60 minutes, fully customized to your organization. VIP session available. Book bulk purchase negotiated. Post-event coaching proposal included as standard.
Inquire for Pricing →DeMarcus
Taylor
Construction Quality Leader
MEP Integration Specialist
Founder, QAS
Author · Speaker · Strategist
Phoenix, Arizona
I did not build this from a classroom. At 19 years old I faced the possibility of spending the rest of my life in prison. I was a high-potential student athlete. One night changed everything.
Years later I was escorted out of my own home by police with two garbage bags of clothes, a TV, and a box of trophies. It was raining. I sat in a car with nothing — and asked myself one question:
"What are you going to do now?"
I took showers at Planet Fitness, used library WiFi and Barnes & Noble internet to do my research, slept in my car, and I wrote my first book. Then I started hosting workshops for men coming out of prison — while I was still in that season myself.
I entered construction at the absolute bottom — fire watch — and built my way to senior MEP quality leadership on data centers, pharmaceutical facilities, and advanced technology projects. I founded QAS. I purchased multi-family real estate. I built a transportation company.
Everything I teach came from a real season I lived through. The framework is not borrowed. The scars are real. And the system works — because it was built under the same pressure it is designed to help you carry.
What Are You
Going to Do
Now?
The question that started everything. The same one waiting for your answer.
Payment plans available on all coaching programs · Corporate inquiries welcome