Paul Templer grew up in war-torn Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe) living an exotic life fraught with adventure, danger and fun. A young entrepreneur, he started a business running safaris on Africa's mighty Zambezi River. Then came the attack. In one horrible moment, Paul's hopes, dreams and livelihood were ripped from him. His life would never again be quite the same. After two years of rehabilitation, Paul made the choice to live life again - to live the life he wanted to live, the life of his dreams. Outfitted with a special one-armed paddle, he returned to his beloved Zambezi River - the same river where a hippo had tried to kill him - and led a nine-man crew of expert river guides on a three-month, 1,600-mile kayak expedition from the source of the river to its termination point at the Indian Ocean. The expedition launched the Make-A-Difference Foundation, which to date has raised more than $1 million worth of support for charities around the world. Today Paul lives in Michigan with his wife and three children. In addition to continuing the philanthropic work of his nonprofit, the Make-A-Difference Foundation, he continues to lead expeditions in Africa and has been the subject of documentaries produced by the Discovery Channel, National Geographic and the BBC. With this background, Paul has successfully applied his experience and insights about people and their cultures to a wide range of business environments. An experienced coach with a broad background in fast-paced, highly competitive industries, Paul specializes in high-performance team development. An internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, Paul inspires audiences from all walks of life with his riveting, dramatic, and uniquely humorous story of how we create the life we want, one decision at a time. Titles A Bad Day At The Office When the Hippo Takes a Bite Out of You: The Safari Guide's Adversity Tool-Kit (alt title for above) Executive Coaching (leaders and teams-optimal development) Topics Adventure, Motivation, Change, Attitude, Spouse Programs, Safety Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $5,000 - $7,499 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State MI Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.

TESTIMONIALS: "Paul Templer touched every one of us. He is a wonderful speaker. He never said uh one time. Our members were so touched by him they were still talking about him at the banquet that evening. One women who won a set of diamond earrings said she never won anything and that she would like to give back and wrote him a check for his foundation. ...he was spell binding. You felt like you were right there with him." - National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies