Rory Aplanalp Bio
Packed with take-home value, Rory Aplanalp has the unique ability to relate to and inspire your audience. A professional speaker with well over 6,500 paid presentations to his credit, he has positively impacted the lives of in excess of a million people around the globe, in his 24-year speaking career. Attendees leave with a renewed commitment to be more proactive in their approach to life and living - both at work and at home.

Rory has a gift for helping you 'Raise the Bar' in your personal and professional life.

He accomplishes this through unique learning sessions incorporating his masterful use of humor, personal antidotes, and real-world business examples --- passionately delivered for an unforgettable experience. Attendees leave the event armed with new ideas and actions they can do immediately to improve their effectiveness - both on and off the job.

A proven professional, Rory has lived in and worked in the real world of business. He began his career as an Evans Training Personnel franchise owner, and later, became the National Training Director for all the Evans franchises. He then founded Human Resource Development, a leader in the sales training field. HRD was acquired by the Franklin Covey organization and for fourteen years Rory was affiliated with Franklin Covey where he was highly regarded as their most requested seminar presenter and keynote speaker.

Today, he is President and CEO of Aplanalp Associates, Inc., an international speaking and training organization which offers the in finest in human potential and professional development keynotes and seminar programs. He is a professional member of the National Speakers Association, Meeting Professional International & American Society for Training and Development. Rory is the co-author of the best sell book entitled 'The Five-Minute Rule' and the recipient of a U.S. Senate Citation.

His client list represents a diverse group of associations, organizations, Fortune 100 companies, educational institutions, and businesses in every service, product or business category. Including: numerous state banking, nursing and hospital associations, Promotional Products Assoc. Int'l, American Apparel and Footwear Association, ExxonMobil, Chase Bank, Crowe Chizek, Verison Wireless Communications, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Continental Airlines, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, REMAX, AT&T, The Children's Miracle Network, Hearst Publishing, Nestle's, General Motors, U.S. Army, Navy and The Department of Justice, Humana Health, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Stewart Title, and numerous ISD's.

Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Rory now resides in Houston, Texas and enjoys spending time with his wife Cindy, their eight children and six grandchildren. His greatest accomplishment in life is being a husband, father and granddad his next greatest accomplishment is being able to do something that has a lasting impact on the lives of others by helping them realize that each and everyone of us has the power to 'Make a Difference'.