Rory Aplanalp

Known for his high energy and his ability to make people laugh and touch their hearts, Rory's presentations are interspersed with his humor and personal stories.

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. For the past fourteen years, Rory was affiliated with Franklin Covey Company as one of their top presenters.

Today, he is president of StarQuest, a division of Rory Aplanalp & Associates, which offers value-based time management, sales, and human potential seminars and keynotes. He is a professional member of the National Speakers Association, Meeting Professional International & ASTD.

Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Rory now resides in Houston and enjoys golf, tennis and spending time with his wife Cindy and their eight children. He believes that his greatest success is being able to do something that has a continuing impact on the lives of others and gains his greatest satisfaction in helping people become self-assured, thus enabling them to take control of their lives.

Rory delivers more than 200 presentations each year.  His list of satisfied clients includes government, business, civic organizations, and associations such as Enron, Chase Bank, BMC Software, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, REMAX, AT&T, The Children’s Miracle Network, Hearst Publishing, Nestle's, General Motors, U.S. Department of Justice, Humana Health, Houston ISD, Disney Institute, The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Meeting Professionals International (MPI).