Speaker, author, executive coach, and Olympic medalist, Paul Kingsman is a sought-after expert on how to be distraction-proof. He teaches financial services professionals the repeatable systems, processes, and verbiage required to successfully grow their businesses and achieve outstanding long-term results.

Paul knows the importance of keeping focused in life's split seconds first hand: he trained for 13 years, to swim a 2 minute backstroke race at the Olympics, and won a medal by only four one-hundredths of a second!

As an Olympic medalist, Paul knows the principles and mind-set needed to succeed in a highly competitive environment. As a financial advisor, he understands the daily business realities of this industry. His experience enables him to equip audiences and coaching clients with practical solutions to overcome distractions, pursue their priorities, and increase their AUM.

After completing his studies at UC Berkeley and retiring from competitive swimming, Paul applied the same success habits he had developed in the sport to business, going on to achieve big results with companies such as Speedo and Morgan Stanley, both in his native country of New Zealand and in the US. He has worked on the retail side of the financial services business with a wire house, bank, and RIA, as well as on the wholesale side with an asset management firm, giving him a broad understanding of the challenges advisors face.

With clients such as Wells Fargo, New York Life, AIG SunAmerica, BlackRock, Bank of America, and UBS Financial Services, Paul has helped advisors at some of the world's most prominent financial companies focus on what matters most to build the businesses they want.

His book, The Distraction-Proof Advisor: Gain Control, Work Smarter, Succeed Sooner, is available from Amazon.com.

Paul has a Master's of Theological Studies and has been a chaplain at Marin County Jail since 2002. He and his wife live just north of San Francisco and have a son in college in Silicon Valley.