Paul Uduk

Paul helps very senior corporate executives and ordinary individuals realize their book dreams as published authors, thought leaders and key persons of influence.

Paul has trained over 15,000 Nigerians in his career and his mission is to revolutionize leadership thinking through books, training, education and individual personal development.

As a student, Paul studied Agronomy in Kuban Agricultural Institute in Krasnodar, Russia, majoring in Genetics and Plant Breeding. He gained his MBA from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, and received his banking charter from the Institute of Bankers, London.

Paul commenced his career at Nigeria Agricultural & Cooperative Bank (now Bank of Agriculture), where he worked with some of the poorest farmers in Sokoto State (now comprising Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States). He had earlier served in Katsina State and Kaduna State for his NYSC (National Service).

Paul implemented World Bank sponsored irrigation projects at Goronyo and Talata Mafara and pioneered dry season cropping leading to increased food security in Sokoto state and environs.

Paul joined Diamond Bank in 1997 and was a key member of the risk management team, ultimately rising to become the Head of Credit Analysis Bank-wide with a credit portfolio of N450 billion. Paul left banking in 2010 and vowed never to go back despite many temptations to do so.

Paul started Vision & Talent Training Group in 2010 and built it into one of Nigeria's most respected Service Excellence training consultancies, with Fortune 500 and some of Nigeria's biggest corporations as clients.

His portfolio of companies include Vision & Talent International Ltd., Vision & Talent Press, Paradise Bookshops, Credit Decisions International Ltd., Vision & Talent Gas Ltd., and Wao! Foods Ltd.

Thanks to COVID-19, Paul pivoted online in 2020 and is now a highly-sought after digital marketing trainer with clients in Nigeria and Ghana even as he is learning the digital marketing ropes.

The author of eight books, including The Perennial Winner and Bridges to the Customer’s Heart, which has endorsements from industry titans including Prof. Anya O. Anya, Prof. Olusola Oyewole, Prof. Lere Baale, Pascal Dozie, Tony Elumelu, Emeka Onwuka, Nkechi Obi, Iheanyi Nzekwe, Urum Eke, Johnson Chukwu, Mfon Udom, Dr. Ademuyiwa Eniayewun, Dr. Richardson Ajayi, Engr. Amos Akpan, and Dr. Ernest Azudialu Obiejesi (whose clients include ExxonMobil, Shell, Eni, Chevron and NNPC) amongst others.

The founder of 100 M Authors Africa Movement and 100 M Digital Marketers Africa Movement, Paul is the convener of the ONLY NIGERIA MOVEMENT.

The late internationally acclaimed motivational speaker, Richmond Dayo Johnson, described Paul as, "One of Nigeria's most authentic experiential writers."