GET TO KNOW PHILLIP AND HIS JOURNEY TO BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Phillip Ramphisa grew up in a typical rural South African village. Saying his life was difficult is an understatement.
Phillip grew up in a big family. His father had two wives. He had nine siblings as well as a mother who was schizophrenic. His mom was never at home due to illness. When he was eleven years old, his father left his family to live with his second wife.
When Phillip grew up, he didn’t have a present mother and father; the only support he had were his siblings. They were children themselves, facing the same situation he was facing. There was nobody to look after them, and there were no role models or nobody around to give discipline.
“Nobody took care of us. There was never any money. I would often go to bed without supper, or wake up without breakfast”, says Phillip.
“I had to walk to school in shoes that were torn and showed my toes. I had to walk fourteen kilometers every day to get to class – in shoes in which my toes stuck out of. That’s not fun. I had to ask my friends for their old clothes. That’s not fun either. My self-esteem dropped. I felt very small.”
Today, Phillip is fortunate to have two master’s degrees including a master’s degree in Business Administration from Wits University. Phillip is currently studying for his Doctoral Degree in Business Leadership and has held management positions in various multi-national companies.
Phillip Ramphisa has faced all kinds of situations in life from feeling sad and empty, to being poor, to having a great and a happy life. This is what makes him stand out as one of the best motivational speakers, giving real life advice.
As one of the best motivational speakers in South Africa, Phillip creates lasting change to audiences and the clients he coaches. He shows people how to find it within themselves to be happy and successful no matter what their circumstances are. He has left many audiences transformed as a guest speaker.
Phillip has spent years finding answers to what makes people happy and successful. What does it take for a person to succeed and be happy? Why do some people give up on their dreams? Why is it that some people have better circumstances and supportive environments but still don’t succeed and are not happy? Why do some people make it no matter what circumstances they are in? These were the questions Phillip Ramphisa asked himself and started his journey into becoming a loved and one of the best motivational speakers in South Africa.
Phillip Ramphisa is a board member of many organisations that bring change in people’s lives and bring hope and encouragement through his motivational speaker services. Some of the organisations that he has worked with through applying his guest speaker skills include the Pavement Bookworm Foundation (an organisation that uses the power of books to change society), Project Hope (an organisation dedicated to supporting poor communities through education), and AISEC (an organisation that activates leadership potential in young people in 126 countries with over 70 000 members).
Phillip Ramphisa has also Founded Fapro-LA and Triumph to bring his best motivational speaker experience to young people in need in various rural townships across South Africa. Broadening his horizons across South Africa trying to reach everyone in need of his guest speaker services and making him one of the best motivational speakers in South African reaching each corner of the South African minds.
Phillip Ramphisa has authored several books about human motivation and achievement including, Young, Wise and Kick-S as well as, Confidence for Success. His most unique quality is his ability to show empathy to his audience He knows first-hand what it is like to feel hopeless and depressed by obstacles and negative circumstances, making him one of the most emphatic guest speakers in South Africa.
After years of reflecting on what it took within himself to stay focused, to succeed and be happy, he has found answers and now wants to share his knowledge and passion. Now, he shares these answers with people who want to have lives worthy of living and move from A to B.
