Bilingual Resilience & Leadership Development Expert; Host of EWTN's "Gifts of Hope"; Author of "40 Gifts of Hope"; Former Professional Tennis Player; Mental Fitness and Inclusion Advocate
Paula Umana Biography
Paula Umaña is a bilingual motivational, resilience and leadership speaker, author, television host and former professional tennis player. Born in Costa Rica and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Umaña was ranked No. 1 in Costa Rica and Central America for nine years and reached a WTA ranking of approximately No. 280. She draws on her experience in elite sports, entrepreneurship, motherhood and overcoming profound adversity to help audiences strengthen resilience, take purposeful action and lead with greater empathy and determination.
Umaña is the host of EWTN’s, "Gifts of Hope," a TEDx speaker and a featured speaker at the National Eucharistic Congress. She has appeared on EWTN, Univision and Relevant Radio, and she speaks in both English and Spanish. Her areas of expertise include resilience, leadership, perseverance, mental fitness, inclusion, overcoming adversity, purpose and personal transformation. She is the author of, "40 Gifts of Hope," and other inspirational books, and her engaging keynotes combine powerful storytelling, humor, practical tools and an unforgettable message of hope and action.
Paula Umana Speaking Topics
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MATCH POINT: Make Your Move
In life and business, there are moments when everything comes down to one decision: your match point. Paula Umaña brings the mindset of a former professional tennis player into a powerful keynote about resilience, action, leadership, and overcoming adversity. After reaching the top of competitive tennis in Costa Rica and Central America, Paula faced an unexpected life-changing challenge that forced her to rebuild her identity, goals, and future.
Through compelling storytelling, humor, and practical lessons, Paula challenges audiences to stop waiting for perfect circumstances and start taking purposeful action. Match Point explores how discipline, mental fitness, adaptability, perseverance, and empathy can help individuals and teams move forward through uncertainty and change. Audiences leave inspired to take responsibility for their next move, overcome procrastination, strengthen resilience, and approach challenges with renewed confidence, purpose, and determination.
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ENABLED, NOT DISABLED: Turning Adversity into Strength
What if the greatest limitation is not a disability, but the way we choose to see it? In Enabled, Not Disabled, Paula Umaña shares her powerful journey from professional athlete to life with a physical disability, revealing how adversity can become a source of strength, purpose, empathy, and leadership.
With authenticity, humor, and practical insight, Paula challenges audiences to rethink assumptions about disability, inclusion, and human potential. She explores how organizations and individuals can move beyond sympathy and limitation toward opportunity, contribution, and belonging. Drawing from her experience as an athlete, entrepreneur, mother, television host, and speaker, Paula shows that resilience is not about ignoring difficulty—it is about discovering what remains possible.
Audiences leave with a renewed perspective on inclusion, perseverance, adaptability, empathy, and the power of focusing on ability rather than limitation.
Paula Umana Videos
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Paula Umana is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as MATCH POINT: Make Your Move, ENABLED, NOT DISABLED: Turning Adversity into Strength, COURAGE IN MOTION: Moving Forward When Life Changes and REDISCOVERING HOPE: From Pain to Purpose. The estimated speaking fee range to book Paula Umana for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Paula Umana generally travels from Atlanta, GA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are José G. Zelaya, Dawn H. Bostick, Romona Robinson, Mindy Henderson and Karen Griffard Putz. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Paula Umana for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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