Collis Temple III
  • age 25
    National Sales Director
  • Primerica

Play To Win

He's smart, charismatic and was born to play in the 'big leagues.' Meet Collis Temple III — just one of the many young entrepreneurs who believe they can have it all — before they're 30 years old.

"I didn't want to get a 'job' and I never wanted to work for someone else," Collis says. "My parents have always been entrepreneurs. They set a great example for me."

Collis, a 26-year-old from Baton Rouge, LA is a born competitor. He graduated from Louisiana State University in three years, and was already working toward a Ph.D. He was a star player on LSU's winning basketball team and had a bright future ahead of him in the NBA playing for the Detroit Pistons. What made him change course?

"I was running steps in the stadium at LSU," he remembers. "It was my own 'pre-season practice' before my first game with the Pistons. I decided to train for a while that morning before my afternoon appointment with Primerica SNSD Bill Whittle. While I was running steps, I blew out my ankle," Collis says. "I knew at that moment that my NBA career was over."

For most people, the loss of a pro basketball career would be devastating … unless you had the true mind of a champion like Collis. After a trip to the hospital to see to his injury, he eventually met up with Whittle.

During their meeting, Collis saw that with Primerica, he'd still have the opportunity to live the lifestyle he'd always dreamed about and could still tap into his competitive spirit and be a winner. "I knew immediately that Primerica was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life," he says.

With the same work ethic and focus that kept him on top in class and in sports, Collis' fierce competitive spirit rose to the forefront. He became an entrepreneur with Primerica and has never looked back.

"I wanted to live a lifestyle," he declares, "not just live a life. You can't make what I make at my age in corporate America. Primerica offers a business opportunity and the freedom that comes along with it. You can create your own vision and build a team that shares that vision."

Note: The Primerica representatives featured are full-time, independent contractors, and not employees. The success of these individuals is not intended to demonstrate typical success levels of all representatives. Rather, the potential for success is dependent upon actual organization size, the number of sales and the override spread on each sale, and the ability and efforts of the representative and his or her downlines.