115: A Life of Service Having to Do with the Forest

Steve Templin is President of Templin Forestry Inc., a Certified Forester as well as an SAF Fellow. Steve has a diverse background and has been a Consulting Forester for the last 39 years and also a real estate broker for 32 of those years. On today’s show, Steve shares how he discovered Forestry Consulting, provides advice for aspiring professionals, and how joining the Association of Consulting Foresters has helped Steve’s career.

 

Key Takeaways:

[1:10] A message from Leadership Nature.

[1:45] A quick intro about Steve’s background.

[4:10] How did Steve get into forestry and natural resources?

[10:00] Steven always knew he wanted to be a consulting forester, even when he was in school.

[14:20] Steve feels so blessed that he was able to get into consulting forestry early on in his career.

[18:00] Steve credits his wife for helping him enjoy his life more without worrying about the money. She helped him change his mindset and perspective.

[19:25] How has ACF helped Steve throughout his career?

[23:30] How does Steve teach/inspire his employees to do better?

[26:20] What advice does Steve have for aspiring foresters?

[30:25] What is Steve working on these days?

 

Mentioned in This Episode:

Templinforestry.com

Steve on LinkedIn

ACF-foresters.org

Eforester.org