Paul Orfalea

Paul Orfalea ( born November 28, 1947 in Los Angeles ), whose curly red hair inspired his nickname " Kinko ", founded the American Copy Shop Kinko's. Today, he is a visiting professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

In 2005, Orfalea wrote the book Copy This! Lessons from a hyperactive dyslexic who turned a bright idea into one of America 's best companies. The English title refers to its problems with hyperactivity and dyslexia, which he describes as learning opportunities "learning opportunities", as he was forced by his own authentic way to go, which ultimately the American top companies Kinko's copy shop with over 1000 branches could emerge.

Orfalea is married and has two sons. His father is from Lebanon.