Former Corporate Sales Leader, Emotional Intelligence Expert, Entrepreneur, Author, & Thought-Leader
Tara Renze Biography
Tara Renze is an author, keynote speaker, emotional intelligence & positive intelligence practitioner, and podcaster, redefining how we unleash purpose, level up our success, and create sustainable happiness and fulfillment in all aspects of our lives. With over two decades of success in corporate leadership and social selling, she began writing and keynote speaking to empower others to "be who they came to be" and create, own, and live the life they desire, envision, and deserve. Renze has a talent for guiding individuals to harness and realize their full potential.
Through books, keynotes, workshops, podcasts, social media, and practical insights, she helps her audience become the best version of themselves, achieve unlimited success, live fulfilled, and pursue their passions. Renze combines her expertise in emotional and positive intelligence with her corporate leadership success and personal experiences as a wife and mother to provide a sincere, motivating, relatable, and game-changing message.
Recognized as an inspirational leader, Renze excelled as a top national sales leader at CareerBuilder.com, where she built and led two multi-million-dollar sales teams, facilitated national trainings, and provided leadership consulting. After leaving the corporate world, she successfully built a nationwide, multi-million-dollar social selling business, empowering women with flexible entrepreneurship opportunities. Renze is also a passionate supporter of breast cancer awareness, having created the "Breast Night Ever" event to celebrate survivors, raise funds, and promote early detection.
Renze holds certifications in emotional intelligence from OKA-Online and has studied leadership at prestigious institutions such as the Wharton School of Business, The University of Chicago, and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Her book "Be Who You Came To Be" was published in November 2021, and her children's book "Bee Who You Came To Bee" was released in January 2023. She is currently working on her next book, "Perfectly Flawed," set for release in 2024. Additionally, she frequently speaks at local and national conferences and seminars, offering keynotes and workshops focused on emotional intelligence, mental fitness, and sales success. Renze lives in Missouri and holds dear her roles as a wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. Her dogs, Olive & Phog, continue to be her biggest fans.
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Tara Renze Speaking Topics
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Be Who You Came to Be - Create, Own & Live the Life You Deserve & Desire
To lead from authenticity instead of approval.
To grow beyond titles, pressure, and comparison.
To choose fulfillment over fleeting happiness.
To show up with emotional clarity, confidence, and courage.
This keynote is a powerful call to realignment.
Because high performance isn’t built on hustle alone. It’s built on identity.
When individuals strengthen emotional intelligence and mental fitness, they stop being ruled by fear, doubt, and self-sabotage -and start leading with intention. With nearly 80% of daily thoughts negative and repetitive, the true competitive advantage is learning to recognize those narratives and choose how to respond.
Authenticity doesn’t just transform individuals — it drives results.
When people know who they are and why they matter, culture thrives, innovation ignites, and performance rises.
In this keynote, audiences will learn how to:
Strengthen mental fitness and quiet the inner critic
Redefine success through fulfillment, not burnout
Replace comparison with confidence
Self-assess with clarity and own their growth
Turn setbacks into bold, strategic action
You'll walk away ready to create, own and live the life you deserve and desire.
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The Human Edge
Emotional Intelligence Practices That Power Performance
In a world accelerated by AI and constant disruption, technical skill is expected.
Emotional regulation is the differentiator.
The Human Edge is Tara Renze’s signature performance framework — a set of practical, repeatable emotional intelligence practices that elevate leadership, culture, and results when pressure is high and margin is thin. Because in the age of artificial intelligence, emotional intelligence is the competitive advantage.
This isn’t theory.
It’s the human edge behind performance.
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Tara Renze is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Author, Belonging, Cancer, Corporate Culture, Emotional Intelligence, Human Resources, Inspirational, Leadership, Mental Health, Mindset, Motivational, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Resilience, Sales, Success -
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Tara Renze is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Be Who You Came to Be - Create, Own & Live the Life You Deserve & Desire , The Human Edge, The Butterfly Goal Effect™ and WORKSHOPS. The estimated speaking fee range to book Tara Renze for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Tara Renze generally travels from Kansas City, MO, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Eric Boles, Rich Bracken, Kristel Bauer, Nataly Kogan and Erica Dhawan. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Tara Renze for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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