Backed by over two decades of corporate and sales leadership experience, Tara is a certified emotional and positive intelligence practitioner, author and thought leader who equips individuals and organizations with the mindset and tools to strengthen mental fitness, lead with authenticity, and unlock their full potential. Her message—Be Who You Came to Be—empowers people to create, own, and live the life they desire and deserve, fueling growth for individuals, teams, and cultures alike.
Tara Renze’s Speech Topics:
Be Who You Came To Be – Create, Own & Live the Life you Deserve & Desire
Authenticity doesn’t just transform individuals—it drives results for teams, organizations, and cultures. When people embrace their unique strengths and show up as their best selves, they unlock potential, ignite innovation, and foster meaningful connections that elevate performance and purpose.
Through Tara’s inspiring stories and actionable insights, you’ll discover how to:
-Strengthen mental fitness and master the power of shifting your perspective.
-Redefine success by prioritizing fulfillment over fleeting happiness.
-Ignite resilience and embrace challenges as opportunities for growth.
-Replace comparison with confidence and fully own your authenticity.
-Self-assess with clarity, take bold action, and own your success.
-Take bold, strategic risks to achieve big goals and create a life of purpose, impact, and lasting success.
Beyond the Keynote: Tools & Takeaways:
This keynote includes a customized digital workbook featuring actionable exercises and strategies to continue building mental fitness long after the event, including:
✅Positive Intelligence Saboteur Assessment & Report – Identify and eliminate self-sabotaging thought patterns
✅ Mindset Shift Tracker: “You Are Not Your Thoughts” – Learn to reframe negative thoughts and build mental fitness
✅ Big Goals Tracker: “No Playing Small” – Set and track ambitious, transformative goals
✅14-Day Mental Fitness Challenge – Daily practices to strengthen mindset and resilience
Tara’s engaging, no-fluff approach ensures audiences walk away empowered, energized, and equipped to train their minds like they train their bodies—because success starts in the mind.
Get Mentally Fit – Master Your Mind. Own Your Potential.
Using her Create It, Own It, Live It framework, Tara will guide audiences through the mindset shifts and emotional intelligence strategies necessary to build mental resilience, amplify confidence, and unlock their full potential.
Using her Create It, Own It, Live It framework, Tara will guide audiences through the mindset shifts and emotional intelligence strategies necessary to build mental resilience, amplify confidence, and unlock their full potential.
Create It – Shift Your Mindset & Build Mental Resilience
-Recognize the power of your thoughts and how they shape your reality
-Identify the mental saboteurs that create self-doubt, fear, and inaction
-Rewire your brain by strengthening your Positive Intelligence (PQ) muscles
-Develop the emotional intelligence to turn challenges into opportunities
Own It – Take Control of Your Success
-Silence limiting beliefs and take ownership of your personal and professional growth
-Cultivate self-awareness and emotional mastery to navigate high-pressure situations
-Embrace setbacks and uncertainty as stepping stones to breakthrough moments
-Stop playing small—elevate your self-worth and step into leadership with confidence
Live It – Perform at Your Peak & Create Lasting Impact
-Take bold, strategic action to maximize performance and fulfillment
-Build mental fitness habits that strengthen resilience and adaptability
-Show up consistently as your best self, both at work and in life
-Transform success from a fleeting feeling into a sustainable way of thinking
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Bio:
Early Beginnings and Corporate Success:
Tara Renze’s journey to empowerment and inspiration began in the competitive arena of corporate America. At CareerBuilder.com, her exceptional leadership and sales acumen were quickly recognized, earning her the coveted “Sales Leader of the Year” accolade. Tara’s impact expanded as she took the helm of the national new hire sales training program and served as a national sales manager consultant, shaping the future of sales leadership with her innovative approaches and insights.
Transition to Social Selling and Entrepreneurship:
Building on her corporate success, Tara ventured into the world of social selling with Stella & Dot. Here, she founded a nationwide, multi-million-dollar business, blending her corporate expertise with entrepreneurial spirit. This phase of her career not only showcased her business acumen but also her ability to connect with and inspire a new generation of women entrepreneurs.
Current Role as a Beacon of Authenticity and Empowerment:
Today, Tara Renze is a beacon for those seeking to “be who they came to be.” Her grandmother’s transformative note to her son in 2007 became the cornerstone of Tara’s mission. As an author, keynote speaker, and emotional intelligence practitioner, Tara has dedicated her life to empowering others. Her work is supported by her impressive educational background, with a degree from the University of Kansas and leadership studies at the Wharton School and Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Tara’s influence extends through her books, such as “Be Who You Came To Be” and the collaborative children’s book “Be Who You Came To Bee,” along with her eagerly awaited “Perfectly Flawed.” Her “Be Who You Came To Be” merchandise line further embodies the spirit of her empowering message.
Trusted by Leading Brands:
Tara’s credibility is underscored by her collaborations with renowned brands such as Aflac, T-Mobile, Amazon, American Century Investments, Baxter, the Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF), Farmasi, and many more. These partnerships reflect the trust and value placed in her expertise and the universal appeal of her empowering message.
Personal Life and Advocacy:
Her favorite titles in life are wife to Scott, mom to Ben and Jack, daughter, sister and friend. Her dogs, Olive & Phog, are by far her biggest fans. Tara enjoys traveling, cooking, fitness, live music, all things sports and dancing in the kitchen.
Beyond her professional achievements, Tara is a passionate advocate for breast cancer awareness, inspired by the battles faced by her loved ones.
