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Tara Renze

Keynote Speaker, Emotional Intelligence Expert, & Bestselling Author

Speaking Fee: $21,500 i Fees vary by event type, travel, and appearance details.

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Tara Renze is a top motivational speaker and emotional intelligence expert empowering individuals and organizations to master mindset, silence self-doubt, and unlock their full potential.

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Meet Tara Renze

Why is Emotional Intelligence Important?

Individuals and teams today are under more pressure than ever—to perform, innovate, and lead in a rapidly changing world. But the biggest barrier to success isn’t skill or strategy—it’s mindset.

80% of your daily thoughts are negative, unbiased, and untrue.
Emotional intelligence training can increase a company’s profits by 29%
Training in emotional intelligence can reduce employee turnover by 63%
Companies that focus on emotional intelligence are 22X more likely to do better than those that don’t.
Emotional intelligence is responsible for 58% of success in any job.
Salespeople with high EQ bring in 2X more revenue.
60% of people feel emotionally disconnected from their jobs.
80% of customers say their experience with a company is more important than their product or service.
- Source

When people feel seen, valued, and empowered, they show up differently.

That’s where Tara comes in. Tara Renze is a powerhouse speaker, bestselling author, and EQ expert whose message—Be Who You Came to Be™—has ignited transformative change for audiences across industries. Backed by over two decades of corporate and sales leadership experience, Tara brings an electric presence to the stage, blending neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and real-world strategy to spark confidence, resilience, and growth. Tara Renze is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Tara Renze’s fees.

Want to book Tara Renze for an event?

Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group at 215-995-0905 to book Tara Renze for a keynote speech, corporate event, leadership program, workshop, fireside chat, virtual appearance, or other private or professional event.

Our team will help confirm Tara Renze’s availability, speaking fee, travel requirements, and fit for your audience. To start the booking process, please share your event date, location, audience size, event format, and the type of presentation you are looking for.

The Mollie Plotkin Group is a full-service keynote speaker agency and entertainment bureau that helps organizations secure keynote speakers, entertainers, athletes, celebrities, and thought leaders for corporate meetings, conferences, fundraisers, and special events.

Biography

Corporate Leader Turned Transformational Speaker

Tara Renze’s path to the stage started in the competitive world of sales and corporate leadership. At CareerBuilder.com, she quickly rose through the ranks, earning “Sales Leader of the Year” honors and leading national sales training programs that shaped the careers of future leaders. With a blend of strategic acumen and an innate gift for connecting with people, Tara became a go-to consultant and mentor across Fortune 500 boardrooms.

Entrepreneurship with Heart

Tara brought that same fire to the world of social selling, building a multi-million-dollar Stella & Dot business while mentoring a new wave of entrepreneurs. During this time, her message began to take shape—bold, empowering, and rooted in emotional intelligence.

Be Who You Came to Be™

What started as a handwritten note from her grandmother became Tara’s life’s work. Today, she’s a certified practitioner in Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and Positive Intelligence (PQ), and the creator of the Be Who You Came to Be™ framework—a transformational guide for building mental fitness, eliminating self-sabotage, and leading with authenticity.

Her keynotes blend science-backed insight with storytelling, humor, and clear takeaways. The result? Audiences don’t just feel inspired—they take action.

Impact Across Industries

Tara’s work spans corporate leadership, sales, entrepreneurship, healthcare, direct selling, and women’s events. She’s trusted by leading organizations including Amazon, Aflac, T-Mobile, Baxter, Farmasi, and the Women’s Foodservice Forum. From boardrooms to ballrooms, Tara helps individuals and teams rewire their thinking, lead with clarity, and thrive in high-pressure environments.

Author, Mom, Nap Queen

Tara is also the author of Be Who You Came to Be, co-author of Be Who You Came to Bee (a children’s book inspired by her core message), and her upcoming book Perfectly Flawed. She lives in Kansas with her husband Scott, two sons Ben and Jack, and their dogs Olive & Phog. When she’s not speaking or writing, you’ll find her cheering on KU sports, dancing in the kitchen, or unapologetically embracing her title as “Nap Queen.”

How to Hire Tara Renze

To hire Tara Renze for an event, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with the proposed event date, location, audience size, event format, and program goals. Tara Renze is available for corporate events, conferences, leadership meetings, private events, workshops, fireside chats, and virtual programs.

After receiving your request, a Mollie Plotkin Group booking agent will review Tara Renze’s availability, discuss the event details, and get back to you within 48 hours with next steps for securing Tara Renze for your program.

Tara Renze Booking Fee

The cost to book Tara Renze depends on the event date, location, format, audience size, and scope of the appearance. Tara Renze’s speaking fee starts at $21,500. Speaking fees may vary for keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, private events, corporate meetings, and virtual programs.

For the most accurate Tara Renze booking fee, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with your event details. Our team will help confirm availability, pricing, and the best format for your event.

Speaking Topics & Programs

Organizations hire Tara Renze because she delivers more than just inspiration—she delivers lasting transformation. With her bold, high-energy presence and science-backed approach to emotional intelligence, Tara helps teams overcome self-limiting beliefs, build mental fitness, and lead with clarity and confidence. Whether speaking to executive leaders, sales teams, or emerging talent, Tara’s customized keynotes drive engagement, boost performance, and create a culture where people show up as their best selves. Additionally, each keynote includes a customized digital workbook featuring key exercises, mindset shifts, and leadership strategies designed for immediate application. If you want to begin customizing Tara’s talk for your event, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today for an exploratory Zoom call with Tara.

Be Who You Came to Be

Elevate your confidence. Lead with authenticity. Unlock your full potential.

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.

At the heart of this transformation are emotional intelligence, mental fitness, and the ability to recognize that you are not your thoughts — you are how you choose to show up. With 80% of our daily thoughts being negative, repetitive, and often biased, the ability to shift from limiting narratives to empowering ones is a game-changer.

In this session, you’ll learn how to harness emotional intelligence (EQ) to recognize and reframe those thoughts, quiet the inner critic, and lead with clarity and confidence. When you build mental fitness and tap into the power of EQ, you unlock a level of potential that impacts every aspect of life — personally and professionally.

Create It – Redefine success by prioritizing fulfillment over fleeting happiness.
Own It – Overcome limiting beliefs, eliminate comparison, and step into your true potential.
Live It – Take bold action, set big goals, and show up with confidence.

Get Mentally Fit

Master your mind. Own your potential. Perform at your peak.

Your thoughts can be your biggest obstacle — or your greatest advantage.

Mental fitness is the foundation of peak performance, resilience, and success. In this high-impact keynote, Tara Renze dives deep into the science of Positive Intelligence (PQ) to help individuals and teams rewire their thinking, break free from self-doubt, and eliminate the mental saboteurs that hold them back. When you master your mind, you take full ownership of your success, leadership, and fulfillment—both personally and professionally.

Create It – Identify mental saboteurs and build emotional resilience.
Own It – Strengthen confidence and take control of success.
Live It – Show up at your best, lead with impact, and sustain peak performance.

EQ Secrets to Level Up Your Leadership

Strengthen emotional intelligence. Transform culture. Drive sustainable success.

Authentic leadership is the foundation for driving results, fostering innovation, and creating a culture of trust and engagement. At its core, leadership is about emotional intelligence (EQ), self-awareness, adaptability, and the ability to bring out the best in others. Great leaders don’t just focus on their own success—they create teams, cultures, and environments where success is inevitable.

After two decades in corporate leadership and sales, Tara Renze developed this high-energy, transformational keynote to share the game-changing leadership secrets she mastered along the way. This session goes beyond motivation—it’spractical, engaging, and designed for immediate impact.

Since no two organizations are alike, each keynote is fully customized to deliver the 7-10 secrets that best fit your audience’s challenges and goals. These high-impact insights help leaders elevate their leadership, strengthen EQ, and build thriving cultures.

Some of the topics explored in this keynote include

Leadership Isn’t About You – The best leaders focus on bringing out the best in their teams, not just themselves.
The Thermostat Approach to Culture – Set the tone, stay consistent, and create an environment where people thrive.
The ACE Method for Conflict Resolution – Assume a misunderstanding, Collaborate, and Extinguish tension for win-win outcomes.
The Power of LOVE in Leadership – Lead with L.O.V.E.: Listen, Observe, Validate, Empower to inspire and connect.

Featured Client Reviews for Tara Renze

“The connection she had with the group was nothing I have seen in a long time.

Tara knew Aflac and I could tell she had done her homework (learning about the culture and what we are all about as a company). That really resonated well with the teams during breakout sessions and as keynote speaker…the audience attention was all on her and not their cell phones, which says a lot about her as a speaker. The part, and she had several, I liked, was going out into the audience talking one on one with them during discussion in the breakout session…a BIG WIN for me. I loved every minute and look forward to her speaking at more of our events/or meetings in the future.” – Lead/Event Planner for Aflac

“The Pacific West Association of REALTORS® were incredibly fortunate to have Tara Renze present at our Membership Meeting.

From the moment she began, it was immediately clear that she was an engaging and powerful speaker. Tara captivated the audience with her authenticity and passion, and it was also evident that her message deeply resonated with our members. Not only did she inspire, but she also provided practical, actionable tips that could be readily implemented in our daily work and lives. The feedback we’ve received has been overwhelmingly positive, with many attendees mentioning how much they took away from her session. Tara has an incredible ability to connect with people, and we are grateful for the lasting impact she has left on our membership.” – VP, Marketing & Communications, Pacific West Association of REALTORS

“I gained many new insights…

and tools on how I can be better in my efforts to help elevate everyone in our organization. You’ve truly made a difference – thank you.” – CEO, Mechanical Contractors Association of America

“It was an unforgettable event, Tara Renze!

You have absolutely crushed it with your enthusiasm, power, energy and life experience. You have lightened up the fire in my team and gifted them with the power to “Be who they came to be”. Our energies have resonated for the first time in Munich, but definitely not the last time. Keep shining & empowering others with your great talent!” – Sales Director, Lavylites

Books

Be Who You Came To Be: A note that changed my life and the secrets that will change yours too

Be who you came to be.

You might need to read that sentence again—it is a simple yet thought-provoking piece of wise counsel: be who you came to be. Inherent within it is the notion we were all born predestined to do something extraordinary with our lives.

You are perfectly flawed and 100% authentic. You don’t need a self-help book to guide you to someone or something that isn’t genuine—you need these secrets to unlock the most authentic version of you. You didn’t come to be more like someone else; you came to be you.

But how?

How do you unlock the most extraordinary, authentic, successful, confident, empathetic, loving, and happiest version of you? How do you create it, own it, and live it?

Be Who You Came To Be is far from an ordinary, fluffy, step-by-step “self-help” book. Tara Renze dishes up 39 simple, relatable, entertaining, curious, and real-life “secrets” to unlocking and unleashing the woman you came to be. It is rooted in the thoughtful words of her 87-year old grandmother: “Be who you came to be. Love will guide you.” First written as a blessing to Tara’s newborn son, these are the words that changed Tara’s life and shaped the secrets that will change your life too.

After pondering the note for over a decade, delivering keynotes across the country, and talking with women of all ages about who they are and who they came to be, Tara penned this book to help women step into their authenticity and create, own and live the life they deserve and desire. She vulnerably shares stories and thoughts on marriage, motherhood, career, friendship, and grief, helping women to navigate change and discover their true identity. The stories, quotes, and relatable secrets will keep you engaged and curious to discover what the next secret entails.

Whether you immerse yourself in a thorough reading in just a few days or connect with the secrets for a few minutes a day, the secrets, stories, and inspirational challenge will motivate you to embrace your future you. You will pick it up often to rediscover an inspiring quote, receive the encouraging words you need for the day, and be reminded of how extraordinary you are.

This may be the best gift you can give yourself and your best friend—a book that helps you get closer to the perfectly imperfect woman you were born to be.

Be who you came to be. Love will guide you.

Secret #40: This little book doubles as a gorgeous coffee table book.

Create It. Own It. Live It.

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