KEYNOTE SPEAKER · TRAINER · STRATEGIST

Communicate with clarity, curiosity, and presence.

Helping leaders and sales pros earn the relationship first and build careers, teams, and brands that come from contribution always.

Joanna HarrisonKathleen BlackSarah GrussenmeyerScott HackJames Bausch

5k+ entrepreneurs trained in real-world leadership & communication.

As Seen In

Exactly What to SayInmanSUCCESS 125Tom Ferry RoadmapFUBCONCalifornia Association of RealtorsOrlando Real ProducersNAREE - National Association of Real Estate EditorsDippidi Deep DiveeXp World Holdings, Inc.SUCCESS Women of InfluenceFollow Up BossRealTrends America's Best Real Estate ProfessionalsHouston Association of RealtorsT360National Speakers AssociationExactly What to SayInmanSUCCESS 125Tom Ferry RoadmapFUBCONCalifornia Association of RealtorsOrlando Real ProducersNAREE - National Association of Real Estate EditorsDippidi Deep DiveeXp World Holdings, Inc.SUCCESS Women of InfluenceFollow Up BossRealTrends America's Best Real Estate ProfessionalsHouston Association of RealtorsT360National Speakers Association

The thesis

As the sea of sameness grows louder, curiosity, clarity, & human connection become the differentiators people remember. The future does not belong to the most certain voice in the room. It belongs to the curious, & most human one.

The work

Ways to work together.

Why bring Renee in

Here is when organizations realize they need Renee Funk.

The meetings are happening. The communication is constant. The calendars are full , yet people still feel disconnected.

More communication does not always create more clarity. More activity does not always create stronger relationships. Renee helps organizations rebuild the human side of leadership, trust, and connection.

Signals
Six patterns
For
Leadership & Sales
Focus
Culture & Customers
Outcome
Human connection
Leadership drift
01

Leadership Team are Talking. Teams are Distracted

Adoption is down, employees are distracted. Renee helps leadership teams with 'Presence is a Gift' to ask better questions that create clarity, strengthen trust, & deepen community.

Consumer Hat Lessons
02

Customers no longer feel known.

In a sea of sameness, transactional experiences quietly erode trust and loyalty. Renee strengthens relationship equity through meaningful communication and intentional connection.

Beyond the script
03

Robotic Scripts are for the trash.

Robotic scripting is not the answer. Renee helps sales professionals and leadership teams strengthen communication rooted in curiosity, trust, and real conversations.

Busy ≠ productive
04

Busy doesn't equal productive. You don't need another meeting.

Wearing "busy" like a badge of honor does not yield effectiveness. Collaboration weakens and relationships quietly drift. Renee helps teams reconnect with purpose, communication, and each other.

Culture in practice
05

Culture is earned, not assigned.

The mission exists. The values are posted. Yet burnout, disengagement, and change exhaustion keep growing. Renee turns culture from something people read into something people experience.

AI vending machine
06

You thought AI would improve productivity.

Technology can improve speed, but it cannot replace emotional intelligence. Treating AI like a vending machine creating disconnect? Renee helps organizations bridge the HUMAN gap to leverage tech, protecting the human connection.

Operating principle

"Presence is a Gift. Curiosity creates context.

Renee Funk
Renee Funk speaking on stage

20+

Years of real-world experience

150+

Stages across US & Canada

5k+

Entrepreneurs & business owners trained

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Commitment: No Advice Monstering

In their words

"Renee is a woman of huge stature and equally huge in empathy, courage, and motivation."

Phil M. Jones

Phil M. Jones

Author, Exactly What to Say

"Smart, compassionate, focused, on her game at all times. The best in the business."

Brad Inman

Brad Inman

Founder, Inman News

"If you get a chance to work with Renee, grab it. You will learn from her, and you'll find she'll look to learn from you, too. That's what great leaders do."

Rick Miller

Rick Miller

Former President, Global Services, AT&T