Seen & Heard

Professional Speaking Engagements

A visionary leader, Renee has worked on nonprofit boards dealing with public relations, growth, community outreach, and donor relations. Renee has been the recipient of multiple honors and awards in and around the Pittsburgh area and the State of Pennsylvania. She is a sought-after speaker on topics relating to business, women in business, entrepreneurship, and networking. Renee's book, Empower, was published in March 2013, and she contributed a chapter and wrote the foreword for Twenty Won, in 2021. She is a continual and tireless WBE/MBE advocate and spends time mentoring and working with women and minorities to help them start and grow their businesses.

Greater Pittsburgh BPW, Introduction of Guest Speaker - Bonnie DiCarlo

Biz Bevs & Bites in the Burgh and Beyond Podcast

Chatham University - Center for Women's Entrepreneurship (CWE)

Meet the Twenty Won Authors

Bill Flanagan Show – “Big Table Leadership Pittsburgh”

KDKA Radio – Bill Flanagan Show Guest and Speaker

ASID – PA West Tradeshow, Luncheon Speaker “Networking… Getting on Board”

National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) – "How to Keep Customers"

NAWBO – Virginia / Atlantic Conference Speaker

Pittsburgh Business Times – SmartReader Seminars (weekly workshops)

Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP) – Impact Conference, Philadelphia, PA

ESPN Radio – Duquesne University Entrepreneurs Growth Conference Speaker

Duquesne University Entrepreneurs Growth Conference

Seton Hill College – NECWB Conference Speaker

WPTT Radio – Jerry Bower Show Speaker on Minority Contracting

Allegheny County – Citizens Council Speaker, various towns and senior centers

Empower Your Future - The Twenty Won Interview

Renee is the foreword writer and author of the chapter

"Empower Your Future" in the book Twenty Won.

Watch Renee's interview with Mj Callaway and get the

inside scoop on the book and Renee's chapter.

Renee is the foreword writer and author in the book Twenty Won, launching April 21, 2021. Catch Renee's interview with Twenty Won book creator Kelli Komondor on April 13.