ABOUT RENÉE
Igniter of Human Connection. Keynote speaker, host, bestselling author — and an Italian-American girl from Jersey who turned a love of people into a life's work.
3National tours
5Broadway productions
Mary DelgadoClint Eastwood's Jersey Boys film
Best-selling authorBecoming a Master Communicator
The story behind the speaker
Six chapters. One throughline: the courage to be seen, hear people fully, and create opportunity through genuine human connection.
Chapter 01
The kitchen table. The conversations. The lessons passed down without anyone realizing it. My dad worked in a factory. My mom was a hairdresser. And in our Italian-American family, talking things out was simply what we did. Broadway felt a world away from that kitchen table. But somewhere along the way, I learned something that would shape my entire life: Connection starts with having the courage to use your voice.
Chapter 02
The audition years — cheering for the women beside me, making conversation, pointing out what was great in others. Connection became the skill that carried me.
Chapter 03
Three national tours, five Broadway musicals, and the call that changed everything: Mary Delgado in Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys film.
Chapter 04
After years on stage and screen, I knew I was ready to activate another part of who I was. I began studying communication, building a business, and turning everything I had learned about connection into something I could teach. Then came Becoming a Master Communicator, co-hosting Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi's World Summit, and a whole new chapter built around Human Connection.
Chapter 05
I didn't have the full map. I just kept taking the next step, even when I was scared or unsure. Confidence didn't come first. Action did.
Chapter 06
Life is too precious to leave what matters unsaid. That's why my mission is to ignite leaders and teams to use their voice and communicate authentically and confidently, creating what technology never can: genuine Human Connection. Because when people truly connect, they build greater trust, stronger relationships, and more meaningful opportunities.
I realized on Broadway that standing ovations didn't come from the perfect performance. They came from reaching audiences on a deeply human level, through story, presence, and emotion. And I believe the same is true in life and business.Renée Marino
The mission
My mission is to ignite a global movement of 100 million people by 2035 to reconnect with themselves and others so they live happier, more fulfilling lives.
The receipts
TEDxCapeMay — “Happiness is not where you're looking” — available on TED.com
3 national tours — Cats · Jersey Boys · Disney's High School Musical.
5 Broadway productions — West Side Story · Wonderland · Chaplin · Jersey Boys · Pretty Woman: The Musical.
Clint Eastwood handpicked Renée to play Mary Delgado in his film adaptation of Jersey Boys — then later endorsed her bestselling book, Becoming a Master Communicator.
Renée hosts major experiences for Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi, along with PBS pledge specials, the ASPIRE Tour, and The Next Verse at the iHeart Theater, benefiting Tony Robbins' 100 Billion Meals Challenge. She has appeared on major stages across the country, including as the opening keynote speaker for the ASPIRE Tour at Madison Square Garden.
SUCCESS Magazine · People.com · Variety · The Huffington Post · FOX · Good Day New York · PIX11
3 national tours / 5 Broadway productions / Major media / Major stages / One career built on connection
The next chapter
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