Renée Giarrusso

Renée Giarrusso is an exceptional leader, communicator, and speaker who brings passion, empathy, and optimism to everything she does. Recently recognised as a WorldCC Inspiring Woman for 2025, she has been a dedicated supporter of WorldCC and the WorldCC Foundation, always stepping up to contribute to our global mission of raising standards and building capability in commercial practice.

As APAC Head of WorldCC, I’ve had the privilege of seeing firsthand how Renée uplifts those around her. Whether through her inspirational keynotes, leadership coaching, or the genuine care she brings to every conversation, she creates lasting impact and meaningful connections. She is the kind of person who not only drives change but empowers others to step up and thrive.

For anyone looking for a speaker, mentor, or leader who truly makes a difference, I cannot recommend Renée more highly. Any organisation or community would be fortunate to have her in their corner.

Renée presented to the Pitcher Partners Women's Network on the Gift Mindset, specifically the Gifts of Change and Courage.

Renée was excellent to work with. It was a pleasure to organise the session with Renée, organising the session was easy and enjoyable and Renee was highly accommodating to our requirements and requests.

Our Pitcher Partner Women's Network members were overwhelmingly positive in their feedback. The connection Renée fostered with the audience during the session was fantastic and created a positive and comfortable environment where people felt connected to the content and to each other.

I highly recommend Renée as a presenter!

We recently invited Renée to deliver a keynote during a graduation ceremony we held for our leaders upon their completion of a 6 month in-house leadership development program. Renee was exceptional – in both her delivery of the keynote and how she partnered with me in ensuring she could meet the brief and deliver something that aligned to our theme of Growth beyond the conclusion of the program.

When working with external speakers, it’s so important that they’re invested in getting the context of what we’re trying to achieve and then bringing together a solution that fits seamlessly.  Renée did exactly that, and I know her message about growth is a ‘gift’ that our graduates will carry throughout their leadership journey.

Renee provided an engaging and enlightening keynote for the tourism industry at a recent Destination Phillip Island luncheon event. The topic of “Facing the Future with a Gift Mindset” was an uplifting and pertinent presentation that was enjoyed by the audience. It was great working with Renee, she is a great communicator with fantastic energy.

I was lucky enough to see Renee speak at a Destination Phillip Island event, presenting her “Gift Mindset”. Renee is an energetic, warm, and inspiring speaker who had a room of fifty strangers instantly captivated and open-minded. No easy feat!

I couldn't help but book myself in for some coaching after being highly impressed with Renee and the coaching was incredibly valuable to me as I began a new position with the Phillip Island Business Network. An hour with Renee saved me countless amounts of anguish as I navigated some tricky new elements of a new working position.

I would highly recommend Renee as a speaker, facilitator, or 1-1 or group coach and mentor.

Renée recently facilitated a keynote on ‘Change and Motivation from the Inside Out’ at Telstra’s National licensee roadshow in Melbourne. Her passion, subject matter expertise, and ability to deliver an engaging presentation were just what the audience needed. Renée’s presentation set the tone for the remainder of the day and challenged all to think differently about how they personally lead through change. Thank you Renée.

Renée was incredibly engaging during our bi-annual conference, Supply Chain Week. She brought a great deal of energy and enthusiasm to the stage and very motivational content!

I was in the audience when Renée gave a keynote at a major industry conference. It was one of the best presentations I’d seen in years! She was dynamic, engaging, very persuasive and yet quite entertaining all at the same time. Renée knew how to connect with the audience powerfully and take the audience with her on the journey of leadership and change. Something that almost every organisation needs in these times.