SPEAKER · AUTHOR · TOURISM BUSINESS EXPERT
Thirty-five years building an empire from behind the scenes.
Now she's telling the room how.
Renae Kunda speaks the way she built her business, direct, warm, and without a script.
35 years in the industry | 5,000+ riders hosted | $2M+ best-year revenue | 20 yrs eco-certified
2024 Inside Small Business Top 50 Business Leaders | 2025 BX Business xCellence Award, Travel & Tourism Services |
Published Author: Always Rising | International Speaker
THE FLAGSHIP KEYNOTE
The Kingmaker
A warm, true, often funny story about invisible contribution, and the moment she chose to step into her own name.
For thirty-five years, Renae ran every function of one of Australia's most decorated adventure tourism businesses, while someone else's name was on the door. This is her story about being the person a business runs on, without ever being the person it's known for, and the quiet decision, after three decades, to be seen. Audiences leave with permission to back themselves, at any age or stage, and a story they won't stop telling other people.
A reminder to notice the people quietly building things around them
Permission to back themselves, at any age or stage of life
A genuinely entertaining true story, warmth and humour throughout
An uplifting close on choosing yourself, without guilt or apology
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Sustainable Success
Building a tourism business that survives everything around it, without the owner burning out inside it.
Most tourism businesses fail quietly, not from a single crisis, but from an owner who never built the systems to survive one. Drawing on thirty-five years of operating through cyclones, permit disputes, and global shutdowns, Renae shows operators how to build a business that runs on structure, not just passion, so it can outlast any single season, and any single owner
T
TRUTH
You cannot fix what you will not face
Where does your business actually stand? Revenue, margins, channels, team. And what have your decisions built?
O
OWNERSHIP
The business will only grow as far as the owner is willing to go.
Accept that a different set of decisions creates a different result. Own your vision. Own your systems.
U
UPSCALE
A great experience deserves a great business.
Reposition. Reprice. Repackage. Build direct bookings, diversify revenue, and become the
operator others study
R
REFINE
Legacy isn't built at the end.
It's built in every decision.
Systems so robust the business runs without you. A brand known in the industry. A legacy that outlasts the founder.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Renae speaks without notes or a script, directly to the room. She tailors her content to your audience and event, and is warm and approachable with guests before and after her session
No lectern required. A wireless handheld or lapel microphone is preferred, with minimal AV requirements. Easy to host and simple to set up for event coordinators.
What operators are saying.
Stories in development.
Your business is telling you something. Are you listening?
Your next chapter starts with knowing where you stand.
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