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Media Kit & Speaker Resources
Everything you need in one place. Photos, bios, speaking topics, technical requirements, and downloadable assets. Take what you need.
Approved Photos
These photos are cleared for use in event programmes, promotional material, articles, and social posts. A credit line is appreciated where space allows.
Bios
Four lengths, so event programmes and articles can use whatever fits the space.
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Renier Louwrens is an operations executive and performance coach working with schools, sports teams, business teams, and individual leaders across South Africa.
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Renier Louwrens is an operations executive at Sasol and an accredited performance coach. He brings more than a decade of large-scale industrial leadership experience to coaching engagements with schools, sports teams, business teams, and the individuals who lead them.
short bio
Renier Louwrens is an operations executive and accredited performance coach. After more than a decade leading high-performance teams in one of South Africa’s most demanding industrial environments, he now brings the same principles to schools, sports teams, business teams, and individual leaders. His work is informed by experience under genuine pressure, including Survivor SA: Immunity Island, finishes at the Cape Epic and the Adventure Race World Championship, and a Drakensberg Grand Traverse Fastest Known Time attempt.
full bio
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Pre-Written Introduction Script
Use this as an introduction before Renier takes the stage. Adjust as needed for your event.
Tonight’s speaker brings a rare combination. By day, Renier Louwrens is an operations executive at one of South Africa’s most complex industrial environments. Outside of that, he is a performance coach who works with leaders in schools, sports teams, and businesses across the country. He has also competed on Survivor SA, finished the Cape Epic, and run the Drakensberg Grand Traverse. He understands pressure, and he understands how to teach others to lead through it. Please welcome Renier Louwrens.
Signature Talks
Each of these talks can be tailored for the specific audience. Talks typically run 30 to 60 minutes, with Q&A available on request.
TALK 01
The Criteria of Decision Making
We are all faced with hundreds of decisions daily, but it’s the really big ones, and their probable consequences, that seem to get us down. Understanding the criteria of decision making breaks decisions into quantifiable information bits and helps individuals and teams make the correct call in the midst of ever-increasing pressure.
TALK 02
When Extreme Endurance Teaches Ordinary Teams
Based on three adventures in extreme endurance — the Adventure Race World Championships, the Cape Epic MTB tour, and a Drakensberg Grand Traverse Fastest Known Time attempt — this talk gives ordinary teams and individuals a front-row seat to the character-shaping lessons that extreme conditions teach. The audience walks away with principles that translate directly into everyday performance.
TALK 03
Inliers - The Story of Consistency
A talk on the quiet discipline of showing up — how steady, repeated effort compounds into results that look like talent from the outside. Full description to follow.
Formats and Audiences
FORMATS
AUDIENCES
AV and Technical Requirements
WHAT I BRING
- My own laptop
- My own slide remote / pointer
What I need from the venue
- HDMI input
- Wireless lapel microphone
Preferred - Alternatives, in order of preference: handheld cordless, handheld wired, stationary
Seating setup
- Cabaret or informal seating
Preferred - Theatre style
Acceptable for larger audiences
Travel and Notice Periods
I travel locally across South Africa and internationally for the right engagements. To deliver well, I work to the following notice periods:
International
Notice
Stay-over
Minimum 2 months
3 days minimum
South Africa
outside Gauteng & Mpumalanga
Notice
Stay-over
Minimum 1 month
1 to 2 days, depending on location
Gauteng & Mpumalanga
Notice
Minimum 2 weeks, subject to availability
These are guidelines, not hard rules. Please reach out and we will work it out.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Renier's Professional Profile
A two-page summary of Renier’s background, work, and credentials. Suitable for evaluating him for keynote engagements, coaching work, advisory opportunities, and board-level conversations.
2 pages · PDF · Updated June 2026