Vocal Architect | Award-Winning Financial Journalist | Voiceover Talent | Keynote Speaker
chicago, illinois, united states
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Claim your profileRenita Young is an accomplished journalist, speaker and entrepreneur with nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of business, media and financial education. As a Les Brown-certified speaker, Young has facilitated workshops and moderated panels for organizations such as Zillow Group, the Federal Reserve of Atlanta, FinCon (four consecutive years), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), Higher Heights for America PAC alongside the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Roosevelt University and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.As an incoming adjunct professor at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, she brings her expertise in multimedia storytelling and business journalism to the next generation of industry leaders.A proud Chicago native, Young is the Founder and Chief Vocal Architect of The Vocale Group, a consultancy dedicated to “giving voice to your vision” through professional public speaking, voice-overs, media contributions, and expert media training. She is also an award-winning broadcastfinancial journalist who has covered market-moving stories for three of the world’s leading financial news networks: Bloomberg TV/Radio, Reuters TV and Schwab Network.“As a lifelong learner who considers it an honor to help chronicle history, my overall goal is to help inform and empower while learning more about myself and the world in the process.”






Master Of Science, Journalism at Northwestern UniversityGraduated: 2009
Bachelor Of Arts, Communication, English at Depaul UniversityGraduated: 2007