Renzi Stone is President and CEO of Saxum Public Relations, one of the region’s largest independent public relations firms. As a visionary and entrepreneur with strong public relations and public affairs expertise, Stone has grown his business from a one-person start-up in 2003 to a team of 20 full-time professionals with annual revenue of more than $2 million. Saxum serves a diverse local, regional and national client base, touching nearly every sector of the economy. With an emphasis on excellence, Stone is focused on partnering with clients to provide strategic public relations services that achieve the client’s goals and objectives through creative, innovative communications.
Stone is a leader in Oklahoma and is recognized nationally for his political intelligence and public relations insight. He has been published in several books and his opinion editorials have run in The New York Times, Indianapolis Star and The Oklahoman. He guest hosts a popular local political talk show, authors a weekly blog and is frequently asked to speak to organizations on a variety of issues relevant to leadership, youth development, entrepreneurialism and Oklahoma. He has been honored multiple times by various local and national organizations and publications as a top businessman and public relations professional under the age of 40. He was selected as one of seven finalists at the University of Oklahoma for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford.
Stone serves on the board of visitors for the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Mass Communications; executive committee of Allied Arts; board of trustees for the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence; board of directors for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and Ally’s House; and advisory board for the Meinders School of Business at Oklahoma City University. In addition, Stone is a member of the executive committee of IPREX, one of the world’s largest international public relations networks.
Stone is also passionate about public service and is a Leadership Oklahoma graduate (Class XVIII) and has served in various volunteer capacities in local, state and presidential political campaigns. He is an alumnus of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC – Class 77) hosted by the Secretary of Defense. A former member of the school's basketball team and three-year starter, Stone earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Oklahoma. He, his wife Lee Anne and their two sons (Jackson and Isaiah) live in Oklahoma City.