Roxane Battle
Subject Matter Expert, gifted speaker who delivers it in all bite-sized, relatable nuggets, with visuals and takeaways that stick! Roxane Battle is a Mental Health and Health Equity Advocate, having held executive-level positions inside Fortune 5 UnitedHealth Group, the largest healthcare corporation in the world, where she was a featured in-app Influencer with 4+ million subscribers!
Roxane Battle is a mental health and health equity advocate, having served as the Vice President of Advocacy and Community at AbleTo, Inc., a behavioral health company owned by Optum and UnitedHealth Group. She held the same position at Sanvello Health, where her video series “Checking in with Roxane Battle” reached 4 million subscribers.
She currently serves on the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management Global Women’s Network Senior Advisory Board.
Roxane also spent 20+ years in television news, as an award-winning news anchor and Emmy-nominated reporter at NBC Minneapolis, CBS, and FOX.
Roxane was named an "Architect of Change" on mariashriver.com and has been featured in Ebony and on the cover of Working Mother magazine.
A Minnesota native, Roxane earned her undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and her master’s degree in journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia and is currently pursuing a certificate in psychology through Harvard’s Extension School of Continuing Education.
An Amazon best-selling author, Roxane’s self-help memoir, Pockets of Joy: Deciding to Be Happy, Choosing to Be Free (Whitaker House 2017), is now in its third printing.
She enjoys cycling, owns a pair of roller skates and makes a memorable mac and cheese.
EXHAUSTED TO ENERGIZED: BEAT BURNOUT AND FIND MORE POCKETS OF JOY
This program is perfect for:
- Burn out
- Mental Health
- Psychological Safety
- Team building and productivity
The audience will leave with:
- Practical steps to create safe spaces
- How to reduce stress and feel less exhausted
- Ways to discover purpose meaning and fulfillment in our work and personal life.
- The importance of self-care, and how to create positive self-care habits.
- Precise words and phrases to say to ease conflict and build relationships.
- How to have difficult conversations
- A personable approach to fostering cultures of belonging
- How to master compassionate and empathic leadership
- Why it's important to have fun!
- Inspiration and a vision for the future
Whether it is the Great Disruption, Great Resignation, Quiet Quitting, Return to Office, or wave after wave of record layoffs, the way we work has changed.
Recent research shows workers are detached, exhausted and downright miserable. Burnt out. Something the World Health Organization calls an 'occupational phenomenon’, creating trillions of dollars in lost productivity.
Clearly the way we work is no longer working.
As an executive inside Fortune 5 UnitedHealth Group, the largest healthcare corporation in the world, Roxane has real-time expertise on what it takes to thrive in tumultuous times. In this inspiring presentation Roxane shares answers to today's most pressing questions: how can we make work fun again? How can we build trust, and belonging? What are some steps can we take right now to improve our mental well-being and find joy both at work and in our personal lives? Through her natural and engaging storytelling, Roxane shares stories from her own struggles with stress and anxiety, and offers key transformative coping strategies, which can be implemented immediately to create thriving work environments and more happy and productive teams.
POCKETS OF JOY:LESSONS FROM THE MONARCH
This program is perfect for:
- Layoffs, loss
- Transition and change
The audience will leave with:
- An understanding of how to reframe and navigate difficult change and transition
- Insight on the power of self-care, forgiveness and gratitude
- A first hand personal account of my journey out of television into a place of joy!
Imagine if… we could manage transitions in a way that allows us to find joy.
In this inspirational talk, Roxane Battle blends elements of positive psychology and mindfulness with deeply personal stories of her emotional and often tumultuous transition out of a high-profile television news anchor career into a new and fulfilling life.
It’s a journey that produced real-life lessons and authentic happiness. Through candor, humor, and engaging storytelling Roxane will equip your audience with takeaways they can implement immediately to help them see life’s challenges not as obstacles, but as opportunities to experience authentic joy.
POCKETS OF JOY: WORDS TO SAY ON YOUR WAY TO FEELING BETTER
This program is perfect for:
- Anyone afraid of speaking in front of people
- Anyone who has a hard time saying ' no', setting boundaries or asking for help
The audience will leave with:
- Eye-opening insight as to why people are fearful of speaking in public and ways to overcome it
- Precise 'words to say' in multiple situations that will help build ease conflict and build relationships
GALA, CONFERENCE EMCEE, HOST, MODERATOR
This program is perfect for:
- Event planners looking or a dynamic conference host, emcee
- Event planners who also need help script writing and production
The audience will leave with:
- Inspiration
- A feeing of being seen and engaged
Roxane Battle has been standing in front of audiences all of her adult life as an award-winning Emmy-nominated television news anchor, reporter, virtual host, voice-over talent, on-camera spokesperson, and acting talent for commercials, industrial films, documentaries, and corporate fundraising videos.
A professionally trained journalist, with over 20+ years of storytelling experience, Roxane is a master communicator who brings expertise and creative talent to help your team maximize audience engagement.
She's your one-stop shop for your next live presentation, conference, or video project.
- Scriptwriter
- Show producer
- Voice over talent
- Interviewer
- Moderator
- Host
- Panelist
- On camera talent
Thank you for speaking at our conference, Roxane! You were the cherry on the top!! Your Energy and ability to engage with the speakers was so impressive!
Becky Lauseng, PPHR, SHRM-CP
Thank you for all you did at the TCSHRM Spring Conference. I love your style and energy!
Melissa Daudt Hoepner, MAOM, SHRM-SCP
Roxane, thank you for speaking truth to power. You are a gifted leader who helps us all grow and understand the challenges many face in our community!
Dave Rosen
Thank you for sharing, Roxane, and for always speaking your truth. You are making a difference as you continue to raise awareness on how to bring mental health and healing to communities of color. Thank you for all you’re doing!
Anita Richardson
I was inspired by what you spoke about and said to us during this presentation. Not because it was filled with positivity and motivation, but because it was REAL. People like you help us heal and move forward and make change and feel hopeful in the face of continued trials.
Monica Uri
Thank you, Roxane, for sharing your meaningful insight and perspectives on inclusion in the workplace. The room was inspired!
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Roxane Battle, you are the best panel host I have ever worked with. You are authentic, and curious. Thank you for allowing me to be me each time we work together.
Dr. Cleopatra Lightfoot-Booker, Psy.D.
Thank you so much for your incredible work all weekend!
Optum, Essence Festival of Culture Corporate Sponsor
Thanks for being such an amazing advocate, Roxane!
Laura Richards-Attendee
It was such a pleasure working with you and we were lucky to secure you. You helped make our event great. We received outstanding feedback from our 500+ sellers and others who attended. Thank you!
Lisa Pettigrew, Global Chief Sales Officer, Avanade, Inc.
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