Roxane Battle
Subject Matter Expert, naturally gifted storyteller audience love for her relatable nuggets and memorable takeaways. Roxane Battle is a Mental Well-being Advocate, executive education facilitator, journalist, author, former Fortune 5 behavioral health executive and previous digital Influencer with 4+ million subscribers!
Roxane Battle is a mental well-being advocate and masterful storyteller, best known for her 20+ years as an award-winning journalist and media personality, most notably on NBC-Minneapolis, CBS-Minneapolis and FOX.
For more than a decade, Roxane has specialized in customizing presentations on the importance of emotional intelligence, empathetic leadership and psychological safety. During the pandemic, she held executive-level positions inside Fortune 5 UnitedHealth Group, giving global talks on burnout, and appeared in her own mental health video series, “Checking in with Roxane Battle”, reaching 4 million subscribers. Her bestselling book, Pockets of Joy: Deciding to Be Happy, Choosing to Be Free, details her personal journey from depression and anxiety to joy.
She studied psychology through Harvard’s Extension School of Continuing Education, and earned a certification in Emotional Agility in the Workplace. She is a University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management Executive Education facilitator and serves on Carlson’s women’s advisory board.
Roxane is a proud alumna of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities where she completed a B.A. in journalism, prior to completing a M.A. journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Roxane is among the first cohort to be named an Architect of Change by Maria Shriver and has been featured in numerous publications and podcasts.
She has an adult son, enjoys cycling, and makes a memorable mac and cheese.
EMPATHETIC LEADERSHIP: KEYS TO WORKPLACE WELL-BEING AND HUMAN-CENTERED POCKETS OF JOY
*This program is perfect for:
- Empathetic Leadership
- Emotional Intelligence
- Psychological Safety
- Individual and Team Professional Development
- Workplace Well-being
From the rapid adoption of AI to a multiple generational workforce, where, how and why we work is in a constant state of change, creating ambiguity and stress.
A recent Gallup poll shows, since 2020, nearly half of all workers polled- close to 45% –feel like they know what their leaders expect of them.
Whether you’re a C-suite executive or individual contributor, or just want to be a better boss or co-worker, this presentation provides practical, easy-to-grasp tools you can put into practice immediately to lead with empathy and clarity and create business cultures built to weather uncertainty.
By developing skills that balance technology with empathy, and prompts with people-centered strategies, leaders and their teams can navigate change, and position themselves for long term success.
*Customized talking points to fit your team’s specific needs; includes team photos, awards and recognition, deep dive into key areas of interest!
The audience will leave with:
- What empathetic leadership is and is not
- Easy approaches toward the development of emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and minimization of leadership blindspots
- Ways to help your team beat burnout and stay motivated
- Simple ways to boost social intelligence and foster greater collaboration.
- How to handle conflict and cancel culture
- How to address failures and re-engage for the win.
- Understanding of appreciative inquiry and its impact on innovation.
- How to have fun…and why it’s a non-negotiable!
- Inspiration and a vision for the future
EXHAUSTED TO ENERGIZED: BEAT BURNOUT AND FIND MORE POCKETS OF JOY
Psychological safety & team development
*This program is perfect for:
- Burn out
- Workplace Well-being
- Psychological Safety
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 we can 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.
*Customized talking points to fit your team’s specific needs; includes team photos, awards and recognition, deep dive into key areas of interest!
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
- How to create sustainable self-care habits
- An understanding of emotional agility.
- Precise words and phrases to say to ease conflict and build relationships
- Ways to minimize anxiety while navigating difficult conversations
- A personable approach to fostering cultures of belonging
- How to have fun…and why it’s a non-negotiable!
- Inspiration and a vision for the future
LESSON FROM THE MONARCH: FINDING POCKETS OF JOY IN CHANGE, LOSS AND TRANSITION
Change and transition/work-life merge
Imagine if… change could make us better, happier.
This is Roxane’s story.
Her true story of building back and finding joy after losing it all.
Whether it’s a layoff, loss, or difficult life transition, Roxane shares from her lived experiences and tumultuous transition away from a high-stakes television career into a new and fulfilling life as an in-demand speaker and bestselling author.
It’s a journey of fear turned into fortitude, unhappiness into joy. Caterpillar into Monarch.
Through candor and engaging storytelling, Roxane goes deep, with takeaways your audience can implement right now, and through the power of choice, begin to see change not as an obstacle, but an opportunity to experience authentic pockets of joy.
- Acceptance – an effective process that can reduce anxiety and lead to effective problem-solving.
- Authenticity – embracing your true self, crafting a life plan for happiness.
- Alone Time – the difference between loneliness and solitude, and how to harness alone time to find joy.
- Attitude – is indeed everything especially an attitude of gratitude- how to overcome a challenge and find lasting joy.
COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS: THE RIGHT WORDS TO CREATE BELONGING AND POCKETS OF JOY
Effective communication
Once considered a soft skill, effective communication is now considered a top hard skill by employers and team leaders. Yet, public speaking is also a number one fear.
Roxane has spent her entire adult life in front of audiences. A gifted communicator and master in the art of public speaking, in this presentation, she walks you through how to say “no” and mean it, how to navigate tough conversations, and the secrets of giving a really great talk.
The audience will leave with understanding:
- It’s how we’re wired – why public speaking is a #1 fear and how to overcome it.
- Behind every “no” is a “yes” – how to communicate and respect boundaries.
- Difficult conversations – keys to navigating conflict.
- Words to say – precise words and phrases and when to say them.
GALA, CONFERENCE EMCEE, HOST, MODERATOR, PODCAST GUEST
*This program is perfect for:
- Event planners looking or a dynamic conference host, emcee
- Event planners who also need help script writing, stage and video production
The audience will leave with:
- Inspiration, information, a good laugh, and JOY!
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.
She’s part storyteller, part creative genius.
A professionally trained journalist, with over 20+ years of storytelling experience, and training in theater arts, 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.
- Host
- Interviewer
- Moderator
- On camera talent
- Panelist
- Podcast host/guest
- Scriptwriter
- Show producer
- Voice over talent
*Have an idea or specific challenge? Let’s work on a customized program that hits all the right points!
Roxane Battle’s inspiring and thoughtful keynote brought out more emotion and discussion than I’ve ever seen at an event. It was a master class in every respect.
Melissa Fors Shackelford, Member, Women’s Health Leadership Trust
Roxane, thank you so much for delivering such an inspiring and impactful keynote at the Women’s Health Leadership Trust Forum. Your insights, passion and authenticity truly resonated with our community and elevated the entire event.
Joy King, President, Women’s Health Leadership Trust
Your preparation was incredibly thorough and the rapport you built…made it seem effortless. Everyone was rapt with attention. No matter the industry, location of the respective company or organization in the room, your interview provided relevant information for each and every attendee.
Kate Reschenberg,Executive Director, Economic Club of Minnesota
Thank YOU, Roxane, for your willingness to speak at our event. I CANNOT even begin to tell you how many messages I have gotten saying how great you are! It was a wonderful day and you were the highlight!
Sheila Kramer, CHRO, Donaldson
Roxane is a consummate professional who is well versed on the well-being subject matter. Our audience loved her presentation and she connected with them. They’re still talking about the presentation a year later.
Angel Uddin, Senior Director, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Office of Human Resources, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Thank you so much for being here to offer your gifts to us! Your keynote touched on such important factors for all of us. As a Health and Wellness coach, I spend most of my time talking about self care and resilience with people in social services. You definitely struck a chord with me! I feel energized and excited for what comes next.
Kate Hanson, Health and Wellness Coach, Minnesota Social Service Association
I am a retired social worker now serving a tiny congregation in rural northern Minnesota as a synod and authorized minister. I want to thank you for weaving in a little bit of highly significant “ancient wisdom” into your excellent presentation. In this incredibly diverse world it can be challenging to honor the divine without offending someone and you handled it beautifully!!!
Sue Lyback, Retired Social Worker, Minnesota Social Service Association
I griped all morning running late to this conference of 4000 people, trying to get kids ready before I left and wondering if it was worth missing work when I am already so overwhelmed and quickly headed toward burnout. I am so glad I made it to hear you speak as the keynote. You spoke on everything I needed to hear and I am grateful. I know so many others were as well. Thank you!
Clare R.- Social Service Worker, Minnesota Social Service Association
Roxane, I want to thank you for your heart and your vulnerability with us! You moved me and those around me to tears. That cannot be taught. Your humanity is beautiful.
Amanda Flier, Social Service Worker, Minnesota Social Service Association
You were absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing your talents with MSSA.
Richelle Kramer, QDDP, MSM, LICSW, Minnesota Social Service Association
The best presentation at the conference!
Russell Peterson, Chief Caring Office, Dreamlife Destiny
Pockets of Joy
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