Roxane Battle
Roxane Battle is best known for her 20+ years as a TV personality, most notably on NBC-Minneapolis, CBS- Minneapolis and FOX-TV.
She is also a Mental Health and Health Equity Advocate and held executive-level positions inside Fortune 5 UnitedHealth Group, where she appeared as a video series influencer with 4 million subscribers.
Roxane's talks focus on mental wellbeing, belonging and psychological safety. Her client list includes Apple Inc, UnitedHealth Group, 3M, Voya Financial, Wells Fargo, and state and local associations and community organizations. As a gifted storyteller who has mastered the art of public speaking, Roxane knows how to connect and engage audiences. With a sprinkle of humor and lots of grace, Roxane shares generously from her own lived experiences with anxiety and depression and combines behind-the scenes stories for her television career with ripped-from-the-headlines research to provide audiences with customized, real-time solutions to their specific pain points.
An Amazon best-selling author, her book Pockets of Joy: Deciding to Be Happy, Choosing to Be Free, ranks among the Top 100 Bestsellers. Roxane is a proud alumna of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities where she completed a BA in journalism, prior to completing a MA journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She studied psychology through the Harvard Extension School of Continuing Education and in 2023 earned a certification in Emotional Agility in the Workplace.
Most Requested Programs
Exhausted to Energized: How to Beat Burnout and Find More Pockets of Joy.
Whether it's work from home, return to the office, artificial intelligence or a new multigenerational workforce, the way we work is in a state of constant flux, making staying at the top of our game even more stressful. How do we adjust and still find joy?
More than ever before, the key to beating burnout is being able develop and use soft skills like emotional intelligence, self-awareness, empathic leadership and relationship building.
In this often requested keynote, Roxane Battle uses her gift of storytelling, expertise as a journalist and mental health executive to present customized relatable solutions, leaving your team with multiple takeaways:
- Ways to feel less stressed, more rested and motivated.
- Ways to navigate conflict and hard conversations like asking for help or managing disagreements with colleagues.
- How to develop and use emotional intelligence and self-awareness to handle feelings of grief or being overwhelmed.
- How to create a sense of belonging where team members feel seen, heard and valued.
- Practical and easy ways to implement psychological safety to build positive relationships, improve productivity and find more joy!
Testimonials
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. -A. Uddin, Senior Director, 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. -K. Hanson, Health and Wellness Coach, Minnesota Social Service Association
Thank you for honoring us at our conference last week. Your message resonated with everyone extremely well. We appreciate you. -O. A. Taiwo, M.D., M.P.H. ,Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, 3M Corporate Occupational Medicine
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! -S. Kramer, CHRO, Donaldson
The best presentation at the conference! -R. Peterson, Chief Caring Office, Dreamlife Destiny