BIOGRAPHY

Roxane Battle

A former award-winning television journalist, Roxane now writes and speaks to audiences around the globe about the importance of mental health. As host of the in-app series “Checking in with Roxane Battle,” her videos have reached more than 4 million subscribers.

Adept at both virtual and live presentations, Roxane has appeared in front of Fortune 500 audiences from Apple Inc, UnitedHealth Group, Optum, Essence Festival of Cultural, G.E., T-Mobile, and Wells Fargo.

Whether it’s navigating a pandemic or solutions to quiet quitting, as an avid researcher and masterful storyteller, Roxane constantly updates her talks to make them relevant to today’s audiences.

Presentation topics include:

• Finding joy
• Building Resilience
• Coping with burnout
• Creating safe spaces
• Effective Communication

A three-time Emmy-nominated news anchor and reporter for NBC Minneapolis, CBS, and FOX, Roxane has been named an Architect of Change on mariashriver.com and featured in Working Mother and Ebony national magazines, and on podcasts, television, and radio.

An Amazon bestselling author, in 2017 Roxane wrote and sold her first manuscript, Pockets of Joy: Deciding to Be Happy, Choosing to Be Free, a self-help memoir reissued in paperback in 2022.

Roxane holds a master’s degree from the nation’s top journalism school, the University of Missouri-Columbia, and completed her undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.

She is a mom and calls the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes home. And she makes a tasty mac and cheese. Follow her on LinkedIn and Instagram @roxanebattle.