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Real Solutions. Relatable Stories. Relevant Strategies.

Roxane Battle leaves audiences energized, inspired, and joy-filled. She is a Keynote Speaker, Panelist, Moderator, and Emcee. Roxane uses a blend of personal stories, humor, audience engagement, and practical advice to prepare her audiences to tackle life… and win!

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Programs: Customized to Your Specific Audience!

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
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Antidote to Burnout

D.R.E.S.S. for Success

PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY & TEAM DEVELOPMENT:

Exhausted to Energized: Beat Burnout and Find More Pockets of Joy

*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
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CHANGE AND TRANSITION/WORK-LIFE MERGE:

Lesson from the Monarch: Finding Pockets of Joy in Change, Loss and Transition

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.
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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION:

Courageous Conversations: The Right Words to Create Belonging and Pockets of Joy

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.

  • 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.
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Testimonials

“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
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
“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
“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
“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
“What an incredible presentation! Just so much here. Thank you, Roxane!“
– Virtual Attendee

Moderator/Panelist

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Testimonials

“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

Gala Host/Emcee

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Testimonials

“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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