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Roxie Smith

Changing Kids’ Lives Starts With the Adults Around Them

Practical tools. Powerful mindset shifts. Lasting personal and professional growth for educators, leaders, parents, counselors, coaches, and anyone shaping the lives of children.

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✔ Professional Development That Creates Real Personal Change

✔ Practical Mindset Tools for Everyday Challenges

✔ Proven Processes That Improve Culture, Communication, and Connection

Heart-led, Results driven!

Roxie Smith is a passionate speaker and Master Trainer for the 8 to Great program, bringing over three decades of experience as a teacher, counselor, and mentor.

Throughout her 32-year career in education, Roxie witnessed countless trends come and go, but none compared to the lasting impact of 8 to Great, a process she first discovered in 2007 that changed her life.

For 17 years, Roxie taught 8 to Great, witnessing firsthand the profound transformation in her students. From gaining confidence and mental wellness tools to mastering decision-making and goal-setting skills, her students consistently began to thrive instead of just surviving.

She continues to get messages from students who have overcome life's challenges and chosen sobriety, the career of their dreams, and have forgiven people in their lives and feel free to become their happiest, healthiest and most successful selves.

Roxie has dedicated herself to spreading the 8 to Great methodology, empowering teachers, schools, and communities to experience this life-changing process. Her talks are engaging, inspiring, and filled with practical strategies for personal growth and success that people begin using right away to have their BEST life.

Roxie’s mission is to equip audiences with the tools they need to navigate challenges, achieve their dreams, and build a brighter future. Whether speaking to educators, students, or leaders, Roxie’s message is clear: 8 to Great changes lives.

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“Just when I thought I had no hope, 8 to Great showed me that I do.” Nathan, 10th Grader

This is not just another motivational talk.

Most trainings offer ideas.

Roxie offers a repeatable process.

Using the transformative 8 to Great framework, participants learn how to:

take ownership of daily thinking patterns
improve communication in difficult moments
reduce stress and emotional reactivity
strengthen personal and professional relationships
create intentional results instead of repeated frustration

These are not temporary feel-good concepts.

These are practical tools that participants can use immediately at work, at home, and in every relationship that matters.

Because lasting professional growth only happens when personal growth is part of the process.

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"Thank you for being such a passionate and encouraging teacher and guide to this process. The enthusiasm you bring is unmatched and absolutely contagious! So grateful for you and this cohort."

Melissa Ketchum, Mankato, MN

TALK ONE

Stronger Schools Start with Empowered Adults

Feel re-energized as an educator by equipping students with skills that truly change lives. Teaching can be exhausting, especially when students seem disengaged or unmotivated. But what if there was a way to reignite both their passion for learning and you passion for teaching?

The 8 to Great process provides educators with a proven framework to equip students with life-changing skills in confidence, resilience, and decision-making. When students take ownership of their growth, the classroom transforms into a place of energy, purpose, and success—helping both students and educators thrive.

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TALK TWO

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Helping Educators Lead with Responsibility and Courage

In today’s world of grades, test scores, and social media likes, students are more dependent than ever on external validation. But true success—and lifelong fulfillment—comes from within. As educators, we have the power to help our students work towards building self-driven motivation.

When students learn to fuel their own success, they become more engaged, confident, and ready to take on the world. Let’s give them the tools to thrive—not just in school, but in life.

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TALK THREE

The Inside-Out Shift Every Educator Needs

Schools everywhere are investing in curriculum, systems, and strategies—yet many educators are still overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, and struggling to maintain positive communication and strong relationships in increasingly demanding environments.

Why?Because sustainable improvement does not begin with another program.It begins with the individual.

In this transformational talk, veteran educator and counselor Roxie Smith introduces the powerful 8 to Great framework, a practical process that helps educators take ownership of their thoughts, manage emotions, communicate more effectively, and create stronger outcomes both personally and professionally.Participants will discover how their internal patterns directly influence:classroom climates staff relationships, parent interactions, resilience under pressure, and overall professional fulfillment.

This engaging session provides practical tools educators can immediately apply to reduce defensiveness, handle daily stress, improve communication, and lead with greater clarity and confidence.When teachers think better, they respond better.When they respond better, schools function better.This talk is not simply motivational—it is a practical reset that gives educators the mindset tools they need to thrive in today’s school climate.