Roni Millard is a leading voice in workplace wellbeing, psychological safety and sustainable high performance, bringing a rare combination of executive leadership expertise and powerful lived experience to every stage, workshop and coaching engagement.
With a 30-year career spanning marketing, sales and business transformation across global brands, Roni has built and led high-performing teams in some of Australia's most demanding corporate environments. Recognised as one of Australia's Top 50 Chief Marketing Officers, she understands firsthand the pressures and complexities leaders face in today's fast-paced workplaces.
Her corporate success, however, came at a significant personal cost. While performing at senior executive level, Roni navigated serious health challenges including high cholesterol, endometriosis, miscarriages and osteoporosis. Years of operating at full capacity without adequate recovery culminated in burnout and a breast cancer diagnosis. She also experienced workplaces where psychological safety was absent, where fear and isolation replaced trust and open communication.
These experiences gave her a profound understanding of how business culture can either support or undermine human performance and resilience.
Rather than allowing those experiences to define her, Roni used them as a catalyst for transformation.
Today, she is the Founder of The Wellbeing Edge, a consultancy dedicated to helping organisations create cultures where ambition and wellbeing coexist. Through keynote presentations, executive workshops, leadership development and NLP-based coaching, she helps leaders and teams reduce burnout, strengthen psychological safety and achieve sustainable performance.
Her work is grounded in a simple but powerful belief: high performance should never come at the expense of health.
Featured in the Australian Financial Review for her insights on the "Executive Health Trap", Roni is recognised as a thought leader helping organisations understand the hidden cost of sustained pressure. Her keynotes include psychological safety, burnout prevention, resilient leadership, women's health in the workplace and the future of healthy leadership.
Audiences value her ability to combine commercial credibility with authenticity, practical tools and deeply relatable storytelling.
Beyond the stage, Roni mentors women rebuilding confidence following domestic violence through the Women's Resilience Centre and contributes to the Business Women Australia Marketing Sub-Committee.
Known for her warmth and ability to connect deeply with audiences, she inspires people to rethink what success looks like and equips them with practical strategies to protect their wellbeing while pursuing ambition.
A wife, proud mum of three and advocate for conscious living, Roni embodies her message: true success isn't measured by what we achieve at the expense of our health, but by our ability to perform, lead and live well for the long term.
Testimonials
"Roni's approach to wellbeing truly resonated with me and reflects the kind of HR professional and future leader I aspire to be. It gave me valuable perspective not only our professional habits but also on personal ones. I've taken all the learnings and techniques on board and plan to continue applying them both with our employees and in my own life.
The values of self-love, self-care, self-respect, and self-worth were especially thought-provoking, and I'm adding them to my personal values alongside honesty and integrity, which we shared. Thank you, Roni, it's been a pleasure working with you, and I look forward to our continued connection."
HR Business Partner
New Testimonial ContentI just completed The Wellbeing Edge with Roni and it was a fantastic experience. Over 5 weeks, I had the chance to step back and look at different parts of my life in a structured way. With Roni's guidance, I was able to dig into what was and wasn't working for me, and to check whether I was really living in line with my own values.
What stood out was how she helped me see things through a different lens - giving me new ways of looking at challenges so they didn't feel so overwhelming. That distance made it much easier to find solutions I could actually act on. It wasn't about quick fixes, but about reframing and deciding how I truly want to live going forward.
I'd highly recommend Roni and the Wellness Edge program to anyone who wants to pause, reflect, and make meaningful changes in their life.
CEO, OsteoStrong
I worked with Roni over 5 weeks and it was a transformative experience. She supported me in moving through blocks I had struggled with for years, and despite knowing logically how to "fix" some of them, true change was only made with her support. The benefits of our work together has rippled into so many areas of my life, I can confidently say it's been a life changing experience.
Roni has a remarkable gift for asking the right questions at the right time. It's as if she gently pulls the focus of your lens to see what you need to see for yourself... Her warmth, wisdom, and generosity shine through in every interaction, and it's clear she is doing the work she was meant to do.
I am deeply grateful for her and I plan to work with her again when I'm ready for another evolution. I couldn't recommend her more highly.
Health Practitioner
Working with Coach Roni Millard has been a genuinely transformative experience. Her coaching helped me pace myself better, delegate with confidence, and empower my team to take greater ownership. She guided me in building sustainable habits around self‑reflection and accountability, which reduced the over‑reliance on me and created much healthier work-life boundaries.
Roni also helped me become more comfortable saying no, responding thoughtfully instead of reacting, and making decisions with a sense of calm and clarity. Through her support, I learned to prioritise self‑care without guilt and lead with greater self‑worth and balance.
One thing I absolutely loved was her "bus analogy" the idea that I'm the one driving the bus, choosing the direction and speed, while she simply sits beside me as an assistant on the journey. It pushed me to introspect deeply and become more consciously aware of my choices, mindset, and leadership style.
I'm truly grateful for the growth I experienced through our sessions. Roni is warm, insightful, and incredibly effective. Highly recommend her coaching to anyone looking to evolve personally and professionally.
Operations Director
Roni has a gift for gently but consistently guiding me toward my goals. She never pushed too hard, but she also didn't let me off the hook when I was tempted to make excuses or delay taking action. This combination of compassion and clear expectations was incredibly effective and motivating.
Her coaching style made me feel both supported and challenged, which is exactly what I need to make real progress. I left the session with clarity, renewed motivation, and concrete steps forward. I highly recommend Roni to anyone looking for a coach who will genuinely invest in your success while keeping you moving in the right direction.
Business Executive
Roni brings exceptional strategic capability and a deeply purpose-driven approach to leadership, wellbeing and performance. She helps organisations strengthen psychological safety, recognise burnout early and protect performance without compromising the health of their people. What stands out most is her integrity, warmth and ability to create trust quickly.
Lyn Hawkins, Director, Business Women Australia
