She has written several business networking self-help books including How to Work a Room.

[2] RoAne was born Susan Rosenberg in Chicago and graduated from Mather High School in 1963.

[1][3] RoAne's books include How to Work a Room (1988), a self-help guidebook on how to socialize at parties and other events, oriented towards the business community.

[4][5] The 25th Anniversary edition,[6][7] How To Work a Room: The Ultimate Guide to Making Lasting Connections In Person and Online, was published in 2013 by William Morrow Paperbacks.

[10] For example, in 1988, RoAne described a "Scarlett O'Hara Syndrome" prevalent in women aged over 40 who do not initiate conversations because, as Scarlet said, "We haven't been properly introduced.