Break Room
Break Room
Podcast Description
Step away from your desk and into the BreakRoom - where authentic, unfiltered stories from industry and business experts discuss behind the scenes of their careers. From pivots, to failures, networking, and risks - every success story has a candid journey behind it.
Britt Ramsey, host of the BreakRoom podcast, navigated her own career transformations when she went from a clinical therapist, to recruitment expert, to career coach. With over a decade of experience in recruitment and HR at Fortune 500 companies - hiring is her life and career transformation is her passion.
Join BreakRoom weekly as we breakdown the details of success and leave listeners with actionable steps and advice to utilize in your own career - because our careers are not just about the jobs, it's about the journeys and lessons that shape who we are.
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The podcast focuses on topics such as career transformations, networking strategies, and self-promotion with episodes that cover innovative job searching techniques for 2025 and methods for achieving career fulfillment through passion projects.
Step away from your desk and into the BreakRoom – where authentic, unfiltered stories from industry and business experts discuss behind the scenes of their careers. From pivots, to failures, networking, and risks – every success story has a candid journey behind it.
Britt Ramsey, host of the BreakRoom podcast, navigated her own career transformations when she went from a clinical therapist, to recruitment expert, to career coach. With over a decade of experience in recruitment and HR at Fortune 500 companies – hiring is her life and career transformation is her passion.
Join BreakRoom weekly as we breakdown the details of success and leave listeners with actionable steps and advice to utilize in your own career – because our careers are not just about the jobs, it’s about the journeys and lessons that shape who we are.
In this podcast episode, Lexi shares her inspiring journey as a Black woman navigating the tech industry with Britt. Lexi shares her journey from pivoting careers to finding her authentic voice in the corporate world. You’ll hear how she strategically networked her way into new opportunities, what it was like attending Stanford, and how she crafted her story to stand out in a competitive field. Lexi opens up about balancing “adulting” with ambition, and the unique challenges and triumphs of building a career in tech as a woman of color. Whether you’re exploring a career switch, seeking inspiration as a woman in STEM, or just love hearing real, relatable career journeys, this episode offers wisdom, warmth, and actionable insight.
Takeaways:
- How Lexi used storytelling to navigate career pivots and job interviews
- The power of networking—and how she built connections that mattered
- What it’s like attending Stanford and how it shaped her career outlook
- Honest reflections on adulting, self-doubt, and professional growth as a Black woman in tech
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