Building Glassdoor for blue collar jobs - Anna Maybank of Breakroom

<p>In today&apos;s episode, I speak to Anna Maybank, co-founder of Break Room, a platform with a mission to improve working conditions for low-income jobs by creating transparency, sharing salaries, working conditions, and employee ratings publicly. Break Room has raised more than 7 million dollars in funding from the likes of Pro-founders Capital and North Zone, has about 65,000 members, and more than 600,000 jobs rated on its platform.</p><p><br/></p><p><b>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS</b></p><ul><li>[00:32] Anna’sPersonal Journey</li><li>[03:45] Anna’s Founder’s Journey</li><li>[06:27] How Anna started Break Room (Identifying the biggest problems that need solving)</li><li>[08:40] How Break Room works </li><li>[10:35] Break Room&apos;s Core Business Model</li><li>[11:39] How Break Room is working toward solving the societal divide</li><li>[15:14] Is the treatment of frontline workers improving?</li><li>[17:37] How Break Room is incentivizing companies to make positive shifts in worker pay &amp; job flexibility</li><li>[20:16] Biggest lessons in Anna&apos;s journey as a founder</li><li>[23.46] Importance of face-to-face conversations when collecting feedback</li><li>[25:01] Big Room&apos;s main role in the recruitment industry</li><li>[27:46] Break Room&apos;s 10-year vision</li></ul><p><br/></p><p><b>KEY LESSONS &amp; QUOTES</b></p><ul><li>“We started Break Room from the perspective of ‘What’s the biggest problem we could try to solve?’ Then talked to lots of people who had the problem that we cared about” [06:43]</li><li>“Don&apos;t just seek to solve problems that you’ve personally experienced. Go beyond that &amp; listen to others” [08:52]</li><li>“77% of people who use Breakroom tell us that their head office doesn&apos;t understand what&apos;s going on on the front line; just a reflection of the divide” [13:08]</li><li>&quot;Pay is a huge problem. 70% of those who took our survey say that the cost of living increase is the main factor in them looking for a new job&quot; [13:39]</li><li>&quot;45% of people who use br