You don't need permission to walk back in.
A 30-day program for women re-entering the workforce after a career break, built around the real conversations, the real gaps, and the real fear of walking back in.
Next cohort opens August 10 · Limited seats
Own The Room
In Her Own WordsHear it directly from Devaki.
Five modules. One 30-day path back.
Each module builds on the last, from how you tell your own story, to how you show up, to knowing exactly where you stand.
Days 1–5
Reframe the Gap
Turn the story you tell about your career break into one of confidence, not guilt.
Days 6–11
Your Professional Identity, Today
Rebuild your CV, LinkedIn, and personal pitch to reflect who you are now.
Days 12–17
Navigating Workplace Dynamics
Read the modern workplace, set boundaries, and protect your time.
Days 18–23
Visibility, Voice & Influence
Speak up, negotiate with confidence, and build allies who back you.
Days 24–28
Know Your Rights
Legal literacy as the final layer of lasting confidence.
Bonus, The First 90 Days Back (Kickoff)
Preview the week-by-week field guide for your actual return.
That's not a confidence problem.
That's a readiness system problem.
You've rewritten your resume four times and still don't know how to explain the gap.
You've opened LinkedIn, started typing “Open to Work,” and closed the tab.
Someone's going to ask “so tell me about this gap” in an interview, and right now you don't have an answer that doesn't sound like an apology.
That's exactly what Own The Room was built to fix.
A program built for the woman rebuilding her career,
not starting over.
30-Day Core Program
A structured, guided arc, rebuild your story, reposition your experience, and practice under real conditions, not theory.
The 15-Day Re-Entry Window
A flexible window that activates when you actually have an interview or start date on the calendar, so the hardest part of your prep lands exactly when you need it.
Practice Under Real Conditions
Mock conversations built around the exact moments that trip people up, not generic advice, real rehearsal.
Workplace-Ready Prep
Including POSH Act and maternity law essentials, timed to your actual return, so you walk back in informed, not blindsided.
The arc, one guided path back to work.
Rebuild Your Story
The audit, the reframe, the language for the gap, so you have an answer you're proud of, not one that sounds like an apology.
Reposition Your Experience
For who you are now, not who you were before the break. Your resume and LinkedIn, rewritten to reflect that.
Practice Under Real Conditions
Mock conversations, not theory, rehearsed until the real ones feel familiar instead of frightening.
The Re-Entry Window
Workplace-ready prep, including POSH Act and maternity law essentials, timed to your actual return, not weeks too early.
If any of this sounds familiar, you're in the right room.
You've been out of the workforce anywhere from 6 months to 6+ years
The break was caregiving, health, relocation, or burnout, the reason doesn't need defending here
You want a plan, not another pep talk
This isn't for you if you're looking for a generic “confidence” course with no structure behind it, Own The Room is a system, not a mood.
Meet Devaki. Business Leader. Entrepreneur. Leadership & POSH Expert. Founder.
15+ years across digital marketplaces, AI ecosystems, enterprise sales, EdTech and healthtech
Business Head roles with full P&L ownership over franchise scaling
Corporate emcee and facilitator for workshops with IBM, Cisco, Mahindra, BMW and Volkswagen
Founder and host of The Empowher Journal, a women's empowerment podcast and brand platform
Devaki
Founder, Own The Room
Live workshops delivered for teams at
Years leading business & sales operations
Day core program
Enterprise workshops delivered live
Years building The Empowher Journal
Prefer to listen?
The Empowher Journal is a podcast specially curated for women to help empower, heal, and evolve, hosted by Devaki.
Listen on:
Apple PodcastsStart wide. Go deep with the ones who lean in.
Group Workshop
A live session for the full cohort, the top of the funnel, and every participant's first threshold.
Signals of Engagement
Participants who lean in during the workshop are the ones ready for closer, higher-touch support.
1:1 Connect & Training
High-engagement participants move into direct 1:1 coaching and training.
Individual and corporate licensing, tiered to fit.
Final pricing will be confirmed before the next cohort opens for applications.
Signature
The full Own The Room program, plus direct 1:1 sessions with Devaki, for the specific blocker only a real conversation can untangle.
- Full self-paced digital course
- All lessons across 5 modules
- The 15-Day Re-Entry Window
- POSH Act & maternity law essentials
- Premium 1:1 coaching sessions
- Personalized feedback on your positioning
- Limited spots per cohort
Enterprise
Bring Own The Room into your organisation's return-to-work and re-entry programs, delivered live to your teams.
- Live group workshops for your teams
- Corporate licence to the full curriculum
- 1:1 track for high-engagement participants
- Built for return-to-work & re-entry programs
Stories from the women who came back.
Real graduate testimonials will appear here as each cohort completes the program.
“I stopped apologising for my career break and started talking about the value I bring.”
Vanathi Ramandas
This is built on documented bias, not motivational language.
Own The Room exists because the re-entry problem is measurable, not imagined. Every module is built to respond directly to what the research below shows actually happens to women re-entering the workforce.
Lower callback rate for Indian women with a career break vs. equally qualified women without one, in a controlled correspondence study.
Ashoka University, Restart study
Of Indian women who take a career break successfully return to full-time work, the rest re-enter informally, underemployed, or not at all.
Industry survey, reported via AIM
Of India's college-educated women report taking a career break at some point, the majority experience, not the exception.
Axis Bank study, 11,000 women, 42 cities
Women in India who have taken a career break and are actively considering re-entry right now, a documented, national-scale pipeline.
NITI Aayog, State of India's Women
Questions before you apply.
The room doesn't wait for you to feel ready. It's already open.
Next cohort: August 10 · 15 seats
