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Control Your Career

A podcast for ambitious professionals

Hosted by Julia Toothacre

Take control of your career with clarity and confidence

Control Your Career is a career strategy podcast for professionals who want to stand out at work, get promoted, and make intentional career decisions.

The Host

Hosted by Career Coach and Strategic Career Consultant Julia Toothacre, this podcast delivers practical career advice on career growth, workplace dynamics, leadership skills, and professional visibility.

Episodes often draw from Julia’s proprietary Control Your Career framework, a structured approach for understanding your career reality, clarifying direction, and taking strategic action.

The Mission

Through a mix of solo episodes and expert interviews, Julia shares actionable job search strategies, career development insights, and proven frameworks to help you take control of your career with clarity and confidence.

If you're navigating a career change, feeling stuck in your current role, or ready to take the next step in your career, this show will help you build influence, communicate effectively, and position yourself for new opportunities.

The Focus

Each episode breaks down real-world career challenges like:

  • How to stand out at work
  • How to get promoted
  • Navigating workpalce politics
  • Managing your boss and workplace relationships
  • Building leadership skills and influence
  • Making strategic career decisions
  • Aligning your career with your strengths and goals

Featured Episodes

The First 90 Days After a Layoff: A 4-Step Plan
Career Transitions

The First 90 Days After a Layoff: A 4-Step Plan

How to Track Your Accomplishments and Prove Your Impact
Career Growth

How to Track Your Accomplishments and Prove Your Impact

Purpose, Burnout, and Career Clarity with Jen Margolis
Career Clarity

Purpose, Burnout, and Career Clarity with Jen Margolis

All Episodes

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Financial Control Beyond Your Paycheck and 401(k)
Career Growth

Financial Control Beyond Your Paycheck and 401(k)

Career Management
My Health Journey, Without Pressure or Shame
Career Growth

My Health Journey, Without Pressure or Shame

Career Management
Career Goals You Can Control in 2026
Career Growth

Career Goals You Can Control in 2026

Career Management
How to Make a Confident Career Pivot
Career Transitions

How to Make a Confident Career Pivot

Career Exploration
Recovering Confidence When Work Knocks You Down
Career Growth

Recovering Confidence When Work Knocks You Down

Career Management
How to Keep Up at Work Without Constant Reinvention
Career Growth

How to Keep Up at Work Without Constant Reinvention

Career Management
3 Personality-Based Networking Strategies That Actually Work
Career Growth

3 Personality-Based Networking Strategies That Actually Work

Career Advancement
Are You Burned Out or Just Bored?
Career Clarity

Are You Burned Out or Just Bored?

Career Management
Why You Were Passed Over (and How to Move Forward)
Career Growth

Why You Were Passed Over (and How to Move Forward)

Career Advancement
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