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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

AI, Jobs, and the Future of Work with Anirudh Bajaj
Career Trends
Workplace Dynamics

AI, Jobs, and the Future of Work with Anirudh Bajaj

Resume Advice for Experienced Professionals: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t
Career Growth
Career Transitions

Resume Advice for Experienced Professionals: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t

Managing Work, Energy, and Career Growth With Autoimmune Disease
Workplace Dynamics

Managing Work, Energy, and Career Growth With Autoimmune Disease

All Episodes

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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
Career Advancement

How to Track Your Accomplishments and Prove Your Impact

Career Advancement
Your Career Decisions Need Context
Career Clarity

Your Career Decisions Need Context

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

Purpose, Burnout, and Career Clarity with Jen Margolis

Career Exploration
How to Grow Your Career Without a Promotion
Career Growth
Career Exploration

How to Grow Your Career Without a Promotion

Career Exploration
How to Shape Workplace Culture Without Being the Boss with Natalie Johnson
Workplace Dynamics
Career Exploration

How to Shape Workplace Culture Without Being the Boss with Natalie Johnson

Career Exploration
Career Compromise: What Are You Giving Up and Getting Back?
Career Growth
Career Exploration

Career Compromise: What Are You Giving Up and Getting Back?

Career Exploration
What Job Seekers Get Wrong About Hiring with Tank Rhodes, Part 2
Career Trends
Career Exploration

What Job Seekers Get Wrong About Hiring with Tank Rhodes, Part 2

Career Exploration
Why Is It So Hard to Get Hired in 2026? Job Search Reality with Tank Rhodes, Part 1
Career Trends
Career Exploration

Why Is It So Hard to Get Hired in 2026? Job Search Reality with Tank Rhodes, Part 1

Career Exploration
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