Julia Toothacre
Career coach for ambitious professionals in Claremont, California
| Hourly rate range | $125 to $200 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Professionals |
| Also coaches | Health coach and Life coach |
| Based in | Claremont, California, United States |
| Experience | 15 years coaching |
| Practice | Ride the Tide Collective |
Julia Toothacre is a career coach who helps ambitious professionals line up their careers with their personality and values. She works from Claremont, California. Before coaching, she spent over 8 years in higher education career development offices, where she applied career theories daily. She has coached clients for 15 years. She built her own process to work for people from any background, and she hosts the Control Your Career podcast.
What Julia helps with
Julia works with professionals whose drive has stalled or whose career no longer fits who they are. She helps them find direction and take back control.
- Regaining motivation after it stalls mid-career
- Realigning career and values after a major life event
- Exploring new paths when your current career is not the one for retirement
- Overcoming imposter syndrome and self-doubt
- Building confidence in your work
- Growing a career without a promotion
- Reconnecting with your professional network
Who Julia works with
Julia works with ambitious professionals who have built solid careers and been promoted. Many have hit a point where motivation faded. Some went through a life event that changed their priorities. Others want a new path, or struggle with imposter syndrome and self-doubt.
How Julia works
Julia uses a process she created called Control Your Career. She built it from her years in university career offices, after finding that standard career theories were limited by where they came from. The process is intentional, flexible and action-oriented. She pairs it with a direct and honest coaching style. Her offers include individualized coaching, a do-it-yourself career strategy option and career courses.
Background and qualifications
Julia spent over 8 years working in career development offices in higher education. There she learned and applied career theories regularly. She saw that those theories had limits because of their origins, so she built her own process meant to work for everyone. She has now coached clients for 15 years. She also hosts the Control Your Career podcast and offers media and speaking work.
Julia Toothacre pricing
Programs and services
- Individualized career coaching
- Clarity of Self
- Career Advancement Intensive
- Network Reboot Challenge, a free 10-day challenge
- DIY career strategy
- Career courses
Julia Toothacre reviews
The CoachVouch take
Julia built her own career process after more than 8 years in university career offices and shares it through coaching, courses and a podcast.
Best for mid-career professionals who feel stalled and want a career that fits their values and personality.
Common questions
How much does Julia Toothacre charge?
Coaching with Julia runs $125 to $200 an hour. Message Julia from this page for an exact quote.
What does Julia Toothacre help with?
Julia Toothacre helps with regaining motivation after it stalls mid-career, realigning career and values after a major life event, exploring new paths when your current career is not the one for retirement and overcoming imposter syndrome and self-doubt.
What is the Network Reboot Challenge?
It is a free 10-day challenge for professionals who want to reconnect with their network. It aims to remove the awkwardness, pressure and overwhelm.
Does Julia offer options besides one-on-one coaching?
Yes. She offers a DIY career strategy, career courses and a podcast, along with individualized coaching.
How do I contact Julia Toothacre?
Send Julia a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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