Picture this: you wake up energized for the day ahead, earning what you deserve, and doing work that plays to your strengths. This isn’t a dream — it’s the reality I help my clients create, time and time again.
The Career Trap Most People Don't Escape
Let's be real: You're successful on paper, but something feels off. You've checked all the boxes – prestigious degree, impressive job title, steady paycheck – yet you find yourself:
Dreading Monday mornings
Feeling a gnawing sense that you're meant for something more
Going through the motions, but not truly living
Wondering, "Is this really all there is?"
Feeling like you’re on autopilot, and not in a good way
I know because I've been exactly where you are.
After a career in corporate finance, an MBA from Duke, and then a career pivot into social impact, I was the poster child for “should.” I had a resume that looked perfect. But inside? I was exhausted, disconnected, and desperately unhappy. Also, my husband was really tired of hearing me complain at dinner every night 🤣.
The truth? I was living someone else's definition of success.
I intimately understand the pain that comes with unrest and stagnation in your career.
Let me help you get unstuck. I’ve done it for thousands of clients, and I want to do it for you, too.
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🥰What Our Clients Are Saying🥰

“As a new leader in a large organization, I felt overwhelmed by self-pressure to hyper-perform. Julia helped me tackle the skills I needed to manage my goals and tweak my expectations of how to achieve them. My vision is now clear, and I have confidence in my new approach to success! I would highly recommend 1:1 coaching with Julia to anyone interested in being the best version of themselves.”
“As an early career professional, I was having a really hard time navigating my current role and understanding why I wasn't feeling invested in my work. Julia helped me dig deeper and uncover what the core values were that shaped the work I do. She helped me develop a personal narrative that expressed those values to others and is something I still use today. I am now investing my time in people and activities that align with where I want to go and what I want to do, and Julia helped put me on this path.”
“There's a reason Julia is an award-winning coach. She's incredible at what she does. After working with her, I feel more connected to my work than I have in a long time, and I'm confident about my plan going forward. I'm sure her process adapts to each client, but I can speak to what she's done for me - she's been a sounding board, an inspiration, an instructor, and an accountability partner. I'm grateful that I invested time and resources into this program, and I'm seeing the immediate payoff.”
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Client Highlights
Cisco
Marriott
Lenovo
Women Business Owner’s Network
Morrisville Chamber of Commerce
Docs for Tots
The Frontier
WALTER Magazine
St. David’s School
North American Women in Construction
CHIEF
RedHat
UNC Chapel Hill
Cornell University
Remote Work Summit
Administrative Professionals Conference
EA Ignite
American Underground
Ellevate
Connect-ED
Acton Children’s Business Fair
Union Member House
WellFest
lululemon
JP Morgan
Town of Garner, NC
WINnovation
Cary Magazine
Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business
Startup Summit
Duke University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative
Women of Western Wake County
Training Industry
Social Impact Yoda
Raleigh Metro SHRM
Carolinas AGC
PowertoFly
North Carolina State University
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