Advertising
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Advertising, Agency Life, Career Advice, Marketing
Episode #42: Surviving & Thriving After a Layoff
Layoffs are a fact of life if you work in marketing or advertising. Marketing leadership coach and consultant Elizabeth Coluby shares her personal experience and tips on how to survive and thrive after a layoff.
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Advertising, Agency Life, Career Advice, Internship
Episode #41: 5 Ways to Sell Yourself: Entry-Level Interview Tips
In this episode, Kelly Callahan-Poe and Julia McDowell provide 5 entry-level interview tips for marketing and advertising jobs. Today employers take an average of 6-8 seconds to review a resume. While hard skills make up the majority of a resume, it’s the soft skills that make or break your ability to get hired. Learn the top 5 ways to sell yourself with a bonus 5 at the end of the episode.
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Episode #20: How to Land a Marketing Job with the Help of a Recruiter with Special Guest Heidi Parsont
In this episode, we talk with Heidi Parsont, the founder of Torchlight Hire, a recruitment agency that places candidates in marketing, advertising, communications and creative roles. Heidi provides job candidates […]
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Episode #19: From ad agency to entrepreneur…how and when? with Eurah Lee
In this episode, Julia talks with Eurah Lee, a fellow agency girl who also jumped ship and joined the creative gig economy as an entrepreneur. They talk about the value of internships and mentors, the difference between the DC and NYC agency environments, and how and when they made the move from agency to entrepreneurs. If you're contemplating your next career move, join them in a lively discussion. -
Advertising, Agency Life, Career Advice
Episode #18: The Working Wardrobe that Works for You with Tara Luizzi of TaraStylesDC
In this episode, we talk with professional stylist Tara Luizzi from Tara Styles DC on how to build a working wardrobe when you’re first starting out, navigating changes to your […]
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Episode #17: Developing Your Personal Brand
In this episode, we talk about why you should and how you can develop your own personal brand. Become the “CEO of ME” and define your why, choose your platform(s), […]
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Advertising, Agency Life, Career Advice, Marketing
Episode #10: Futureproofing Your Advertising & Marketing Career
In this episode about futureproofing your career, we dive into how you can become indispensable. Knowing change is always on the horizon, ensure that you will be marketable now and […]
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Advertising, Agency Life, Career Advice, Marketing, Mentorship
Episode #9: Career Advice for Young Marketing and Advertising Professionals
In this episode, we answer career advice questions from young marketing and advertising professionals. From how to ask for a promotion, to how long you should stay in a job, […]
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Advertising, Agency Life, Mom Advice
Episode #8: How Being a Mom Makes You Better in Business
In this episode, we talk about how being a mom has made us better in business. By providing perspective, flexibility, and adaptability, being a mom has increased our confidence, made […]
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Episode #7: How to Stand Out in New Business
In this episode, we reveal some of our secrets and insights into winning new business. From reading the room, to preparing a script, focusing 75% on solving their problem, to […]
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Host: Kelly Callahan-Poe

Kelly Callahan-Poe shares 30+ years of work + life strategy to help you navigate the jungle gym of marketing and advertising career advancement. Find Kelly on social:
Former Host: Julia McDowell

A DC-agency girl, Julia’s career blossomed while working up the ladder at a top ad agency in the mid-Atlantic region, from account coordinator to President! Since 2017, Julia has been building Five Ones, working with many associations as well as continuing work for prestigious nonprofits. Find Julia on social: