She didn’t expect those skills to be the foundation of her next career. But they are.

Julie Clark is now one of Yukon’s most trusted real estate agents, and she’s building that trust not with flashy marketing or fast-talking persuasion, but with empathy, honesty, and a steady hand.

“Most people don’t realize how emotional real estate really is,” she says. “Homes aren’t just investments, they are pivotal transition times and our lives and they’re where our stories unfold.”

Like many Yukoners, Julie’s journey hasn’t followed a straight line. After 15 years in public service, she found she still loved supporting people, but burned out from the system she served within.

When she left, she wasn’t sure what came next. Her partner is a builder, and she’d always had a hand in real estate - helping friends buy or sell privately, renovating properties, scouting investment deals. So, she made the leap. She got licensed and joined Coldwell Banker Redwood Realty in Whitehorse.

“Buying a house is just the start,” she says. “But there’s no manual for what comes after.”

She’s now working on turning that insight into a downloadable guide for clients and a recurring series of recorded conversations with past buyers. “The stories people have once they’ve lived in a home - that’s where the richness is.”

Julie doesn’t aspire to become the biggest name in real estate. She doesn’t plan to outsource her client work or build a team of agents under her.

She just wants to do the work well. To be a steady presence during an unpredictable chapter. And maybe, to help people feel a little less alone in the process.

Because at the heart of it, Julie Clark is still doing the same thing she did as a social worker. She’s just meeting people at a different doorway.