No More Mondays
Angie Callen
No More Mondays is a leadership and human performance podcast for professionals, entrepreneurs, and emerging leaders who want to live and work with intention — not simply follow expectations someone else defined for them.
Hosted by former engineer and executive coach Angie Callen, the show explores what it really means to build a purposeful career, business, and life aligned with your strengths, values, and individual goals.
Because the truth is simple:
Humans still matter.
Mediocrity is expensive.
Ownership changes everything.
Every episode is designed to equip and empower you to navigate the decisions, leadership moments, and mindset shifts that shape your career, business, and life.
The goal isn't just success.
It's learning how to design work that complements your life instead of competing with it.
If you've ever wrestled with the tension between alignment and achievement, fulfillment and performance, or purpose and practicality — this podcast is for you.
Who This Podcast Is For
No More Mondays is for high-performing professionals, entrepreneurs, coaches, and leaders who want to take greater ownership of their work, leadership, and decisions.
Listeners often find themselves asking questions like:
How do I grow my career without burning out?
What does intentional leadership actually look like today?
How do I align my work with my strengths and values?
What does success look like beyond titles, promotions, or traditional career paths?
How do I lead well while navigating uncertainty and change?
How do I design a career that supports my life instead of consuming it?
How do I stay fully human while working in an increasingly AI-enabled world?
If you believe work should support a meaningful life — not compete with it — you'll feel right at home here.
What You'll Learn
Through conversations with entrepreneurs, leaders, authors, and thinkers — along with Angie's solo reflections and Midweek Momentum episodes — the show explores topics like:
Leadership development and modern leadership
Career growth and intentional career design
Entrepreneurship and building meaningful businesses
Human performance and better decision-making
Work-life integration and sustainable success
Navigating career transitions and reinvention
Purpose-driven leadership and authentic influence
Creativity, curiosity, and personal ownership
Thriving in the future of work while staying fully human
You'll also hear conversations about how humans lead, think, and perform in the age of AI — and how technology can amplify our capabilities without replacing the human qualities that matter most.
This isn't a podcast about hustle culture or empty motivation.
It's a space for thoughtful conversations that raise the bar on how we approach leadership, work, and the choices that shape our lives.
Why This Conversation Matters
Work is changing.
Technology, entrepreneurship, AI, and evolving career paths are redefining what success looks like.
But one thing hasn't changed:
The quality of our thinking, leadership, and decisions still determines the quality of our lives.
And the more intentional we are about how we show up — the more agency we have over the careers, businesses, and lives we build.
This podcast exists to help you think more clearly, lead more intentionally, and build a career and life you actually want to live.
If You Care About…
Leadership development
Career development
Entrepreneurship
Intentional living
Work-life integration
Professional growth
Modern leadership
Future of work
Human leadership
Career clarity
Purpose-driven work
AI and human-centered innovation
…then you'll feel right at home here.
Hosted by former engineer and executive coach Angie Callen, the show explores what it really means to build a purposeful career, business, and life aligned with your strengths, values, and individual goals.
Because the truth is simple:
Humans still matter.
Mediocrity is expensive.
Ownership changes everything.
Every episode is designed to equip and empower you to navigate the decisions, leadership moments, and mindset shifts that shape your career, business, and life.
The goal isn't just success.
It's learning how to design work that complements your life instead of competing with it.
If you've ever wrestled with the tension between alignment and achievement, fulfillment and performance, or purpose and practicality — this podcast is for you.
Who This Podcast Is For
No More Mondays is for high-performing professionals, entrepreneurs, coaches, and leaders who want to take greater ownership of their work, leadership, and decisions.
Listeners often find themselves asking questions like:
How do I grow my career without burning out?
What does intentional leadership actually look like today?
How do I align my work with my strengths and values?
What does success look like beyond titles, promotions, or traditional career paths?
How do I lead well while navigating uncertainty and change?
How do I design a career that supports my life instead of consuming it?
How do I stay fully human while working in an increasingly AI-enabled world?
If you believe work should support a meaningful life — not compete with it — you'll feel right at home here.
What You'll Learn
Through conversations with entrepreneurs, leaders, authors, and thinkers — along with Angie's solo reflections and Midweek Momentum episodes — the show explores topics like:
Leadership development and modern leadership
Career growth and intentional career design
Entrepreneurship and building meaningful businesses
Human performance and better decision-making
Work-life integration and sustainable success
Navigating career transitions and reinvention
Purpose-driven leadership and authentic influence
Creativity, curiosity, and personal ownership
Thriving in the future of work while staying fully human
You'll also hear conversations about how humans lead, think, and perform in the age of AI — and how technology can amplify our capabilities without replacing the human qualities that matter most.
This isn't a podcast about hustle culture or empty motivation.
It's a space for thoughtful conversations that raise the bar on how we approach leadership, work, and the choices that shape our lives.
Why This Conversation Matters
Work is changing.
Technology, entrepreneurship, AI, and evolving career paths are redefining what success looks like.
But one thing hasn't changed:
The quality of our thinking, leadership, and decisions still determines the quality of our lives.
And the more intentional we are about how we show up — the more agency we have over the careers, businesses, and lives we build.
This podcast exists to help you think more clearly, lead more intentionally, and build a career and life you actually want to live.
If You Care About…
Leadership development
Career development
Entrepreneurship
Intentional living
Work-life integration
Professional growth
Modern leadership
Future of work
Human leadership
Career clarity
Purpose-driven work
AI and human-centered innovation
…then you'll feel right at home here.
Episodes
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Mar 30, 2022 • 25min
Power of Positive Psychology: Engaging Gen Z
We're continuing a little international theme as we welcome Helen Day all the way from the UK! Helen is making waves in the world of training and coaching, so get ready as we dig into applied positive psychology, coaching, and Helen's recent research on how to engage Gen Z in the workplace.
Mar 23, 2022 • 23min
A Tale of Two Angelas: Living La Dolce Vita)
We're going global in this episode, as Angela Santi joins us from Bologna Italy. Make sure to have your Espresso and Gelato on hand while you listen on how to live your La Dolce Vita. Angela Santi has definitely found a way to make impact and create personal successes while navigating big environments and industries. From her time in the male-dominated automotive industry, where she pioneered culture building and organizational development initiatives to her current work as the founder of La Dolce Vita Lifestyle, Angela is making waves and helping others do the same. Let's find out more about how she helps business owners live a fun and meaning full life while empowering employees to do the same.
Mar 16, 2022 • 27min
The Video Game of Life
We welcome Jules Porter – Attorney, MBA, Theologist, marine corps veteran – pick the label that resonates with you most because she's got them all, and more. Jules is blazing new trails, disrupting industries and changing the world through her own video game and education company, Seraph7 Studios. Seraph 7 Studios focuses on the gamification of STEAM work-study programs through diverse heroes and storylines, - it even helped her get onto Minnesota's list of Top 20 Technopreneurs! We know that you'll be hearing about Jules for years to come. Welcome Jules!
Mar 9, 2022 • 30min
The Beauty of Being a Boss
This is part two of the Bitewell story featuring Samantha Alexander. Sam is currently partnering with Chris Fanucci from our Food for Thought episode to build a food-tech start-up focused on simplifying health eating. Before joining the founding team of Bitewell, worked as a Chief of Staff at The Estée Lauder Companies. Sam has figured out how to stand out in the professional world – with leadership positions at Smashbox in LA, Bridgewater Associates, and other private equity firms, Sam has built upon her roots in the indie beauty industry in an inspiring way to bring her to her current role as a Founder and entrepreneur.
Mar 2, 2022 • 30min
Two Steps to the Sweet Spot
Acacia Fante will inspire you with an amazing career transition story that's sure to strike a nerve with many – especially career educators contemplating a shift away from the classroom. Acacia leveraged her skills to gain experience in project management, content creation, and relationship management where she found her fit – the start-up world. After a few well-thought-out, strategic, and intentional steps, Acacia is right in the middle of that start-up world where she's enjoying the energy, grit, and a growing career at one of Colorado's hottest employers, Guild Education.
Feb 23, 2022 • 28min
Food For Thought
We're doing something fun with a two part story featuring the journey of two founders who have recently transitioned from employees to entrepreneurs to come together to create an awesome new tech platform that's sure to wet your appetite. Part One of the story, featuring Bitewell founder Chris Fanucchi in this episode called Food for Thought. From co-founding a protein beverage you've seen on many a grocery shelf, to partnering with General Mills G-Works initiative to discover new business and innovations within GM's framework, Chris has become a pro at building brands and creating products people love to consume.
Feb 16, 2022 • 30min
Hard Work Is Not Enough
Jeff Shannon, author, executive leaderhsip consultant and partner at Bravium, a boutique facilitation and leadership firm, joins us to shed light on the hard truth that is takes more than hard work to thrive in the professional world. Jeff helps us uncover pragmatic solutions around culture, leadership and effective career strategies and debunks some myths around skills and talents and why hard work is not enough.
Feb 9, 2022 • 33min
A Wonderful Career With Purpose
Amber Jackson is currently heading up digital growth strategies for a portfolio of Wonderful brands – think Fiji Water, Wonderful Pistachios, and JUSTIN Wine – yep, you've got it. Her path into Wonderful has been explorative and purposeful. We're going to dig into a big named past that includes Warner Brothers, Walt Disney, and more, and we can't WAIT to hear her laugh!
Feb 2, 2022 • 31min
Season 3 Preview / Encore Release: Ricardhy Grandoit
Get ready-No More Mondays Season 3 is just around the corner! We are presenting this encore episode of our dynamic conversation with Ricardhy Grandoit to get ready for Season 3. Enjoy!
Dec 22, 2021 • 15min
Winter Warmer: Words for Mondays
Join Angie and Executive Producer Jane Durkee for another edition of No More Mondays Winter Warmer. Angie and Jane discuss the eclectic and fun list of words selected by Season Two guests as their word to describe Mondays. Teaser: there's a spelling test involved. See if you pass!
