Award-Winning Career Coaching and Job Search Strategy
If you’re ready for a high-touch, human-first coaching experience aligned with your personal goals and rooted in outcomes, then you’ve come to the right place. Let’s chat!
You bring the ambition. We bring the plan.
Not sure where to start with your job search or career pivot?
That’s what this free strategy session is for.
This conversation is your starting point for high-touch, outcome-focused career support.
With absolutely no cost to you, you’ll connect with a member of our team to unpack your goals, challenges, and career priorities. Together, you’ll explore what’s working, what’s not, and how to move forward with more clarity, confidence, and direction.
If it’s a mutual fit, we’ll match you with the right coach for your goals — someone trained in our methodology who aligns with where you are and where you want to go. Our matching model means you get the right expertise for your specific situation, not just the next available coach. That’s how we get you moving faster.
No cookie-cutter solutions. No faceless coaching. No generic advice. Just expert insight, honest conversation, and a real plan designed to get you across the finish line.
Book Your Free Strategy Session
Career Benders
Founded by Angie M. Callen, PCC, MJSC
Career Benders was founded by Angie Callen, PCC, award-winning coach, author, speaker, and creator of the Master Job Search Coach (MJSC) certification.
Angie built Career Benders in 2018 with a simple belief: career coaching should be human-first, strategy-forward, and actually work. Every coach on our roster has been hand-selected by Angie and trained in her methodology — including coaches who hold the MJSC credential, a certification she created and personally trains coaches to earn.
Our coaches aren’t solo operators. They’re part of a connected community of practice, trained together, held to the same standards, and backed by a collective depth of expertise you won’t find with an independent coach. When you work with Career Benders, you get one coach in your corner — and an entire ecosystem behind them.
FAQ About the Free Strategy Session
What happens during this call?
This is a real conversation — not a sales script. You'll talk through where you are, where you want to go, and what's getting in the way. We'll ask good questions, listen, and give you honest insight on how Career Benders can help. If it's a fit, we'll match you with the right coach and walk you through next steps. If it's not, we'll tell you that too.
Is this a sales call?
Honestly? Kind of. But not in the way you're probably thinking. We're not going to pressure you or pitch you something that doesn't fit. The goal is to figure out together whether Career Benders is the right move — and if it's not, we'd rather tell you that than take your money! So yes, we'll talk about working together. But only if it makes sense.
How long is the session?
Who will I work with?
You'll be matched with a Master Job Search Coach based on your history, career level, and goals. Every coach on our roster has been hand-selected and personally trained by our founder, Angie Callen, PCC.
Coaches delivering our job search and career programs hold the Master Job Search Coach (MJSC) certification — a credential Angie created and trains coaches to earn. Our coaches are also part of an active community of practice, which means your coach isn't working in isolation; they're connected to a network of expertise that benefits you.
You're in good hands.
Do you work with professionals in my industry?
Probably!
We’ve helped thousands of professionals from tech, healthcare, finance, education, energy, marketing, and more.
We prioritize function and career stage over industry alone. And, the fact that we operate in a collaborative model helps ensure your support is knowledgeable and relevant to your goals, career stage, and area of expertise.
Can I just get help with my resume?
We do offer a la carte resume and branding services, but I'll be honest with you...
A resume is no longer a magic bullet.
If a resume-only engagement makes sense for your unique situation, then we'll recommend it. However, we'll discuss that in more detail in the strategy session to be sure we're advising you on the best approach for your unique goals.
I’m not job searching yet. Can you still help?
Yes! Many of our clients are planning ahead, reevaluating career options, or in longer-term engagements to prepare for what's next.
If you're in a stage of exploration or want to grow in your current role, we can build a coaching approach that supports that.
In case you haven't noticed, we're all about meeting you where you're at to get you where you want to go!
Do you work with people outside the U.S.?
How soon can I start coaching?
What if I’m not sure coaching is right for me?
That’s exactly what the strategy session is for!
It’s a low-risk way to explore whether coaching — and our approach — is the right fit.
Where is Career Benders based?
We’re proudly based in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and work with clients all over the U.S.
Our remote model means you get expert support no matter where you live—from major cities like Denver, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle to small towns with big dreams.
Real Clients. Real Results.
Thousands of professionals trust Career Benders for a personalized career strategy. From Silicon Valley to New York City (and everywhere in between), we’re known for expert coaching that works.
Get to Know Your Coach
If you’re still on the fence, tune into the No More Mondays podcast hosted by Career Benders’ founder, Angie Callen. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the mindset, strategy, and modern work advice that shapes our approach to coaching.
If you dread Mondays, listen up!
No, I mean literally!
Leadership insights, entrepreneurial conversations, and modern-work perspectives designed to help you build a fulfilling and intentional professional life.
No More Mondays is FREE, wherever you get your podcasts!
Book a Free Strategy Session with Dustin
Client Focus:
- Emerging Leaders and Executives
- Customer Service and Operations Leaders
- Managers of All Types

Dustin Beasley
MBA, CPRW
Dustin Beasley is an award-winning Resume Writer and Career Coach passionate about helping job seekers confidently navigate their career journeys.
After 15 years in operations management and leadership development roles with a Fortune 500 organization, Dustin founded Career Renovators to provide personalized professional branding services and job search support for students, mid-career professionals, and executives.
Recognized for helping his clients articulate their unique value, Dustin believes in equipping job seekers with the tools, strategies, and confidence they need to take ownership of their careers.
He applies a personalized approach to setting goals, identifying strengths, and providing real-world insights into career opportunities and the job search landscape. Dustin's dedication to empowering others has transformed hundreds of careers and has solidified his reputation as a trusted advisor and advocate in the ever-evolving world of work.
Book a Free Strategy Session with Acacia
Client Focus:
- Marketing, Communications, and Sales Professionals of any level
- Tech and Start-Up Professionals at Early to Mid-Career
- Career Changers interested in the industries listed above.

Acacia Fante
Career Coach, CPRW
Acacia has anchored her career on building dignified work experiences. It’s why she started her professional path as a classroom teacher before choosing to leave teaching, move into technology, and subsequently become a career coach.
At an early age, my family encouraged me to find meaning in my work, which is why I started my career as a classroom teacher. It’s also why, in 2020, I came to a crossroads and chose to leave education. To say I was burnt out is an understatement; I was charred to a crisp; the career path no longer felt sustainable, and I knew I needed to find a way to feel purposeful in my career while not feeling completely depleted at the end of the day.
I experienced first-hand what the investment in career coaching can do for your professional development. I navigated a major career change at the height of the pandemic, entered the tech industry, and have been on a steady growth path ever since.
I’m a Career Benders’ success story; I want you to be the next.
When I’m not working in the tech field or supporting career development, you can find me exploring my new home of Tulsa, OK (I’m a Colorado native) with my two four-legged fur children while navigating the interesting world of being married to a future doctor currently in residency.
Book a Free Strategy Session with Chaz
Client Focus:
- Tech Professionals in or seeking a role in FAANG-Level companies
- Experienced tech professionals who want to break into unicorn start-ups.
- Researchers and Ph.Ds who want to break into big tech

Chaz Flood
Ex-FAANG Recruiter, CEIP, CPRW
Chaz Flood is the founder of UFLO and a former FAANG recruiter who’s revolutionizing how underrepresented tech professionals approach their career advancement.
Meet Chaz Flood, founder of UFLO and former FAANG recruiter who's revolutionizing how underrepresented tech professionals approach their career advancement.
As a Technical Lead Recruiter at Amazon Web Services (AWS), he was involved in over $22M in salary negotiations and served as Lead Career Coach for Karat's Brilliant Black Minds program of 10,000+ software engineers.
His big takeaway: brilliant professionals were unknowingly underselling themselves. Time and again, he watched highly skilled engineers and scientists from underrepresented backgrounds settle for roles compensating them far below their worth. The problem wasn't a lack of skill – it was not knowing how to navigate the game.
Now a tech career coach for the Google Tech Equity Collective, Chaz transforms how tech professionals position themselves in the market. His clients don't just land interviews; they secure offers that often double or triple their income, opening doors to opportunities they never thought possible.
Book a Free Strategy Session with Diana
Client Focus:
- Technology Managers and Leaders
- High-Impact Tech ICs
- L&D Leaders
- HR Leaders

Diana Alt
Diana Alt is a No BS career growth strategist and executive coach who helps people take charge of aligning their life and their livelihood.
Diana Alt is a No BS career growth strategist and executive coach who helps people take charge of aligning their life and their livelihood. Diana uses her 20+ years of experience in corporate product development roles to help people get out of their own way by building confidence, setting boundaries, and casting a vision for an awesome career and life. She believes work should feel good, not like a long slow march towards oblivion.
Personally, Diana has been on both sides of the hiring table and team leadership. She began her corporate IT career just before the tech wreck of the early 2000s and had to learn how to compete with people who had 10+ years of experience but were willing to work for the same pay.
Diana now works with individuals and organizations to make work awesome through her coaching, consulting, and training services. Her services include career programs to help people identify ideal work and execute an effective job search strategy as well as executive coaching programs to help people identify ways to update the way they work in their jobs and businesses to be in line with their values and desired life.
Book a Free Strategy Session with Brent
Client Focus:
- Finance and PE Experts
- New Grads
- Young Professionals
- Rising Mid-Career Professionals
- Career Pivots

Brent Chu
Brent is a former finance exec turned career coach with 10 years of corporate and start-up experience. His coaching specializes in teaching both young and mid-career professionals how to bypass the application black hole and secure top positions, cutting through the noise of modern job searching.
After a decade in finance and a recent move from Southern California to Miami, Brent founded Maven Minds in 2024 to transform how people approach their career transitions. His coaching specializes in teaching both young and mid-career professionals how to bypass the application black hole and secure top positions.
When he's not empowering clients to reach their full potential, you'll find him chasing sunsets, diving into business or self-help books, and staying active.
