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.

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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

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.

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.

This 30-minute call is just enough to get to know each other while laying reality out on the table.

Most of the time, we can cover everything we need in the allotted time, but sometimes we may need a call 2.0, and that's ok.

We're here to give you what you need to move forward!

 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.

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

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!

While most of our clients are based in the U.S .— in cities like Denver, San Francisco, New York, and Austin — we also work with professionals across Canada, Europe, and beyond on a case-by-case basis.

All sessions are remote and scheduled to work across time zones.

Depending on availability, you could start within a week of your strategy session. We support clients across time zones, including EST, PST, and some international schedules.

We’ll provide details during your call.

 

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.

 

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.