Today we’re excited to be connecting with Angeline Calderone again. If you haven’t already, we suggest you check out our prior conversation with them here.
Angeline, always such a pleasure connecting with you and thank you for sharing your stories, insights and inspiring messages with our community. We’re looking forward to getting the download and what you have been up to since our last interview, but first can you briefly introduce yourself to folks who might have missed the prior conversation.
My name is Angeline Calderone and I am a Fitness/Lifestyle Model and Fitness Professional. Back in around 2018, I left my corporate job as a Quality Analyst/Engineer to pursue Fitness and Modeling. To this day, I haven’t gone back!
I am still pursuing modeling, fitness, and social media to this day. I do it because I LOVE IT. I find passion and joy in what I do. Fitness was such a big part of my mental health journey and I love that I have created a life that I can pursue something that means a lot to me and help others in the process.
I have gotten to where I am at today with a leap of faith, trusting that everything is going to work out, putting in the work, having a like minded-community to learn from, and pursuing my craft because it is a passion.
Awesome, so we reached out because we wanted to hear all about what you have been up to since we last connected.
Since we last spoke, it has been a WHILE! It has had its ups and downs, that’s for sure. But that is LIFE. You can’t have ‘Ups” if you don’t have those “Downs”. Being an entrepreneur takes TRUST if your abilities and the discipline to put in the WORK. I am a true believer that true success is EARNED. It may be “given” to some, but I do not believe that type of success will last because without the mindset and discipline to do something, you will not know how to be able to maintain it.
As I continued my Fitness and Modeling journey, I have managed to accomplish a lot. As I am going through the motions, it’s hard to actually SEE how much I have accomplished, but looking back, I have actually accomplished a lot to this day.
Since then, I have joined a few new agencies and have modeled for many more brands that I am super excited about! I have worked with brands on Commericals, Campaigns, and E-Comm type shoots such as:
ADIDAS, Fabletics (Campaign), Bristol Farms, Dicks Sporting Goods (Campaign & Socials), Herbalife, DENON, Garmin (International Campaign), IHG Hotels, Marriott, Toyota (Billboard Campaign), Hyundai (For the LA Auto Show), Nassif MD (My first skincare campaign!), Optimum Nutrition, SPEEDO (Campaign), United Sports (E-Commerce), ASICS (Campaign & E-Commerce), CORONA (Worldwide Commercial), Visa RENO, NV (Commercial), COMOTO (Commercial), Visit California (Commercial), BATTLEFIELD (Video Game Character to be released), Runway Modeling, and MORE!
I have worked with fitness brands to do LIVE instructional videos we well. A really fun one that I got to be a part of was BREAKING THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS TITLE FOR THE LARGEST HIIT CLASS ON MULTIPLE VENUES with Herbalife Nutrition! We programmed the HIIT workout and got flown out to Las Vegas to perform the HIIT workout live along with all the individuals that joined us for the workout. WE BROKE THE RECORD! See the link below to know more about it:
https://ir.herbalife.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/905/herbalife-sets-guinness-world-records-title-with-2024#:~:text=Official%20GUINNESS%20WORLD%20RECORDS%20adjudicator,this%20title%20was%203%2C840%20participants.
I also have worked with different brands for their Youtube Channels and did LONG FORM WORKOUTS for people to follow along and do with us.
I continue to do my own online programming, In person, and ZOOM sessions as well as a Fitness Professional/Health and Wellness Coach. My goal is to help those that are looking for assistance to living a happier, healthier, and more purposeful life. As fitness has helped me in so many ways, it is my goal to share the wealth. I truly believe that HEALTH IS WEALTH. With living a happier and healthier lifestyle, the “money” will follow. Money, alone will not give you sustainable happiness- well in my eyes.
Although I can say all the ‘good’ things that have happened, of course I have my struggles as well. During this process, I have gotten rejected a lot and have gone through many waves of uncertainty. The thing is about what I do is that you only make money when you “Book a job” or “Have loyal clientele”. So the money is not consistent sometimes. However, I know that as long as you are handling your money and time wisely, this will not be an issue.
I also struggle with family issues, as my mom’s health is slowly declining. My mom is a single mom and all she has is my sister and I. Therefore, we need to be there for my mom and help out as best as we can. I try my best to help out, provide, and be there for her as much as I can alongside of trying to do the things that I love and keep building my career. This can absolutely take a toll on my mental health, and I’m not going to lie, I do have waves of uncertainty and question what I am doing. However, I always bring myself back to my purpose and remind myself that I love what I do and I do not want to give up. It is my strength to KEEP PUSHING and just do my best.
All in all, I have continued to do what I love to this day. I have had a lot of success in my life that I am super grateful for! I would have never thought that I would have accomplished so much to this day looking back from where I first started, and we are only still evolving. It is not over! As long as you put in the work- you will always be rewarded. You just have to have fun with it!
We have now arrived at one of our favorite parts of the interview – the lightning round. We’ll ask you a few quick questions to give us all some fun insights about you.
- Favorite Movie: Tomb Raider
- Favorite Book: The Power of NOW
- Favorite TV Show: I don’t watch too much TV, but I enjoy romance, action, and comedy a lot!
- Favorite Band or Artist: I love many different genres of music such as: Alternative, Lofi, EDM, House, Pop, Chill, and MORE!
- Sweet or Savory: Savory
- Mountains or Beach: I love BOTH the Mountains and Beach!
- Favorite Sport (to watch): I love to watch all sports!
- Favorite Sport (to play): All of them!
- Did you play sports growing up (if so which ones): I did not play any professional sports growing up, but I played sports for fun such as: Tennis, Flag Football, Soccer, Handball, Running
- As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up: A part of me wanted to be and Engineer/Problem Solver and a part of me wanted to be like Angelina Jolie from Tomb Raider
- French Fries or Onion Rings: None! I don’t prefer fried food!
- Chuck Rhodes or Bobby Axelrod: I’m not sure who either of these people are.
- Favorite Cartoon growing up: Spongebob
- Favorite Childhood movie: Spirited Away
- Favorite Breakfast Food: I don’t typically eat breakfast! But If I do, my go-to is eggs, lean meat, avocado and veggies!
Was there a moment in your career that you can tell us about that illustrates or demonstrates the kind of person you are, your approach, ethos, etc.
It is hard for a person like to me to thrive in Los Angeles. A lot of people in LA come to become someone. Be famous. Along with this is meeting very in-authentic, superficial, selfish, and people that become your friend to ‘use’ you to get ahead. I, personally, strive to be kind, authentic, and helpful. It is just who I am and it is who I always have been. I was always the ‘teacher’s pet’ at school because I loved being helpful. Being this type of person with so much empathy can be hard because we tend to get stepped all over on or used without reciprocation. It’s a tough world. However, I can’t be anything but myself and I value my morals. The best thing that I have learned that I can do for myself is to continue to BE ME, BE AUTHENTIC, BE KIND, CONTINUE TO WORK HARD and LEAD BY EXAMPLE. It might be hard to live in this kind of world, but as long as you gain that CONFIDENCE and MENTAL STRENGTH, you will find your people and success will find you.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.angelinecalderone.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angieqcalderone/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angiecalderonefit
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angeline-calderone-23aa51121
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/angieqcalderone
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@angieqcalderone
