Monday Muse: Angelica Olstad
Meet our latest Monday Muse and Monday Talent’s very own meditation specialist - Angelica Olstad.
Angelica Olstad is a creative multi-hyphenate with a diverse career background. She is a multidisciplinary producer/project manager hybrid with a wide range of experience from communications/PR, program management, live events, experiential marketing, installations, video/photo production, experience design, content creation, digital marketing, and entertainment. As a producer, she has worked with companies such as Meta, Google, Amazon Studios, Samsung, Reebok, and more. Pursuing different careers over the years taught Angelica about the importance of transferable skills. Each experience has been interconnected and gives her a unique perspective on how she shapes her professional careers.
Angelica is also a classically trained pianist and a certified yoga + meditation teacher who founded Pop Up Yoga NYC. She brings 10+ years of experience as a yoga and meditation teacher specializing in health and wellness, effective communication, innovation, and strategic thinking for corporate work environments. As a musician, she is active as a recording artist with the label Sonder House and has enjoyed a performance career playing for venues and concert halls across the world. She has performed in huge concert halls like Alvin Ailey Dance Center, Melbourne Recital Centre, Krannert Center, taught yoga and meditation at iconic New York locations like Bryant Park, W Hotels, and Chelsea art galleries.
Angelica is part of our Monday Talent family and leads weekly meditation sessions with the team. Her meditation sessions bring an immense amount of value to the team as she leads us through breathework and mindfulness practice to relieve stress and tension.
Beyond the Fluff with Angelica Olstad
What fulfills you in your career?
At the core of who I am, I love making things happen and I love working with talented team members. As someone who studied classical piano at the graduate level, I have a deep appreciation for subject matter experts in any field. I love connecting with folks who have a passion for what they do and have spent years perfecting and gaining new insights into their craft.
What brings you joy outside of work?
I love spending time with people who uplift and inspire me. I also enjoy learning about the mind and how health and wellness have a major impact on our mental health. Last, I love spending time with my dog, Rye, my 8 lb little fur pal!
If passion projects paid the bills what would you choose to do for the rest of your life?
Right now, I'm really into creating immersive healing arts installations. I really enjoyed my time working in museums and cultural institutions when I was living in Melbourne, Australia. The idea of creating a well curated space for people to go into and heal from all the recents of the world feels like an immensely worthwhile endeavor for me. I'm currently looking at all of my past experience as a producer, musician, and meditation and yoga teacher and connecting the dots on how I can bring these concepts to the world!
Learn more about Angelica and her upcoming projects at angelicaolstad.work.
