HI, I’M ANGELA.
Curious by nature.
Direct by design.
Human, always.
I built my life and career around a genuine fascination with people: what they value, how they behave and what helps them feel understood.
I ask questions, connect dots and turn complicated ideas into language people can actually use. That is the work. This is the person behind it.
MY PEOPLE
My favorite title is Mom.
I’m engaged to Clyde, and together we’re raising Roman, our funny, fearless and endlessly curious toddler. Motherhood has made me more present, patient and certain that people do their best when they feel safe, seen and supported.
Entrepreneurship and problem-solving run in my family. My parents founded Santanni Custom Homes, which my brother Scott now leads alongside his son—an entrepreneur himself. My brother Jonny is our expert on all things automotive, while Tony works in corporate IT. Whatever the challenge, someone in our family can usually build it, fix it, haul it away or connect you with the right person.
CURIOSITY
I want to know
a lot about a lot.
People fascinate me: their habits, behaviors, language, rituals and the tiny choices that reveal how their minds work.
I may look in your refrigerator or open a drawer. It is not judgment. It is curiosity. I am always trying to understand the person behind the pattern.
YES, I LOOK IN FRIDGES.
Consider it qualitative research with snacks.
That same curiosity is why I call myself a translator: I make complex, technical or tangled ideas clear and useful.
ROOTS + ROUTES
Minnesota roots.
A wide-open worldview.
I was born and raised in Minnesota, but I have always wanted to experience what exists beyond the familiar: other cultures, languages, foods, communities and ways of seeing the world.
Travel keeps me curious and humble. It reminds me that there is rarely only one right way to live, communicate or solve a problem.
ANGELA’S FIELD NOTES
Pinned places, favorite stories.
PASSPORT STAMPS
- Haiti / mission trip
- Italy
- Portugal
- Mexico
- Canada / Toronto
STATESIDE STORIES
- New York City / forever favorite
- Colorado
- California
- Arizona
- Texas
- Nevada
- Utah
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Louisiana
- Florida
- Georgia
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- Connecticut
THE RAPID-FIRE ROUND
A few things you should know.
01 / ON REPEAT
Old-school hip-hop and R&B. If I have to choose: 2Pac over Biggie.
02 / NONNEGOTIABLES
Diet Coke and ChapStick. I am not interested in pretending otherwise.
03 / EN ESPANOL
I speak some Spanish. No entiendo.
04 / MY BRAND
Minnesota Assertive: be kind, be clear and get to the point.
COMMUNITY
I collect amazing people.
I have had the same best friends for more than 30 years, and I have collected extraordinary people at every stop along the way. I love my people fiercely. Community is not optional; it is how we make it through.
I mentor because access and encouragement matter. I will answer the LinkedIn message, whether we have met or not. If I can provide clarity, make an introduction or help someone feel less alone, I will.
STILL CURIOUS? GOOD. ME TOO.
Let’s find out what
we can make possible.
If you value curiosity, candor, big ideas, good energy and people who care deeply about the work and the humans doing it, we will probably get along.