Office Hours
Business Edition
Office Hours are in session with former Wall Street Journal reporter and corporate executive Monica Langley. In this leadership podcast, Monica sits down for unfiltered conversations with the sharpest minds in business–CEOs, founders, and innovators– at the intersection of today’s top business trends and current events. These executive interviews reveal defining moments and hard-won lessons that have shaped their way to the top. Monica brings relentless curiosity into intimate conversations in this business podcast that are only possible because of her tenure as a trusted confidant to and chronicler of leaders of the world’s largest companies.
This photo of Monica Langley © 2025 by Jeremy Cowart is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Office Hours
Business Edition
Office Hours are in session with former Wall Street Journal reporter and corporate executive Monica Langley. In this leadership podcast, Monica sits down for unfiltered conversations with the sharpest minds in business–CEOs, founders, and innovators– at the intersection of today’s top business trends and current events. These executive interviews reveal defining moments and hard-won lessons that have shaped their way to the top. Monica brings relentless curiosity into intimate conversations in this business podcast that are only possible because of her tenure as a trusted confidant to and chronicler of leaders of the world’s largest companies.
This photo of Monica Langley © 2025 by Jeremy Cowart is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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In this episode of Office Hours: Business Edition, host and Haslam College of Business professor of practice, Monica Langley, sits down with Angie Hicks, founder of Angi (formerly known as Angie’s List) for a discussion on entrepreneurship, trust, and the long work of building a brand that homeowners rely on.
Hicks describes herself as addicted to home improvement. What she took longer to call herself was an entrepreneur. She tells Langley it was years before she gave herself credit for what she had built, even as the company that carried her name became one of the most recognized names in home services.
Hicks walks through her founding story, from a hand-built list of local reviews to a national platform, and reflects on what she learned along the way about reputation, customer trust, and growing at a pace the business could sustain.
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Founder, Angi
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John Fieldly
CEO, Celsius
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Donde Plowman
Chancellor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Dave Ramsey
CEO, Ramsey Solutions
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Scott Roe
COO & CFO, Tapestry
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Jim Farley
CEO, Ford
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Caryn Seidman Becker
CEO, CLEAR
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Jamie Dimon
CEO, JPMorganChase
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What is Office Hours: Business Edition?
Pull up a chair for conversations that go beyond the boardroom.
Office Hours: Business Edition brings you inside the kinds of conversations that usually happen behind closed doors. Hosted by former Wall Street Journal reporter and corporate executive Monica Langley, this leadership podcast features unfiltered discussions with the sharpest minds in business including CEOs, founders, athletes, and innovators who are shaping today’s business landscape.
These aren’t typical interviews. Drawing on decades of trusted relationships with the world’s top leaders, Monica creates a space where guests reveal the defining moments, hard-won lessons, and personal experiences that shaped their rise to the top. From pivotal career decisions to unexpected setbacks, from breakthrough innovations to moments of doubt, these conversations capture the human side of leadership.
Whether you’re a student, an aspiring executive, or a seasoned leader, Office Hours delivers accessible wisdom and real insights that resonate far beyond job titles. Each episode explores not just how leaders succeed, but who they are when no one’s watching.
Office Hours: Business Edition is proudly produced by the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Interested in appearing on Office Hours: Business Edition? Send guest submissions to [email protected].
Who is Monica Langley?
Monica Langley approaches every conversation with relentless curiosity, candor, and a deep desire to uncover what truly matters, honed over a four-decade career as a journalist, NYT bestselling author and corporate executive. Known for chasing the full story, she digs beneath the surface to uncover not just what someone has done, but who they are and why it matters. Monica listens intently, builds deep trust, and asks the smart, unexpected questions that prompt guests to reveal the decisions, emotions, and values behind their defining moments. Whether she is talking to a CEO, athlete, or entrepreneur, she creates a space where leaders feel safe to reflect, open up, and share the personal experiences that have shaped them. These conversations are revealing, real, and grounded in deep personal relationships that set Monica apart.
Who is Monica Langley?
Monica Langley approaches every conversation with relentless curiosity, candor, and a deep desire to uncover what truly matters, honed over a four-decade career as a journalist, NYT bestselling author and corporate executive. Known for chasing the full story, she digs beneath the surface to uncover not just what someone has done, but who they are and why it matters. Monica listens intently, builds deep trust, and asks the smart, unexpected questions that prompt guests to reveal the decisions, emotions, and values behind their defining moments. Whether she is talking to a CEO, athlete, or entrepreneur, she creates a space where leaders feel safe to reflect, open up, and share the personal experiences that have shaped them. These conversations are revealing, real, and grounded in deep personal relationships that set Monica apart.