Hunter Ambrose Leadership Podcast
Welcome to The Hunter Ambrose Podcast, hosted by Nicole Barbano, Founder of Hunter Ambrose.
This show is for executives, emerging leaders, and ambitious professionals ready to work smarter, earn better, and live well. Nicole brings two decades of experience in executive search, strategy, and coaching—cutting through the noise with sharp conversations and real-world insights.
If you want to make bold moves, live with clarity, and build a life that thrives, this is where you start.
Clarity. Strategy. Execution.
Podcasting since 2024 • 9 episodes
Hunter Ambrose Leadership Podcast
Latest Episodes
Regional to Rural Healthcare- Next Steps?
What questions should healthcare leaders really be asking? Andrew Manzer, a Hospital executive and Fordham University faculty member, joins us to discuss leading through complexity, transforming systems, and the mindset today’s healthcare execu...
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Rules, Red Tape, and Rural Hospitals: What's Really Holding Us Back
Nicole sits down with Kyle Kellum, CEO of Melham Memorial—a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital—to talk rural healthcare, leadership, and why psychological safety at work matters. From his start in radiology to the C-suite, Kyle shares re...
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The Fence Is Falling Down: What’s Broken in Recruitment Today
100+ million job applications a month. 6 million hires.The hiring funnel? It’s a meat grinder.Phantom jobs. Polished fluff posts. Candidates ghosted. Employers overwhelmed.Recruitment isn’t broken. It’s falling apart
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Generations in Nursing: Lessons from Leslie Mahoney's 50-Year Career
In this episode of the Hunter Ambrose Podcast, Nicole Barbano speaks with Leslie Mahoney, RN, about her 50-year nursing journey—from a Catholic hospital in the 1960s to hospice care today. They explore the evolution of nursing, ICU leadership, ...
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California Water Management: Challenges and Innovations with Joel Metzger
In this Hunter Ambrose podcast, host Nicole Barbano interviews Joel Metzger, General Manager of Utica Water and Power Authority in California. Joel traces his journey from journalism to managing a historic Sierra Nevada water system, addressing...
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