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.
Episodes
7 episodes
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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Season 1
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Episode 11
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11:01
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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40:32
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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54:23
HR in Healthcare
Nicole sits down with Holly Tavernier, CHRO at Lower Umpqua Hospital on the Oregon Coast. As a legacy client at Hunter Ambrose, Holly shares insights with Nicole on what drives successful, often innovative recruitment and top-tier HR prac...
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38:51
Cybersecurity in Crisis: Navigating Data Breaches and Ransomware with Nathan Mechikoff
In this episode, Nicole sits down with cybersecurity expert Nathan Mechikoff. He'll introduce a Cybersecurity Checklist tailored for rural healthcare. With over 1,300 Critical Access Hospitals and 5,000 rural health clinics across the country, ...
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33:47
Navigating Rural Healthcare's Roadblocks: Strategies for Success in 2025 with Jonathan Pantenburg
In this episode, Nicole interviews Jonathan Pantenburg, Founder and Principal at Wintergreen. Together, they discuss the reimbursement, operational, and financial challenges impacting rural healthcare organizations today and explore practical s...
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33:49
Building Resilience in Rural Healthcare: Insights from Doug Morse
In this episode of the Hunter Ambrose Podcast, host Nicole Barbano is joined by Doug Morse, a seasoned healthcare executive and founder of Rural Zealot, to discuss the unique challenges and strategies for rural healthcare. Doug shares ...
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37:50