The Present
I launched this site in the midst of my “professional halftime,” in Fall 2019. After 20+ years in the corporate world, I took the summer off to invest in my family (last year, we moved back to the States after eight years in China) and to write a book.
As I move out of my professional halftime, I’m excited to embark on my next journey. As of 9/9/2020, the book is available for pre-order and my new job starts at McCann China.
Click below to join my on my journey or for more information on the book or what I will be doing at McCann.
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Empathy requires intentionality.
"I feel so bad for her." Do you feel badly because she's found herself in a terrible situation, or because you can feel and empathize with what she's going through? If, like many people, you've lived a relatively un-traumatized life, how do you shift yourself from...
Velvet Machete Leadership Podcast
Amber Hurdle enables listeners to become confident, compassionate leaders and driving forces of influence to play big and next-level their success. Watch The Velvet Machete podcast here
Killer day? Deep. Breath.
Deep. Breath. Hey guys, sometimes you just have a KILLER day. The kind of killer day, you don’t even know how killer it is until you finally get home, sit down, and take a breath. Make it a deeeeep one. Because yes, people will sometimes let you down. Possibly,...
The Combustion Chronicles with Shawn Nason
The Combustion Chronicles features disruptors that challenge the status quo on his podcast. I'm honored to be featured on his 5th season! Listen to The Combustion Chronicles podcast here Culture, Leadership, and Social Legacy A lot of our conversation revolved around...
Don’t run away from hard things.
It's natural, isn't it? When something scary looms in front of you, to turn and head in the other direction. But in my discussion with Nikki Groom on the Movement Makers podcast, we talked about why we shouldn't run away from hard things. We agreed that if we run away...
When giving is joyful and easy.
When I chatted with Meredith for her podcast, we touched on a number of topics, including the joy of giving. Meredith for Real: the curious introvert podcast is all about discovering the life we love & how we find the courage to live it. So inevitably, we ended up...
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