Hunter Ambrose & Co. is a coaching and consulting firm. Founded in 2006 by Nicole Barbano.
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Clarity changes everything. That's where we start.
Twenty years advising executives and leaders — from healthcare systems to family offices to private practices — with one method: extreme clarity about what better looks like, what you actually have to work with, and how we get there.
In 2006, in San Diego, California, I left a six-figure job. Not because the work wasn't great — because working 50+ hour weeks while raising three young children solo was not an achievable proposition.
I wanted real opportunity: uncapped income, agency over my time, and the room to build something of my own.
That decision became Hunter Ambrose, which grew into the #21 largest healthcare retained search firm in the country.
Along the way, I personally placed more than 1,000 candidates across 42 states and three continents.
I’ve had thousands of conversations with boards, professionals and executives navigating exactly what my clients face now: a pivot, an opportunity, a path to what's next.
In 2026, at 20 years, I made a decision for a similar reason.
I moved the firm from search to coaching and consulting — the work I'll do for the next 20 years, with founders, executives, and leaders asking big questions of their own.
People who, like me, want agency over their time and the chance to build what comes next.
There is nothing but opportunity.
Book a Coaching Discovery Call and let’s start the conversation.
The HIRE.
Understand how humans hire—and get hired.
5 million people start a new job every month in America. Most of them never clicked a major job board to find it.
From Leonardo da Vinci’s résumé and the guilds of the Middle Ages to the Manhattan Project, applicant tracking systems and AI, The HIRE explores how opportunity has been created across centuries—and how today’s hiring process became so complicated.
Written for those who hire and those hoping to be hired.
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Webinar: The Rise of the One-Person Company
How AI, Expertise and a Credible Brand Are Changing Entrepreneurship
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Noon Central Time
45 minutes plus Q&A | Complimentary
AI is making it possible to launch, market and operate a company without immediately building a team. But access to technology alone does not create a viable business.
In this complimentary webinar, Nicole Barbano examines the rise of the one-person company and what it takes to turn professional experience into a focused, credible business.