Amber Hurdle Cuts to the Chase With Her Velvet Machete Brand Strategy

Amber Hurdle is the CEO of Amber Hurdle Consulting, a multi-award-winning leadership and talent optimization firm that pioneers using both science and marketing principles to strengthen customers' brands from the inside out. She helps overcome costly business problems like ineffective recruiting, turnover, underperformance, declining morale, and leadership gaps by clearly connecting her clients' people strategy to their business strategy. Amber understands how to accelerate success as a teen mom turned powerhouse businesswoman, having worked with celebrities, executives, and Fortune 100 companies alike. She was recently recognized among the "Top 40 Under 40" by the Nashville Business Journal, by The Nashville Area Chamber's Nashville Emerging Leader Awards (NELA) as the winner in the Business Services category, and by Global Gurus for being among the top 30 brand professionals for 2020. Amber Hurdle Consulting's clients have included large brands such as FedEx Ground, Marriott Hotels, and Stella & Dot, as well as small businesses who want to play big, all of which lead to an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. A self-proclaimed gym rat and hot wing snob, Amber loves uniting the power of unified personal, employer, and business brands.