One Life to Live: Ambra Caruthers
“PEOPLE DON'T LEAVE COMPANIES. THEY LEAVE PEOPLE.”
Episode Description
In this episode of Leadership Matters, Ambra Caruthers, founder and CEO of Accelerated Consulting and VP of Customer Supply Chain and Logistics at Haleon, joins host Kaylee Thomsen to explore how mentorship and adversity shape lasting leadership. Ambra shares how becoming a teenage mom and high school dropout fueled her ambition, why learning to communicate on each person’s terms transformed how she leads, and how a Blackberry thrown into the ocean taught her balance isn’t optional. She also reflects on redefining workaholic as momentum and why investing in people outweighs hitting a number. If leadership starts with knowing yourself, this one is for you.
Chapters
- 00:00 Welcome & Introducing Ambra Caruthers
- 02:17 Becoming a Teenage Mom and a High School Dropout
- 04:42 Work Ethic, Ambition, and the Books That Shaped Her
- 07:05 Early Career Mistakes and the Power of Advocacy
- 09:33 Building Relationships and Getting to Know Your People
- 11:52 Being Fearless in the Room
- 14:16 Hiring Mistakes and Finding the Right Fit
- 16:37 Learning to Manage People Since Age 18
- 18:57 Adjusting Leadership Style to Each Person
- 21:23 Choosing Culture Fit Over a Paycheck
- 23:45 Where Her Passion for People Comes From
- 26:06 Advice to Her Younger Self
- 28:25 Giving Back and Building Community
- 30:47 Redefining What It Means to Be a Workaholic
- 33:09 The Blackberry Thrown Into the Ocean
- 35:27 A Health Scare That Changed Everything
- 37:52 Why People Leave People, Not Companies
- 40:20 Battling Trigeminal Neuralgia
- 42:39 Final Advice for Leaders in 2026
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