Rebuilding Culture: Amber Tullos on People-First Leadership

About this episode

Erin Storm interviews Amber Tullos about driving culture and growth in organizations through people-first leadership.

On this episode of The Learning Curve , Erin sits down with Amber Tullos, VP of People Services at Jackson + Coker, to explore how her team is driving culture, connection, and growth across the organization. Amber shares how her group navigated a major transformation to earn the Q2 Team of the Quarter award, the shift toward more personalized learning and talent development, and why HR must be a trusted advisor—not just a problem-solver. She also offers grounded advice for early-career HR and L&D professionals: stay curious, learn the business, and keep people at the center of every decision.

People in this episode

Guest: Amber Tullos

Topics covered

• people-first leadership
• organizational culture
• HR transformation
• talent development

Keywords

• HR
• learning
• business transformation
• team development

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