Amy
Hanlon-Rodemich
CEO & Founder, HR Revolt | Creator, Big Band AI | Best-Selling Author | Former Fortune 100 CPO
Amy Hanlon-Rodemich is a visionary CEO, workforce futurist, and former Fortune 100 Chief People Officer. She is the founder of HR Revolt, creator of Big Band AI, and a best-selling author of Don’t Talk to HR and The CPO Toolbox.
Amy HR,
Answered
What kind of work do you focus on most today?
I work at the intersection of leadership, culture, and workforce systems—helping organizations modernize how people work, lead, and scale in a tech-enabled world.
What makes your perspective on HR different?
My work is grounded in both executive leadership and hands-on transformation. I’ve led global teams inside Fortune 100 companies while also building new models outside of them.
Who do you typically work with?
I advise executives, boards, and founders at moments of change—growth, transformation, acquisition, or cultural reset.
What topics do you speak and write about?
Leadership in modern organizations, the future of HR, executive burnout, employee wellbeing, and the role of AI in workforce strategy.
Big Ideas,
Real Impact
Amy brings clarity to complex moments—helping leaders connect people strategy to real business outcomes.
Her work focuses on aligning wellbeing, culture, and performance so organizations can grow without burning out the people who power them.
Executive Insight,
In Action
Across media appearances, keynote conversations, and executive forums, Amy shares a measured, real-world perspective on leadership, workforce transformation, and the role of technology in modern organizations.
She’s known for cutting through noise—connecting strategy, systems, and human experience in ways leaders can actually use.
Scaling Culture Podcast: Leading the Next Generation
Careers,
Reimagined
Amy helps organizations move beyond linear career paths, shaping cultures where growth is adaptive, human, and aligned with how people actually work today.
Featured Articles
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“Most were burnt out from years of corporate politics, higher expectations for women, and balancing family and work priorities.”
Amy H-R in interview with Fast Company, “How to Identify (and Avoid) the Female Mid-Life Crisis”, Fast Company
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“It is the shift away from the mindset of HR as the ‘corporate police’ and moving towards greater automation/digitalization and the need for deeper connectivity with employees.”
— Amy H-R in interview with Fast Company, “Human Resources Needs a Major Overhaul”
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“Companies will only succeed if they prioritize engaging and connecting with their people.”
— Amy HR, interview in People Matters, “Organizations will not succeed if employees are not engaged: GlobalLogic’s CPO”
Books
Don’t Talk to HR
A best-selling rethinking of HR’s role, reputation, and business value.
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Actionable guidance for today’s chief people officers and workforce leaders.
Don't Talk to HRA provocative best-selling exploration of HR’s reputation, value, and evolution.
Co-authored by Amy Hanlon-Rodemich and Neeru Mehta, Don’t Talk to HR challenges outdated assumptions about people functions and reimagines how HR can be a strategic partner in modern organizations.
WorkbookA practical companion for senior HR leaders navigating complexity and change.
Designed for real-world application, it translates insight into tools CPOs can use to lead with clarity, credibility, and impact.
Get in Touch
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