AMY FALLUCCA
(BBA ‘08)
City: Milwaukee Title: Founder and CEO at Bravent Previous jobs: Vice president of human resources at Centare; technical recruiter and account executive at Brooksource
Why she’s among the 8 to Watch: Fallucca started her own human resources consulting business that helps small to mid-sized companies across the U.S. recruit, hire, and assess their people operations. Her expanding company, founded in 2016, has doubled its revenue every year so far. She was named one of Milwaukee Business Journal’s 40 under 40 in 2019. Breaking the mold: “When I had my first child, I wanted something that had more flexibility. One of the reasons I started Bravent was because I really didn’t see a lot of opportunities for people like myself—moms with young kids—to work parttime and flexible jobs. I want to challenge my customers—and demonstrate through my business— that the traditional nine-to-five workday model isn’t necessarily the only way to get work done and achieve great outcomes.” 20 | UW–Madison Wisconsin School of Business
Making an impact: As a volunteer and former board chair of Girls on the Run of Southeastern Wisconsin, Fallucca gives her time to an organization dedicated to helping young girls learn healthy lifestyle habits, focus on character development, and stay active by running. The program, which has chapters across the country, impacted more than 2,200 girls in Milwaukee just this year. The impact of a WSB degree: “When you start out in your career, you think your employer is going to be doing things by the textbook, and they’re not. What I liked about WSB was that we learned the textbook theory behind things, but then also learned through real-world case studies how things actually played out in real companies.” Advice to students and young professionals: “It’s all about relationships and connections; start building a professional network right away. Stand out and make an impact, because nobody’s going to do it for you.”
“I want to challenge my customers—and demonstrate through my business—that the traditional workday model isn’t the only way to achieve great outcomes.” —AMY FALLUCCA (BBA ’08) FOUNDER AND CEO, BRAVENT
