From OT to CEO: Sam Miklos Demonstrates that Putting People First Really Does Work!

Sam Miklos takes us through her journey from occupational therapist to CEO of Cornerstone Medical Recruitment, Australia's leading healthcare recruitment agency, revealing how following your curiosity can lead to remarkable career success. She shares her experience building a multi-million dollar business from home while balancing motherhood and overcoming challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Career transition from occupational therapy to recruitment after discovering her passion while registering with a recruitment agency in London
• Sam's approach to business decisions: "If you can't see it, you can't be it" isn't a limiting factor - she takes the first step without needing to see the full picture
• Building CMR from home with just her dog to over 100 employees with her husband Norbert as COO
• The strategic decision to double office space during COVID when competitors were downsizing
• Balancing motherhood and business leadership by focusing on "what is my lane?" and prioritizing wellbeing
• Making bold career moves by giving yourself permission to try different paths
• Finding time for creativity and wellbeing through meditation, yoga, and scheduled breaks from work

Whether you're considering a career change, building a business, or seeking to improve your leadership approach, Sam's story demonstrates that the most fulfilling professional journeys rarely follow a straight line. 

Listen now to discover how embracing uncertainty and following your curiosity might lead to your own unexpected success.

The Podcast's 7th Season
Welcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing.

Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode.

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