Samantha Bateman on Resilience, Recruitment & Purpose-Driven Leadership

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Making Your Mark Podcast

Mark Bundang

41 episodes

4 days ago

🎙️ Making Your Mark Podcast with Mark Bundang What does it take to truly make your mark? This podcast shares real career stories from professionals across business, entrepreneurship, public service, healthcare, trades, and more. Each episode explores how guests navigated challenges, grew through change, and defined success on their own terms. Designed for early to mid-career professionals, Making Your Mark offers clarity, courage, and purpose — whether you're building a business, mastering a craft, leading a team, or shaping your impact in your community. New eps or clips every two weeks

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Samantha Bateman on Resilience, Recruitment & Purpose-Driven Leadership

Making Your Mark Podcast

48 minutes 9 seconds

8 months ago

Samantha Bateman on Resilience, Recruitment & Purpose-Driven Leadership

🎙 What does it take to build a successful executive search firm while overcoming personal and professional challenges?

In this episode, Samantha Bateman, founder of Integria Consulting, shares her inspiring journey of resilience, entrepreneurship, and giving back. From being kicked out of her home at a young age, to working full-time while completing a political science degree, to choosing entrepreneurship over a stable corporate job, Sam’s story is one of persistence and purpose.

Over 20 years of building Integria Consulting, she has weathered economic downturns, business struggles, and dedicated herself to helping marginalized and underemployed job seekers find meaningful work. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, recruiter, job seeker, or someone navigating career challenges, this episode is packed with lessons on persistence, networking, and purpose-driven leadership.

🔑 Topics Covered:

00:00 Introduction to Samantha Bateman

02:04 From Growing Up in the West Island to 20 Years of Integria Consulting

03:57 Juggling Full-Time Work While Completing a University Degree

06:04 Saying No to the Easy Path & Building Her Own Way

10:24 What Fuels Sam’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

14:10 The Origins of Integria Consulting

17:09 The Mindset of “It Has to Work, I Can’t Stop Until It Does”

20:52 Role of a Spouse or Partner in Career Success

24:32 How a Political Science Degree Came in Handy in Business

26:45 The Turning Point When Integria Started to Gain Momentum

28:59 One Person Willing to Take a Chance

32:40 Weathering the 2008–2010 Downturn

34:25 One Break Can Change Lives

39:36 Empowering Marginalized & Underemployed Job Seekers

42:31 Connection, Service & Purpose-Driven Leadership

47:39 Final Thoughts & Call to Action

🎯 Connect with Samantha Bateman:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthabateman/

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