Travis Makes Money Make Money with Church Staffing | William Vanderbloemen
William Vanderbloemen is the founder and CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group, one of the leading executive search firms serving churches, nonprofits, schools, and values-based businesses. A former pastor and now a trusted advisor to mission-driven organizations, William has helped over 3,000 clients find leadership talent that aligns both in competence and character. He’s also a Forbes contributor and the author of Work How You’re Wired, Be the Unicorn, and Next: Pastoral Succession That Works.
On this episode we talk about:
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How polishing his grandmother’s silver as a kid sparked his entrepreneurial streak
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Lessons learned from ministry leadership that translated into building a multimillion-dollar faith-based search firm
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The moment he left job security to launch a business from scratch — in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis
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Why pursuing your deeper mission matters more than any financial metric
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The role of relationships, purpose, and wiring in long-term success
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How understanding your natural strengths can transform your leadership, career, and team dynamics
Top 3 Takeaways
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You’ll never have perfect clarity before you start—take the first step and let the next one reveal itself.
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Success looks different when you’re doing work aligned with your unique wiring and purpose.
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No relationship is accidental—treat every connection as an opportunity to serve and grow.
Notable Quotes
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“Work how you’re wired. Everyone has unique lanes that make them better at what they do.”
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“If you wait until it’s clean to take the first step, you’ve already missed your chance.”
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“You can do good and do good business at the same time.”
Connect with William Vanderbloemen:
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Website: vanderbloemen.com
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