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:

• How polishing his grandmother’s silver as a kid sparked his entrepreneurial streak

• Lessons learned from ministry leadership that translated into building a multimillion-dollar faith-based search firm

• The moment he left job security to launch a business from scratch — in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis

• Why pursuing your deeper mission matters more than any financial metric

• The role of relationships, purpose, and wiring in long-term success

• How understanding your natural strengths can transform your leadership, career, and team dynamics

Top 3 Takeaways

1. You’ll never have perfect clarity before you start—take the first step and let the next one reveal itself.

2. Success looks different when you’re doing work aligned with your unique wiring and purpose.

3. No relationship is accidental—treat every connection as an opportunity to serve and grow.

Notable Quotes

• “Work how you’re wired. Everyone has unique lanes that make them better at what they do.”

• “If you wait until it’s clean to take the first step, you’ve already missed your chance.”

• “You can do good and do good business at the same time.”

Connect with William Vanderbloemen:

• Website: vanderbloemen.com

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