Mr Gibbon. Me

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Explore Mr Gibbon

THE SHORT VERSION…

WHO THE HELL

IS MR GIBBON?

I’m Sam Whitaker.

Born in Keighley. Ended up in Australia.
Built a medical recruitment business.
Dad of two. Travel addict. Chilli obsessed.
I’ve made some good decisions.
I’ve made some questionable ones too.
Still learning.

  • 20+ YEARS

    In medical recruitment

  • 3 BUSINESSES

    Australian medical recruitment businesses built

  • 10+ Mentored

    MDs and business owners mentored

  • 300+ IMGs

    Settled in Australia

  • HAIRS LOST

    ALL!!!!

The story so far.

How did a bloke from Keighley end up here?

Keighley

Where it started.

I grew up in Keighley in the UK. A normal start, surrounded by a great family, good friends and probably more mischief than I should have been.

Historic architecture in Yorkshire

Australia

Somehow, I ended
up down under.

A few big decisions, a one way ticket and a new life in Australia. What was supposed to be an adventure turned into home.

Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge

Recruitment

Then came the doctors.

20+ years around recruitment and healthcare workforce. Working with amazing doctors, hospitals and communities across Australia and beyond.

Doctors talking together in a hospital

Blugibbon

I built a thing.

What started as an idea became a medical recruitment business, a team, a community and occasionally something much more complicated than I expected.

Blugibbon team group photo MEET BLUGIBBON
Sam laughing while hiking in the mountains
Same
guy.
Different
hats.

SO… WHY MR GIBBON?

GOOD QUESTION.

Mr Gibbon is my way of sharing the ideas, stories, lessons, adventures and projects that don’t always fit into a traditional business profile. It’s the personal side — the curiosity, the travel, the mistakes, the people and the things I’m learning along the way.

Blugibbon is the company.
Mr Gibbon is everything else.

Three pillars. One very human life.

Sam speaking about recruitment and business

Build things &
fix problems

Be useful. Recruitment, healthcare, business and lessons learned.

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A team enjoying a mountain adventure together

Step into your
potential

Leadership. People. Growth. Helping teams become better than they thought they could be.

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Sam spending time with his children by the sea

Love people &
live properly

Family, travel, food, fitness and the occasional questionable decision.

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THINGS I’VE LEARNED.

  • People make the difference, always.
  • Progress beats perfection.
  • Good teams create freedom.
  • The best opportunities come from genuine relationships.
  • Get comfortable being uncomfortable.

THINGS I’VE GOT WRONG.

  • Rushed decisions I wish I’d thought about longer.
  • Tried to do too much at once.
  • Underestimated how hard some things would be.
  • Said yes to things I probably shouldn’t have.
  • Forgotten to switch off and enjoy it.

A FEW NUMBERS.

20+

Years around
recruitment

2

Kids

XX

Countries

1

Medical recruitment
business

TOO MANY

Questionable ideas

UNKNOWN

Chillies consumed

CURRENT ADVENTURE

LIFE OUTSIDE THE OFFICE.

DIFFERENT PLACES. BETTER PERSPECTIVES.

SEE WHAT I’M UP TO
Doctors Football
World Cup
Kosciuszko
for a Cause
Countries >
Years Alive

Work With Sam

GOT A PROBLEM WORTH SOLVING?

I work with healthcare organisations, recruitment businesses and leadership teams on real-world problems. From workforce solutions to leadership development and practical workshops.

Healthcare Workforce

Recruitment Leadership

Workshops Speaking

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RANDOM NOTES FROM
MR GIBBON.

Business. Travel. Mistakes. Healthcare. Things I’ve learned.
No corporate bollocks.

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stories
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