It Takes Heart

Samantha Miklos, Kate Coomber

Booking Overview

An interview-led healthcare podcast focused on the human realities of Australian medicine, nursing, allied health, rural access and healthcare leadership, typically featuring practitioners, founders and healthcare changemakers. Suitable pitches include Australian clinicians, nurse leaders, healthcare innovators, rural-health advocates and professionals with compelling personal or systemic healthcare stories; booking difficulty is medium, as guests are credible working professionals but the show has also featured prominent changemakers.

Metrics

Episodes: 50

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: Australia

YouTube: 23 subscribers

Instagram: 1.4k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

info@cmr.com.au

talent@cmr.com.au

ittakesheart@cmr.com.au

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Host

Samantha Miklos - Healthcare recruitment professional associated with Cornerstone Medical Recruitment and co-host of a podcast exploring the people and experiences behind Australian healthcare.

Kate Coomber - Healthcare recruitment professional associated with Cornerstone Medical Recruitment and co-host of a podcast exploring the people and experiences behind Australian healthcare.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Australian healthcare practitioners, nurse leaders, medical specialists, healthcare founders and changemakers with firsthand experience of patient care, workforce issues, rural access or healthcare innovation.

Required Achievements:

Clinical practice in medicine, nursing or allied health, Leadership or ownership of healthcare services, Founding healthcare or mental-health initiatives, Public advocacy for healthcare access, wellbeing or workforce improvement

Recent Guest Discussions

Dr Wayne Lee - Medicine, Burnout, Purpose, Imposter Syndrome, Rural Practice And Mental-health Connection.

Dr Rolf Gomes - Rural Healthcare Access, Mobile Specialist Clinics, Healthcare Equity And Practical Innovation.

Bek Woodbine - Chronic Pain, Nursing Wellbeing, Boundaries, Bullying, Respect And The Future Of Nursing.

Recent Topics

Healthcare, Nursing, Medicine, Rural Health, Wellness

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

It Takes Heart

49. Hey Sister Scrub Club and the Nurse Behind the Brand

August 18, 2026

Eighteen months ago, Steph Moore was working full time as a nurse and packing scrub orders from her garage between shifts. Today she's the founder of Hey Sister Scrub Club, a fun scrubs brand that's become a fan favourite with Aussie nurses and a runner-up for Rookie of the Year at the SheComm E-Commerce Awards.Steph opens up about the imposter syndrome that shaped both her nursing career and her business, from feeling like she hadn't earned the right to wear fun scrubs as a gr...

48. How Dr Jana Pittman Reinvented Herself from Olympian to Doctor

August 04, 2026

What happens when the identity you’ve built your whole life around no longer fits? In this episode of It Takes Heart, Jana Pittman shares her extraordinary journey from world champion Olympian to doctor, mother of six and passionate advocate for women’s health. With honesty and warmth, Jana reflects on injury, public pressure and the moments that pushed her towards reinvention and a new sense of purpose beyond elite sport.Jana opens up about how missing the Olympic Games led her to pursue med...

47. From Survival to Purpose: Dr Wayne Lee on Medicine, Music and Imposter Syndrome

July 21, 2026

What happens when a career built on survival slowly becomes a career built on purpose? For Dr Wayne Lee, a GP now practising in Brisbane, that shift is at the heart of a story spanning three countries, a musical childhood and a leap into practice ownership.Dr Wayne opens up about why he chose medicine over a music career for reasons that were more about supporting his family than chasing passion, and how that early decision shaped the way he has approached every chapter since. He reflects can...

Publicly listed emails

info@cmr.com.au

talent@cmr.com.au

ittakesheart@cmr.com.au

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