EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 59 MIN
Out of Line Ep. 7 | From Music Teacher to Staffing CEO | Alex Martin
from Out of Line with Tiffany Scott · host Tiffany Scott
Alex Martin went from teaching 4th grade music in Harlem to running her own boutique recruiting firm in under a decade. In this episode she breaks down how she hit $1.2M in new business in 10 months as a cold start at PlanetHealthcare, why most recruiters are stuck in transactional mode, and what made her finally bet on herself and launch Amaya Staffing Consultants in June 2024.We get into the early Yankees community outreach gig, the jump into healthcare staffing sales at Barton, scaling from Account Manager to Group Manager on a $3M book, the $100K first quarter at Cura Search, and the People Matter philosophy that drives Amaya's work across healthcare, legal, executive, tech, HR, accounting and finance.If you've ever felt like the straight path wasn't built for you, this one will hit.Chapters00:00 Cold open01:30 Meet Alex Martin06:45 Teaching music at Harlem Children's Zone12:10 The Yankees pivot18:20 Breaking into healthcare staffing26:00 $1.2M in 10 months at PlanetHealthcare34:15 Why transactional recruiting is dying41:30 Launching Amaya Staffing Consultants49:00 Know your why55:20 Advice for anyone betting on themselvesGuestAlex Martin, Founder and CEO, Amaya Staffing ConsultantsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-martin-61140761/Web: https://amayastaffing.comFollow Out of Line with Tiffany ScottYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OutOfLinePodApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-line-with-tiffany-scott/id1882144516Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2LnreneFTLjy1vFXVLnv9NInstagram: TiffisoutoflineWeb: https://outofline.show#OutOfLine #TiffanyScott #AlexMartin #AmayaStaffing #HealthcareRecruiting #FoundersStory #WomenInBusiness
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Alex Martin went from teaching 4th grade music in Harlem to running her own boutique recruiting firm in under a decade. In this episode she breaks down how she hit $1.2M in new business in 10 months as a cold start at PlanetHealthcare, why most recruiters are stuck in transactional mode, and what made her finally bet on herself and launch Amaya Staffing Consultants in June 2024.We get into the early Yankees community outreach gig, the jump into healthcare staffing sales at Barton, scaling from Account Manager to Group Manager on a $3M book, the $100K first quarter at Cura Search, and the People Matter philosophy that drives Amaya's work across healthcare, legal, executive, tech, HR, accounting and finance.If you've ever felt like the straight path wasn't built for you, this one will hit.Chapters00:00 Cold open01:30 Meet Alex Martin06:45 Teaching music at Harlem Children's Zone12:10 The Yankees pivot18:20 Breaking into healthcare staffing26:00 $1.2M in 10 months at PlanetHealthcare34:15 Why transactional recruiting is dying41:30 Launching Amaya Staffing Consultants49:00 Know your why55:20 Advice for anyone betting on themselvesGuestAlex Martin, Founder and CEO, Amaya Staffing ConsultantsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-martin-61140761/Web: https://amayastaffing.comFollow Out of Line with Tiffany ScottYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OutOfLinePodApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-line-with-tiffany-scott/id1882144516Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2LnreneFTLjy1vFXVLnv9NInstagram: TiffisoutoflineWeb: https://outofline.show#OutOfLine #TiffanyScott #AlexMartin #AmayaStaffing #HealthcareRecruiting #FoundersStory #WomenInBusiness
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