COO
With 25 years of insurance experience, including 20 at Steadfast, Samantha Hollman is well positioned to serve the company’s best interests. Hollman has been with Steadfast from the very beginning, coming on board as the company’s second employee before it experienced dramatic growth. As COO, Hollman directs and manages operational activities, ensures the implementation of overall organisational strategy, provides support to Steadfast’s CEO on corporate and group issues, leads and motivates staff to achieve agreed business plan implementation timeframes, and monitors financial performance.
When COVID-19 took hold in March, Hollman knew exactly where her priorities lay. “There are two areas that I have always known, but have been reinforced through the pandemic,” she says. “People in your company are what make it a success, and if they are supported and appreciated, they will continue to deliver, no matter the hurdles thrown at them. In times of uncertainty, strong leadership and calm, rational thinking are paramount to successfully lead the organisation.”
Hollman’s primary career goal for 2020 capitalises on this sentiment. “My goal is for the business to deliver to their original strategy with a fully remote and driven workforce during COVID-19, without skipping a beat,” she says.
