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April 23, 2020 59 mins
What does reselling used golf balls, organizing weekend trips for college students, and fundraising for alumni relations have in common? They are just some of the things Entrepreneur Karson Humiston did before founding the go-to recruiting platform in Cannabis; Vangst. Joining us from Denver in March of 2020, Karson shares her founder's journey of hustle and perseverance turning a stack of business cards made in her college dorm room into the name in Cannabis recruiting. Show Notes: What You Need To Know About Vangst's New, Free Cannabis Recruitment Platform: https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/20/04/15877645/what-you-need-to-know-about-vangsts-new-free-cannabis-recruitment-platform Vangst Newsletter: https://blog.vangst.com/category/vangst-news/ St. Lawrence University, Calling All Saints: https://www.stlawu.edu/people/calling-all-saints The Tick Tock Inn: https://www.facebook.com/TickTockInn/ Galvanize: https://www.linkedin.com/school/galvanize-it/ Canna Brand: https://cannabrand.co/ Ryan G. Smith, CEO, Leaflink: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-g-smith/ Lerer Hippeau: https://www.lererhippeau.com/ Casa Verde Capital: https://www.casaverdecapital.com/ Jeremy Burke, Business Insider: https://twitter.com/jfberke Benzinga: https://www.benzinga.com/ MJBizDaily: https://mjbizdaily.com/ Vangst 2019 Salary Guide: https://info.vangst.com/vangst-2019-salary-guide Guest: Karson Humiston, Founder & CEO, Vangst https://www.linkedin.com/in/karson-humiston-64572b97/ https://twitter.com/khumiston https://vangst.com/ https://www.instagram.com/vangsttalent/ https://www.facebook.com/Vangsttalent/ https://twitter.com/vangsttalent https://www.linkedin.com/company/vangst/ Host: Brian Weber, Host, Lit Up: A Founder's Journey linkedin.com/in/briancweber/ www.litupfounders.com www.facebook.com/LitUpFounders/ www.instagram.com/LitUpFounders/ www.twitter.com/LitUpFounders www.linkedin.com/company/litupmedia/ Listen to the episode here or on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, or RSS to your favorite podcast app.
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