Karson Humiston of Vangst \\ The Linkedin of the cannabis industry

Summary:

In today’s episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Karson Humiston. We talk about the cannabis industry, and what her company Vangst does. We talk about how they went from a recruiting agency to a full on platform connecting the cannabis industry together. We discussed the early stages of her involvement in recruiting for the cannabis industry. We talk about how she started recruiting fresh grads and interns to what Vangst is today. We dive into what happened in the cannabis industry over the past few years. We discuss how she didn’t start with any funding, and did extremely well in her seed round, and becoming a Series A rapidly. We talk about what the future looks like for Vangst. 

Here’s a closer look at the episode:

• What is Vangst
• The cannabis industry in the early days 
• Challenges in hiring in the cannabis industry 
• How did the recruitment company start 
• From Graduana to Vangst 
• Raising outside capital 
• Raising Series A in 2019 
• The Cannasession  in 2020 

Resources:

Website: https://vangst.com/

Vangst Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vangsttalent/

Vangst Twitter:https://twitter.com/vangsttalent

Karson’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/khumiston

Karson’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karson-humiston-64572b97/