Karson Humiston: Finding people jobs in Cannabis- Founder & CEO at Vangst

Karson Humiston is the Founder & CEO of Vangst, the cannabis industry’s recruiting platform. Since launching in 2016, Vangst has connected thousands of people with jobs at leading cannabis businesses around the world. Karson was featured on the 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 list and Vangst was featured in Entrepreneur’s 100 Brilliant Companies of 2018. Prior to founding Vangst, Karson founded On Track Adventures, a student travel organization based out of St. Lawrence University.

This Episode’s Heavy-Hitter’s:
- The idea for Vangst hit Karson at a canna-conference, where she started printing business cards under the company’s first name, Gradujana.
- When she started recruiting for Vangst, Karson actually went through the interviewing process at a recruitment firm and recruited the person interviewing her to work for Vangst.Cannabis sales soared during the pandemic, and it seems like the industry is recession proof.
- Entrepreneurship started early for Karson-- she ran a golf ball cleaning and selling business in third grade and tried to start a babysitting service at eleven years old.
- Karson believes in focusing on your strengths early on and hiring to supplement your weaknesses, in order to be as economical and strategic as possible in your business.

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