Cannabis Executive Search

Cannabis Companies Meet Purpose-Driven Leaders

Y Scouts: Our Purpose

We believe today’s hiring process overlooks the human behind the resume, resulting in a detrimental disconnect between business and leader.

The Proof?

Find out how Y Scouts aligns performance-proven and purpose-aligned leaders with our Hiring on Purpose process. We have shifted the national conversation around the importance of hiring candidates who connect to your company through shared values, vision, and sense of purpose. We’ve flipped the broken vertical model on its side, creating horizontal alignment between leaders and companies. In short, we’ve created a better way, for a better reason, that achieves better results for our clients and the candidates.

A successful Nevada-based cannabis company needed to hire a Head of Retail. Y Scouts conducted a nationwide search for a candidate who not only deeply understood traditional retail operations but could come in with knowledge of the cannabis industry, the culture, and a level of executive presence to elevate their retail operations. Read our case study to discover how Y Scouts successfully placed a leader that excelled in the competencies of the role and also aligned with the culture and values of Essence Cannabis Dispensary.

Read The Case Study

The cannabis industry is booming, and with that growth comes a need for more people. Keeping pace with this level of need can be taxing on executives of companies, and sometimes detract from the overall business. This growing pain can be easily solved by enlisting the help of an executive recruiter. But how do you know which one to pick? Take these steps below into account when finding a cannabis executive recruiter.

How to Find a Cannabis Executive Recruiter

1. Interview your recruiter like you are going to hire them.

With the cannabis industry having astronomical growth in the past year, companies have been struggling to keep pace with the amount of hires they need to bring on. An executive recruiter can really be a godsend in this situation, but it can also backfire if you bring on the wrong recruiter. We advise taking a hard look at any potential executive recruiter, think of it as a hiring process. You are essentially bringing them on as your extended human resources department, and they should be vetted as though you were bringing them onto your payroll.

2. Don’t confuse a cannabis job board with a cannabis recruiter.

Many recruiters, or recruiting services, make it look as though they offer a personalized recruiting process for your open positions. But, in reality, they are only posting your open role on their job board and leaving it at that. When recruiting heavily for a company, this route will not give your company the solid employees that are needed to maintain growth.

3. Look for industry experience and specialization

As the demand for hiring in the cannabis world increases, more and more recruiting firms are trying to swoop in to fill the demand. This doesn’t seem like it would be a red flag, but if recruiting firms do not specialize in hiring the type of role that you need filled, the candidates that they are finding might not be what you need. Always look into the recruiting firm’s specialty, and get referrals if needed. This also applies to experience, a firm that has extensive experience hiring the position you need filled will always be better than the fresh new guy on the block. Do your research, you won’t regret it.

Partner With an Expert in Cannabis Executive Recruiting

Y Scouts is the cannabis executive search firm organizations trust when they need an inspired leader.

We are the gatekeepers to your business. The talent acquisition team at Y Scouts searches for and screens executive candidates and asks ourselves, “Can we picture this person caring for your organization, as well as your customer’s well being?” The answer to that question is just the starting point to our cannabis executive search solutions.

Led by Max Hansen, who has helped place healthcare executives in meaningful roles for over 10 years, we understand the importance of this to your business. Max and our team of recruiters understand the functions and dynamics surrounding the most expansive cannabis organizations. Every executive candidate we present you with are people we would hire ourselves.

Great organizations are built with one person at a time. Y Scouts specializes in recruiting healthcare executives for these types of organizations.

Types of Organizations:

Dispensaries
Nonprofit
Policy Creation
CBD & Hemp Providers
Home Health Companies
Academic Health Sciences
Other Healthcare Organizations

Types of Cannabis Executive Search:

President and CEO
COO
CFO
CMO
Head of Cultivation
Head of Extraction (Laboratory)
Head of Sales

We want to focus on cannabis executive search because of the strong need for quality individuals in this fast-paced industry. By placing quality cannabis executives in leadership roles that align with their why, we believe we’re improving the quality of product, and ultimately customer care.

Join The Leadership Community

Signal to our team that you are open to hearing from us if, especially if one of our open roles in the Cannabis industry looks like something you’d be qualified for such as CFO, CEO, COO, and more leadership opportunities.

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Hire or Be Hired

By hiring on purpose, we take the broken vertical model and flip it on its side, creating horizontal alignment between leader and company. We bridge the gap between the business’ purpose and a leader’s passions and strengths. It is purposeful and methodical and driven by empathy. It’s why we exist.

Join The Leadership Community

Signal to our team that you are open to hearing from us if, especially if one of our open roles in the Cannabis industry looks like something you’d be qualified for.