Overview

• Founded in 2018 and headquartered at 225 W 8th Ave, Vancouver, TalentBud specializes in recruitment for the cannabis industry, including LPs, technology, media, and marketing organizations
• Maintains a proprietary 24/7 automated system for building and nurturing talent pipelines specifically for cannabis sector roles
• Created CPDN.ca to grow and nurture candidates entering or already working in the cannabis market
• Demonstrated expertise in scaling teams rapidly for startups, with a focus on sales (corporate/retail), marketing, leadership, and office roles
• Provides regulatory and compliance insights specific to cannabis hiring and marketing practices

Specializations

• Cannabis industry recruitment for executive roles including C-suite, VPs, and General Managers
• Talent sourcing across ‘Grey’ to ‘Green’ cannabis markets, including candidates without public profiles
• High-volume hiring for cannabis startups requiring rapid team scaling
• Placement of specialized roles in cannabis technology and marketing sectors

Services & Approach

• Access to 1000s of passive cannabis industry candidates through proprietary pipeline system
• Confidential executive search services for leadership positions in regulated cannabis markets
• CPDN.ca platform development for candidate growth and market entry support
• Advisory services for cannabis startups on compliance-driven hiring strategies