Cory Salmon

Background

About Cory Salmon

With nearly a decade of experience in full-cycle recruiting, I specialize in recruiting and hiring top talent for our organization. My focus is on building strong, sustainable teams across cultivation, production, retail, marketing, and corporate operations.I’ve successfully transitioned my expertise from high-volume automotive recruiting to the fast-growing cannabis sector, where compliance, culture fit, and trust are everything. I take pride in helping both startups and established operators find the right people to grow their vision.Professional Highlights*Placed thousands of candidates in direct-hire and long-term positions across multiple regulated industries*Partnered with vertically integrated cannabis operators to staff cultivation, processing, retail, and leadership roles*Known for relationship-driven recruiting that emphasizes trust, transparency, and retention*Maintained a 90%+ retention rate on direct placements through strong candidate support and employer alignment*Led and trained high-performing recruiting teams on large-scale sourcing initiativesCore Skills & Expertise*Full-cycle recruiting (retail and cultivation to C-suite)*Direct-hire and permanent placement strategy*Cannabis industry compliance & workforce development*Candidate engagement, sourcing & pipeline management*Community outreach & diversity hiring*Resume and interview coaching for cannabis professionals