Through our extensive work with numerous cannabis operators and advocates, FlowerHire Senior Advisors has the honor of meeting many practitioners in the HR sector. Our exposure gives us the privilege to observe businesses and organizations excelling in service, quality, and performance. To recognize outstanding efforts, we’ve inaugurated the Excellence in Human Capital Services awards.
It’s our pleasure to announce our 2022 Excellence in Human Capital Services award winners:
OUTSTANDING BENEFITS BROKERAGE
USI Insurance Services
USI is one of the largest insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the world, delivering property and casualty, employee benefits, personal risk, program and retirement solutions to large risk management clients, middle market companies, smaller firms and individuals. USI has become a premier insurance brokerage and consulting firm by leveraging the USI ONE Advantage®, an interactive platform that integrates proprietary and innovative client solutions, networked local resources and enterprise-wide collaboration to deliver customized results with positive, bottom-line impact. USI attracts best-in-class industry talent with a long history of deep and continuing investment in local communities.
OUTSTANDING HRIS/PAYROLL PROVIDER
Paragon
Paragon Payroll is a leading national provider of payroll, compliance, and HR solutions for businesses of all sizes. Designed and packaged to each client’s needs, our comprehensive offering includes payroll processing; tax and wage garnishment administration; timekeeping; job/applicant tracking and digital onboarding; HRIS; and benefit administration. Our extensive partner network provides unparalleled access to a wide choice of integrated solutions for group health benefits; 401(k); and pay-as-you-go workers compensation programs.
OUTSTANDING HIRING PLATFORM
engin
engin, the cannabis industry’s leading recruitment marketing platform, is led by a team of all-star scientists, engineers, and recruitment marketing experts.
The engin platform helps companies of all sizes save time and money while hiring at scale. Our AI-powered SaaS solution intelligently distributes job listings and engages talent communities, while protecting and amplifying the employer brand —helping companies seamlessly find, engage, and hire top talent.
With engin, companies are building an equitable, sustainable, and profitable workforce by connecting in the places where the ideal candidates can be found and engaged in a job that’s a good fit and next step in a bright career.
OUTSTANDING EDUCATION PLATFORM
Green Flower is the industry standard for cannabis education and training, working with industry leaders since 2014 to create best-in-class training programs for individuals and businesses.
We power the training programs of companies, higher education institutions, government agencies, and passionate individuals who want to succeed in the modern cannabis industry.
Our education and credentials help you stand out, gain credibility, and advance your career in the fast-growing cannabis industry today.
OUTSTANDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
40 Tons
40 Tons is a woman and minority-owned premium cannabis brand based in Los Angeles, California. The company’s mission is to promote diversity and inclusion of BIPOC communities within the cannabis industry while creating a positive social impact. A portion of all proceeds are redistributed into local communities to benefit those wrongfully impacted by non-violent cannabis charges.
OUTSTANDING DEI GROUP
Rooted in the power of this ecosystem, CDG creates pathways for consumers to support racially-just, people-centered, and planet-loving brands. Simultaneously, CDG offers resources for cannabis businesses to recenter communities, just values, and improve business practices. In 2020 the vision expanded to encompass a landmark antiracism training specifically for cannabis, which is now conducted for companies (and ancillary) across the country.
OUTSTANDING SOCIAL EQUITY GROUP
Our Academy is a volunteer-run, non-profit mentorship and workshop program that provides social equity applicants and BIPOC independent cannabis entrepreneurs with the resources and contacts they need to thrive in the legal cannabis industry. In their 13-week digital program, mentees learn how to approach investors, negotiate contracts, apply for licenses, set up a supply chain network, market their brands, and build communities around their products.
FlowerHire Senior Advisors looks forward to continuing to work with such honorable cannabis companies, and connecting with many more in 2023.