We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Derrick Knudsen a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Derrick, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Can you share a customer success story with us?
There’s nothing that we like better in our profession than when we place a candidate into a position, they thrive and grow with that company, become a Hiring Manager, and then reach back out to us for help in hiring for their own team. This is exactly what happened with a phenomenal candidate of ours, Paisley. “I can’t say enough great things about the Meta Talent Team! I have worked with them first as a candidate and then as part of the recruiting process. They brought only the best candidates and always offered support and help along the way. I highly recommend them for all of your hiring needs!!”
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Brothers Derrick and David Knudsen founded Meta Talent Group in August of 2020 amidst a pandemic, a social justice movement, and an uncertain economy. They are not strangers to adversity though, as their ancestors emigrated to America post-WWII to forge financial freedom by way of opening bakeries and delis in New York City.
Considering this, it is not surprising that they chose the path of entrepreneurship. But why a recruitment firm specializing in cannabis and alternative medicines?
Choosing to hyper-focus their talents on the cannabis and alternative health industries was a purposeful and methodical decision. These are burgeoning fields that align with their own core beliefs and passions. They have witnessed first-hand the trials and tribulations friends and family members have experienced struggling with mental health and addiction disorders. In the cannabis, psychedelic, and alternative health medicine industries, they have discovered powerful use cases that help lead to recovery and rehabilitation. These were transformative experiences for Derrick and David that inspired them to support a cause they believe in so energetically.
Today, their family’s entrepreneurial spirit lives on with Meta Talent Group. Derrick and David aim to transform the world by connecting purpose-driven people with companies focused on people, planet, and profitability.
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
In the past two years, I’ve sold a recruitment firm, started a new one amidst the pandemic, and helped co-found one of the fastest growing non-profits in Denver that supports small business owners to help them stay open through the pandemic.
Have you ever had to pivot?
It’s been a cathartic journey becoming an entrepreneur over the last five years, especially given the fields that we live in and work in every day. What started as a move from NY to CO to learn more about the medical cannabis industry, has continued to guide myself and my company as we are one of the only boutique recruitment firms that support the cannabis, hemp and psychedelic health industries.
Contact Info:
- Website: metatalentgroup.com
- Instagram: meta_talent
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metatalentgroup/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/meta-talent-group/?viewAsMember=true
- Twitter: meta_talent
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