Deborah Saneman: Human Capital Management Firms Were Failing Cannabis Companies

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This week, Deborah Saneman, CEO of Würk, joins the Cannabis Equipment News podcast to discuss why she stepped up after watching multiple HR service providers kick cannabis to the curb and how gamification can improve employee retention.In this episode, Saneman also discusses:

• How to address the unique needs of cannabis companies, like 280E reporting and access to banking. (6:00)
• What happened when Paychex bailed on cannabis operators. (7:10)
• Her all-hands-on-deck approach to onboard a flood of clients and some 3,000 employees in a 30-day window. (10:23)
• How to vet banking partners. (12:14)
• The importance of ethical and supportive workplaces. (19:31)
• How to use wages on demand as an employee retention tool. (23:38)
• What companies can do to be more competitive and bring better talent in house. (32:19)
• How to attract and retain younger workers and the new generation’s desire to increase and gamify the performance review process. (36:56)

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