SeedCrest

Shanon Jaramillo“Cannabis Industry Workforce Educator & Activist”Shanon Jaramillo is the CEO/Founder of SeedCrest, LLC, formerly Cannabis NM Staffing. SeedCrest is a learning and licensing software that offers accredited and certificate courses to professionals who are preparing to work in the cannabis industry.Originally from Socorro, New Mexico, Shanon graduated with a BBA in Management from Robert Morris College in Chicago, IL (2002). She has 20 years of experience in recruitment, development, and retention and is a coach to professionals wishing to gain market entry into the cannabis field. Shanon is a center of influence in the community, known for her work in cannabis workforce research, policy, and education. She has been honored for her leadership and given several awards over the years including The NM Essie Award for Cannabis Influencer of the Year 2018, The NM Essie Award for Best Ancillary Cannabis Business 2019 for Cannabis NM Staffing, and most recently the 2020 Women in Business Development Award in New Mexico which honors women who use their experience to guide and mentor employees to become future leaders.Since 2017 Shanon has innovated and invested in business models that assist the licensed cannabis and hemp businesses and state government with employee compliance training and auditing that did not exist before in New Mexico. She started the grassroots movement of creating a more professional and responsible cannabis server training system as well as vocational college programs for Medical and Adult Use Industries. With the goal of bridging several gaps in state, educational, and business systems for the workforce, Shanon created THE 5 STAR STANDARD, a program that continues to empower professionals to successfully self-qualify and gain employment with top-hiring cannabis companies. In 2019-2020 Shanon provided expertise to Governor Michelle Lujan -Grisham’s Working Group for Legalization. In 2020 Shanon’s company partnered with Northern New Mexico College to provide the state’s first accredited Cannabis Establishment Course to industry professionals.As a coach to the industry, Shanon also teaches several cannabis business and policy courses and recruits and develops Educators providing a home for those experts who are now educating the community alongside her. She currently lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the base of the Sandia Mountains with her rescued pup, Sancho, and cat, Tabitha.Recent Media Updates on SeedCrest and Shanon Jaramillo:• Santa Fe New Mexican Northern NM College Launches Cannabis Course• The College Post NNMC Launches Cannabis Course• 2020 Podcast with PBS Growing Forward https://anchor.fm/growingforwardnm/episodes/Cannabis-Education-Efforts--2-3-21-epsl7k/a-a4hhti4SJ Brands and Business Models focused on Labor & Education Shortages for the Cannabis Industry:• SeedCrest.io (Educational & Employee Data SAAS Company)• CannaNMstaff.com – (former brand, Staffing, and Placement firm)• Cannabis-Training-Center.com (Training Center/Prototype for SeedCrest)SJ NM Government Affairs Involvement:• Marijuana.2020.NM.com (Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Working Group for Legalization)Contact:505-463-7661 Cellshanon@seedcrest.io505-550-4294 SeedCrest Businessinfo@seedcrest.io

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