Cody Huston

Cody Huston

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Talent at Kafene: Recruiter, Connector, Storyteller
Denver, Colorado, United States

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  • Kafene
    Talent Acquisition Partner
    Kafene
    Jan 2026 - Current (7 months)
  • GameChanger
    Senior Recruiter, Marketing & Product
    GameChanger
    Sep 2024 - May 2025 (9 months)
    -Hired for new headcount with a 93% acceptance rate while advising on interview process improvements—streamlining steps, reducing time-to-hire, and enhancing candidate experience -Led hiring for Product and Marketing orgs, filling roles from IC to Director during a critical scaling phase -Partnered with SVP of Product and VP of Design, driving hiring strategy aligned with long-term org growth -Deliver high-touch candidate experience and partner closely with executive stakeholders -Partnered with leadership to identify summer 2025 interns across marketing and product teams
  • Lattice
    Senior Recruiter, GTM
    Lattice
    Oct 2023 - Jun 2024 (9 months)
    -Contributed to a major hiring sprint to grow GTM teams in Q4. Personally extended 14 offers for a hiring class of 27, within a six week period -Partnered cross-functionally with teams in the UK and the US to make hires that include Product Marketing, Data Science, Account Executives, Finance, DEIB and HR roles from early-in-career to leadership level -Managed full-cycle recruiting across GTM, G7A and EPD teams, building interview loops, creating strong candidate pipelines and building relationships with hiring partners -Conducted outbound sourcing for all roles, with over 20% of roles filled with sourced candidates -Filled 38 roles in nine months, building strategic relationships with hiring managers across the organization
  • Continuum
    Talent Acquisition Partner, Recruiter
    Continuum
    Feb 2023 - Current (3 years 6 months)
    -Currently partnering with clients in ed tech, health tech, fintech and cybersecurity to scale their talent acquisition efforts across GTM and G&A functions -Partner with clients from east to west coast, helping them grow their teams and map out intentional hiring plans for their organizations -Fractional and contingent pricing options to customize hiring solutions based on the needs of the client and the size of their teams -Build out high-performing teams by hiring talent that ranges from Controllers to Software Engineers -Work with SaaS brands: Kafene, Horizon3.ai, Udemy and Color
  • S
    Senior Recruiter: Finance, Accounting & IT
    Dec 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 3 months)
    -Hired five candidates with within first five weeks on the team - Joined during a hyper-growth year where headcount doubled across the organization: responsible for critical senior leadership hires up to VP level, as well as IC roles that range from Salesforce CPQ Developer to Technical Accounting Manager - Partner with leaders in accounting, finance, legal, HR, IT and tech to develop strategic partnerships that led to proactive headcount planning. Managed Req lifecycle and coached newer stakeholders on our hiring process. - Utilize Greenhouse and Lever. Leverage Teamables to create sourcing campaigns responsible for bringing in hard-to-find senior leadership roles, with an emphasis on diversity (46% of Udemy leadership is female) - Built t
  • JT Recruiting
    Senior Recruiter - Accounting & Finance
    JT Recruiting
    Mar 2019 - Dec 2021 (2 years 10 months)
    - Early hire for a new division building out contract and direct hire placements for accounting/finance hires in the Denver/Boulder market - Recognized twice in 2020 in a peer-voted contest for positive attitude and fortitude in a tough environment - Doubled goals in 2021 through growing relationships with hiring managers and establishing exclusivity in partnerships - Secured and managed a relationship with the largest volume account in 2020
  • AppleOne Employment Services
    Assistant Branch Manager
    AppleOne Employment Services
    May 2017 - Jan 2019 (1 year 9 months)
    - Top performer company-wide, consistently performing at 300% of goal, building a pipeline of candidates who my clients hired to grow their own business. - Personally ranked in the top ten of a 500+ organization while also hiring, training and developing a new team of eight sales people. Developed, managed and coached on all team and personal KPI’s -Qualified for our Presidents Circle trip, given to the top twenty percent in the organization able to produce triple annual goal - Managed monthly and yearly P&L, forecasted sales goals and maintained a team who were all above performance standards
  • AppleOne Employment Services
    Account Executive
    AppleOne Employment Services
    Oct 2016 - May 2017 (8 months)
  • AppleOne Employment Services
    Staffing Consultant
    AppleOne Employment Services
    Nov 2014 - Oct 2016 (2 years)
  • Denver Film
    Special Events Intern, Starz Denver Film Festival 2011
    Denver Film
    Nov 2011
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  • Metropolitan State College of Denver
    Bachelor of Arts (BA, Sociology
    Metropolitan State College of Denver
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver
    Bachelor of Arts (BA, Sociology
    Metropolitan State University of Denver
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