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Name: Manjit Minhas
Year: 2017
Presented By: Daljit Thind of Thind Properties Ltd.
Bio:
In Honour of Your Extraordinary Achievement as a Dynamic South Asian Entrepreneur
Manjit Minhas is a Canadian entrepreneur, television personality and venture capitalist. She is co-founder and CEO of Minhas Breweries & Distillery, manufacturer of beer brands such as Boxer Lager, Lazy Mutt Ale and Huber Bock.
Minhas was announced as one of the new dragons on Season 10 of the Canadian reality television series Dragons’ Den in 2015 for its tenth season.
Minhas started her companies at the age of 19, when she launched her beer in Alberta with her partner and brother, Ravinder Minhas.
Currently, she has over 90 brands of beers, spirits, liqueurs and wines. Her products are sold in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia, as well as 43 states throughout the USA and 15 other countries in Europe, Asia and South America.
The beer baroness has spoken at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, the Haskayne School of Business at The University of Calgary, at the London Economic Development Conference and many other places.
As a keynote speaker, Minhas frequently shares the secrets of her success with aspiring MBA, engineering and other students as well as entrepreneurs and seasoned business people.
