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MANJIT

MINHAS

Manjit Minhas of CBC's Dragons' Den

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Manjit Minhas is born and raised in Calgary, where she still resides today.  While studying petroleum engineering Manjit turned her focus to entrepreneurship and she alongside with her younger brother, Ravinder, started Minhas Distillery in 1999.  Minhas created her own world class award winning brands of spirits, spirits, seltzers and wines over the next two plus decades, and has become a beer baroness, a successful business leader, a philanthropist and a media celebrity starting in CBC Dragons’ Den for over a decade. Minhas Breweries & Distilleries  is a privately-owned global empire with annual revenues in excess of $250 million now.  Manjit is a mother of 2 daughters alongside her husband, Harvey.  She has amazing expertise and success in many diverse fields, including...

BEER BARONESS:

Co-founded with her brother Ravinder Minhas of Minhas Breweries, Distilleries and Wineries, Manjit has created one of the most innovative and largest independent liquor enterprises in North America, starting with only an investment of only $10,000.  She has sold over 10 billion pints of beers since 1999 and many millions of bottles of wines and spirits such as Vodka, Whisky, Rums, Cream Liqueurs and all other types of alcoholic and non-alcoholic products. She has created more than 90 of these brands and products from scratch and sold them in almost all provinces in Canada, 47 states in US and 16 countries over the years.

Manjit Minhas of CBC's Dragons' Den and cast members

CBC Dragons' Den cast | Dragon Manjit Minhas

TV STAR:

She has been a Dragon investing in Canadian entrepreneurs and innovators since 2015 and the show is Canada’s longest running TV show. Being a venture capitalist on the Den allows Manjit to share her experience and expertise about being an entrepreneur with millions of Canadians each week.

Manjit is the star Dragon on the hit TV show Dragons’ Den on CBC. Canada's largest and longest running national TV network.

Manjit Minhas of CBC's Dragons' Den
Manjit Minhas of CBC's Dragons' Den

Read more about Manjit Minhas as a Dragon on CBC's website:

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Manjit Minhas of CBC's Dragons' Den

BUSINESS LEADER:

Manjit is on Board of Director of several large private and public companies.  Some include:

  • Enbridge Corporation, a US and Canada $160+ Billion pipeline company with 13,000+ employees  

  • ATB Financial Bank:  Largest Alberta based financial institution with $100 Billion in assets and AUA

  • Calgary International Airport:  4th largest in Canada, 18+ Million passengers and 200,000 plane movements per year 

  • Telus Future Friendly Foundation

  • YWCA

  • Other large non profit and for profit organizations in US and Canada 

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Keynote

Speaker:

Manjit is a sought out inspirational keynote speaker for numerous events.  She speaks passionately and candidly about numerous topics including entrepreneurship, leadership, innovation,  mentorship, strategy, sales, pitching, marketing , women in leadership and lessons from the Den. Manjit has experienced the highs and lows of entrepreneurship and she is keen on helping others who work hard to create successful businesses to motivate them and give actionable advice.

Manjit Minhas
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Honorary Lt. Colonel in Queens Own Rifles of the Canadian Army:

Manjit was appointed Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada in the Canadian Armed Forces in 2022. Manjit enjoys helping foster esprit de corp among troops, encourage recruitment and advice in the CAF.

Manjit Minhas as Honorary Lt. Colonel in Queens Own Rifles of Canadian Army
Manjit Minhas as Honorary Lt. Colonel in Queens Own Rifles of Canadian Army
Manjit Minhas at United Nations in Canada Ceremony

Community and Philanthropy Work:

Over the years, Manjit has volunteered her time, money and energy towards many worthy causes.  This includes Telus Future Friendly Foundation, YWCA, TransCanada Trail, United Way, West Island College, Sikh Association of Culture and Heritage, Alberta Order of Excellence and many others.  She was campaign Co-chair for the United Way Campaign raising $60 Million plus for this charity.  Manjit strives always to give back to her community and country often focusing on women and children.

 

The United Nations in Canada also honored Manjit in 2024 with the Global Citizen Laureate Award in recognition of her commitment to the UN goal of gender equality. Manjit has also been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal and King Charles III’s Coronation Medal to recognize her significant contributions and impacts on her community.

Social RESPONSIBILITY:

Manjit takes Social Responsibility very seriously. Manjit Minhas is the first brewer in Canada to voluntarily put a Management Warning on all her beer cans. The Management Warning on the cans reads "MANAGEMENT WARNING: Please do not drink and drive – ever. Expectant mothers should avoid drinking alcoholic products. Enjoy this product responsibly – Respect yourself and others". Manjit recently put this on all her products because she believes as a responsible brewer and citizen of this country, it is important to educate Canadians on: the dangers of alcohol over- consumption, under-age drinking, and consuming while pregnant or operating any motor vehicle. 

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Manjit also created a special 48 can pack of beers for COSTCO WHOLESALE U.S and engineered a custom built robotic arm to pack 48 loose cans in a case.  This saved a lot of 85% of the packaging materials compared to traditional packaging designs, and no use of plastic hi-cone rings.  This product alone saved  millions of pounds of packaging materials that would have ended up in already over-filled landfills. Similarly, Manjit has sold millions of cases of other brands of her beers such as Boxer Lager, with minimum packaging materials using sound engineering principles that protect the environment.

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Manjit believes that effective use of science and engineering can do a lot of good in people’s lives. She has used her engineering background in producing beer; using least the amount of cleaning and water treatment, chemicals, gas, electricity and water. Canadian and American consumers suffering from the Celiac disease have also been beneficiary of her innovative method of making the best tasting Gluten Free beer from Sorghum and sold at half the price of the competition. 

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MULTIPLE

AWARDS

Her

Manjit has won numerous business industry awards. A few of them are listed below:

  • Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 

  • Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs in Canada 

  • “Top Growth Entrepreneur” award, PROFIT magazine in Toronto 

  • Ranked #6 in the “Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies” by Alberta Venture Magazine 

  • Alberta Chamber of Commerce Marketing Award 

  • Young Achiever Award from the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce 

  • Compelling Calgarian Award given by the Calgary Herald 

  • Alberta Centennial Medallion 

  • Canada’s Women Executive Network Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs 

  • Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 

  • India Abroad’s “The Power List” Award 

  • Famous 5 Foundation Leader Award 

  • Global TV Woman of Vision Award 

  • Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of The Year Finalist 

  • Chatelaine Magazine’s Top Entrepreneur Woman of The Year 

  • The Sikh Centennial Foundation Award Canadian Business Icon Award

Keynote & Guest Speaker

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Manjit strives to share her innovative craft of business development, advocacy for women in Entrepreneurial  Ownership, and the ability to control any industry by a level of ethical business practices. She is always thrilled to explain her vast amount of knowledge and experience at events, conventions, TV productions and on other major media platforms such as YouTube.

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