Manjit Minhas
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About
Reality star and entrepreneur who made her television debut in the tenth season of the Canadian series Dragons' Den. She is the co-founder and CEO behind Minhas Breweries & Distillery and has been named one of the Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs in Canada.
Before Fame
She and her brother Ravinder began work in the alcohol industry in 1999 while studying engineering at the University of Calgary. Her parents owned a chain of liquor stores and her career began with the importing of private label spirits to those liquor stores. She and Ravinder founded the Minhas Craft Brewery and Minhas Distillery in Monroe, Wisconsin and The Minhas Brewery in Calgary, Alberta.
Trivia
In 2008, she and her brother released the book Brewing Up a Damn Good Story about their entrepreneurial creations.
Family Life
She was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta with her brother and business partner Ravinder Minhas, and her parents. She and her husband Harvey Shergill have two daughters.
Associated With
She served as a dragon on Dragons' Den much like fellow entrepreneur Kevin O'Leary.
