89:, but after a few years, her focus changed to entrepreneurship and she decided to concentrate on creating and marketing businesses. In the early 2000s Minhas designed her own marketing brand and commenced creating a diverse line of beers, lagers, spirits and various supplementary alcohol products. The Minhas Brand has grown into a brand that has recognition with alcohol enthusiasts due to Minhas's marketing strategies. Minhas resides with her husband Harvey Shergill and two daughters in Calgary, Alberta. Minhas's family is Sikh
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Since starting her brewery Minhas's media presence has grown. Becoming a dragon on Dragon's Den has allowed her to become a well-known media figure. Minhas's candid personality reflects her business style, which has made her a popular figure with audiences. She is an active speaker at many keynote
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in 2015 for its tenth season. According to the
Dragons Den website she has "been recognized for several business industry awards such as PROFIT magazine's "Top Growth Entrepreneur", Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs in Canada, Canada's Top 40 under 40, Chatelaine Magazine's "Top Entrepreneur Woman of The
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Minhas and her brother
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Minhas was named a recipient of the 1st Alumni of
Influence Award in 2017 by JA Southern Alberta at the Calgary Business Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Other notable Canadian JA alumni have included marketing executive Jennifer Wilnechenko (British Columbia), executive director of
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Year 2011", Ernst and Young's
Entrepreneur of The Year Prairie Region and The Sikh Centennial Foundation Award 2015." Minhas's philanthropic causes include The United Way, which she co-chaired in 2017 and an engineering school for girls in India. Minhas joined the
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investigation that hindered her company's entry into the
Ontario beer market in 2005. The investigation was eventually dropped and Boxer Lager was listed in Ontario's
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Brewing sold: Canadian buyer agrees to buy beer and soda brands, plans to add workers." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 20, 2006
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events across Canada and United States and is represented by The Lavin Agency. Minhas was a celebrity judge for the 2017 Calgary
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Abdullah Snobar (Ontario), and young philanthropist Ben Sabic (Manitoba). She is also a recipient for the 2018 Canada's 40 under 40 award.
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