Mandy Rennehan

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About Mandy Rennehan

i'm called the blue-collar ceo™ for my ability to navigate between the white- and blue-collar worlds, and my (respectfully) uncensored style. i'm determined to redefine the collar, blue™ to help solve the massive global skilled trade shortage. we need to start encouraging youth to consider the trades with the same enthusiasm they are urged to consider white-collar careers. i left my hometown of yarmouth, nova scotia, at 18 with a dirty hockey bag and an audacious dream. by 19, i founded freshco.ca (not the grocery store!), canada’s #1, full-service, reconstruction and retail maintenance provider operating across canada and the eastern united states serving clients like anthropologie, apple, banana republic, home depot, lululemon, nike, restoration hardware, sephora, the gap, tiffany & co, plus many more. i’m humbled to be honoured by many awards including: canada's most admired ceo, atlantic business magazines ceo of the year, the toronto region board of trade business leader of the year, top 25 women of influence, the rbc canadian women entrepreneur “momentum” award, growth 500 excellence in innovation,(wxn’s) top 100 most powerful women – hall of fame, cglcc lgbt business of the year and atlantic business magazine’s top 50 ceos.