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The CurrentMandy Rennehan on her Order of CanadaMandy Rennehan started her construction company Freshco as a teenager in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. At the time, she couldn't imagine it would grow into the multimillion-dollar business it has become. Now, she’s been appointed to the Order of Canada. We talk to her about how she got here, and became a champion of the trades and women in the trades.
2026-01-1513 min
2022-05-2436 min
Let's Talk... HOME repair!Special Guest Mandy Rennehan, The Blue Collar CEOMandy Rennehan is the founder and CEO of Fresh Co. (not the grocery store!), a commercial remodeling company on the east coast and Canada. She is the author of Blue Collar CEO and host of the upcoming HGTV Canadian show, Trading Up. Mandy talks about how she went from being a rookie contractor to a multi-millionaire contractor. She discusses the challenges of entering the trades as a woman in a predominately male dominated industry. Mandy, Amy and Alicia discuss the classist attitudes and stigma that surrounds the trades and what keeps young people from choosing it as a viable career...
2022-04-2147 min
Stream Popular Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsThe Blue Collar CEO: My Gutsy Journey from Rookie Contractor to Multi-Millionaire Construction Boss by Mandy RennehanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blue Collar CEO: My Gutsy Journey from Rookie Contractor to Multi-Millionaire Construction Boss Author: Mandy Rennehan Narrator: Mandy Rennehan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: WINNER of the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award (Non-Fiction) The “respectfully uncensored” story of how Mandy Rennehan’s savvy business skills and innovative thinking led her to the top of the male-dominated construction industry before the age of thirty Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Mandy Rennehan began her bu...
2022-04-1905 min
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, BusinessThe Blue Collar CEO: My Gutsy Journey from Rookie Contractor to Multi-Millionaire Construction Boss by Mandy RennehanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/540103 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blue Collar CEO: My Gutsy Journey from Rookie Contractor to Multi-Millionaire Construction Boss Author: Mandy Rennehan Narrator: Mandy Rennehan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: April 19, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Business Publisher's Summary: WINNER of the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award (Non-Fiction) The “respectfully uncensored” story of how Mandy Rennehan’s savvy business skills and innovative thinking led her to the top of the male-dominated construction industry before the age of thirty Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Mandy Rennehan began her bu...
2022-04-1905 min
Business Class: Build It BraverNavigating Supply Chain ChallengesOn this episode of Business Class: Build It Braver, we discuss managing your business while experiencing supply chain challenges. Featuring Mandy Rennehan, Blue-Collar CEO™ & founder of Freshco.ca (not the grocery store!!) in conversation with Krys Lunardo, the co-founder and CEO of Sistine, an eco-conscious skincare brand.To learn more from this episode, visit us at Business Class.
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2022-04-0425 min
The Honest TalkMandy RennehanShe’s smart, wickedly funny and totally down to earth, and she’s the Blue-Collar CEO. Mandy Rennehan, the founder of multimillion-dollar retail renovation company Freshco (not the grocery store!), is well known for her authenticity, sense of humour and for championing women in a male-dominated industry. In this candid conversation, Mandy – who has a show coming out this spring with HGTV and a soon-to-be-released book from HarperCollins – talks to Jen and Catherine about the entrepreneurial ambitions that emerged when she was a child in rural Nova Scotia, the power of ambition, and the importance of listening, learning and being accounta
2022-01-1424 min
Building High Performance CulturesEpisode 13: Mandy Rennehan of Freshco.ca (not the grocery store!) on leadership and authenticityFor this episode of Building High Performance Cultures, we talk with Mandy Rennehan, Founder and Blue Collar CEO of Freshco.ca (not the grocery store!) about leading with authenticity, and how building an authentic corporate culture can drive performance.
2020-07-1350 min
Don't Just Talk, Say Something!Hometown Hero Mandy RennehanThe last two months have been filled with grim news surrounding Covid-19, but it's not all been bad. There are a lot of good people doing what they can to help their communities. One of those is Mandy Rennehan (CEO of Freshco - Canada's #1 full-service reconstruction and retail maintenance provider) who joins Natasha and Taylor to talk about her special initiative to help truckers during the pandemic. What are you doing to help your community? DM us! @natashaNKPR @thetaylorkaye
2020-05-1213 min
The Go-To: For Entrepreneurs in the KnowÉP 6: Une culture d'entreprise forte: une base solide pour le succèsUne culture d’entreprise gagnante, c’est plus que des collations gratuites et un « happy hour ». Il s’agit d’intégrer vos valeurs fondamentales dans tout ce que vous faites dans votre entreprise, y compris le recrutement du personnel approprié. Cette semaine, nous nous sommes entretenus avec deux dirigeantes, Sara Hodson, fondatrice de la clinique d’entraînement LIVE WELL, et Mandy Rennehan, fondatrice et directrice générale de Freshco.ca, qui ont donné la priorité à leur culture d’entreprise. Elles nous donnent toutes les deux un aperçu de la façon dont elles ont découvert leurs valeurs fon...
2019-12-0919 minThe Go-To: For Entrepreneurs in the KnowEP 6: Great Culture: Foundation for SuccessA winning company culture is more than free snacks and happy hour. It’s about embedding your core values into everything that you do in your business including hiring the right staff. This week, we speak to two leaders, Sara Hodson, Founder of LIVE WELL Exercise Clinic and Mandy Rennehan, Founder & Blue Collar CEO of Freschco.ca who have prioritized their company culture. They each give us a glimpse of how they uncovered their core values and how they spread it company-wide.
2019-12-0918 min
Coffee Pods with Holly RansomCoffee Pod #36: 'Redefining The Collar, Blue' With Blue-Collar CEO, Mandy RennehanTwitter: @MandyRennehan Instagram: @Freshco_Inc Our guest is Mandy Rennehan. Mandy is known as the blue- collar CEO. She's an incredible Canadian who is entirely self-made. She left home towards the tiny town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia at 18 with just a dirty hockey bag and an audacious dream. A passion as well, I should add, for woodworking. By 19, she founded, Freshco which is now Canada's number one full service reconstruction and retail maintenance provider working for some of the biggest Fortune 500 companies: Nike, Apple, The Gap, you name it and Mandy's worked for them or...
2018-07-0340 min
DisruptorsFreshco's Mandy Rennehan on Women in TradesThere’s a serious skilled trades shortage in Canada. Carpenters, plumbers and electricians are retiring faster than they can be replaced. Here’s an easy answer for the problem: encourage more women to get involved. They make up nearly half the workforce in Canada, but less than five per cent in the trades. RBC CEO David McKay spoke with the founder and CEO of construction company Freshco, Mandy Rennehan, about the skilled trades shortage, getting more women into the building industry, and the importance of soft skills such as networking. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...
2018-03-0816 min
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs[FFL 176] Here's Your Permission with Blue Collar CEO Mandy RennehanMany women struggle with self-confidence and courage – which often prevents them from achieving their true potential. Surrounding yourself with brave, courageous women is critically important as a fierce feminine leader and entrepreneur. It can help you step into your power and bring the best of who you are – unapologetically. Keep Reading >> My guest today is powerhouse entrepreneur, Mandy Rennehan. Mandy is a blue-collar CEO and the founder of the retail construction company, FreshCo. FreshCo is the first and most successful full-service on call retail maintenance and construction company in the United States today. Mandy and her...
2017-06-1440 min
What She Said!Freshco founder Mandy Rennehan talks LGBT entrepreneursBlue-Collar CEO & Founder of http://www.Freshco.ca, Mandy Rennehan talks LGBT entrepreneurs, tradeswomen & speaking at The NGLCC Global 5th Annual LGBT Summit of the Americas - http://www.cglcc.ca.
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2017-06-1210 min
What She Said!June 11, 2017 - Freshco's Mandy Rennehan, Izzy Camilleri's Eating Plan, Singer Adam Mishan & moreJune 11, 2017 Full Show
0:00-2:31 - Opening Chat
2:32-12:19 - Freshco's Mandy Rennehan talks tradeswomen, speaking to #LGBT entrepreneurs at the Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Summit this month in Toronto & more
12:20-22:03 - Fashion designer Izzy Camilleri is here to help us feel beautiful on the inside with her new book 'Izzy's Eating Plan'
22:04-28:13 - Musicologist Eric Alper talks odd jobs musicians held down before they got big
28:14-34:22 - GIRL TALK Empowerment founder Katie Zeppieri recaps #GIRLTALKDay 2017
34:23 -44:04 - Boating Safety and Insurance tips with McLeish Orlando's Lindsay Charles
44:05-49:54 Toronto singer/songwriter Adam Mishan performs his...
2017-06-1150 min