Mandie Crawford, founder of Roaringwomen.com is a speaker, author, trainer and entrepreneur who dedicates her time to the motivation and promotion of businesses, entrepreneurs, and the self employed. An award winning ex-police officer, mother of four and expert on networking are just a few of the hats she wears.

"My personal mission is to help women see their value, worth and potential - something that took me years to learn."  

Mandie knows too well many of the challenges and secrets that women face that negatively affect self esteem and consequently their ability to succeed.  She openly shares her challenges, mistakes, successes and everyday life experiences to let other women know that whatever they are facing in life - they are not alone.   "It is only through women supporting, sharing and encouraging one another that we will ever make the changes needed in our world.  We have lost the 'community of women' and it is time we restored it so that we can get on with the business of making the world a better place" says Mandie

Anyone that has met Mandie would agree that hearing her speak is a life-changing experience.She offers a listening ear and ideas that help others see things differently. Mandie maintains that success is our right and champions us forward to claim it.

As a former Police officer Mandie understands human behaviour. After winning Police Officer of the year  for Oakvill Ontarion, she left her career in Policing in 2002 after 8 years of working on the road to pursue business interests. Mandie knows that we must learn to do what is important, do what we love, and learn to step out of our comfort zone. She now teaches business owners how to put people first and helps them to achieve their goals. She teaches how to maximize contacts and leads and turn them into business. In fact, she has grown Roaringwomen.com to over 1.5 million hits per month.

Mandie has worked as a freelance writer for the Hamilton Spectator, writing columns on Women in Business. She also writes a weekly e-zine that reaches over 3,000 readers. Her articles are published in several periodicals and all over the Internet. She has been covered in the media extensively and is the host of Roaring Women Radio - a 5 year running radio show highlighting women in business and focusing on their successes and lessons. Mandie has lead a mentoring group through the Small Business Enterprise Centre in Hamilton, trained for CDI College, and has taught Psychology and Life Skills Management in the Police Foundations Program.

Mandie is an expert in 'soft skills' training. A Certified Behaviour Consultant, she teaches others how to understand themselves, and then how to apply this understanding to others. Combining this information with Marketing, Networking and Sales Training in plain english is what makes Mandie a much sought after business coach. An accomplished speaker, her varied life experiences enrich her keynotes with humor and inspiration.

Last but not least, Mandie has also written and published a time management book for the 'solo-preneur' called 'When Every Second Counts'.

Mandie's positive attitude and boundless energy combined with her business knowledge and principles will motivate you to renew your spirit, repair relationships and build a solid base for you to achieve success no matter what you choose to do.