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Colleen Munro

A recognized advocate for women in leadership and female leader in a male-dominated industry.

Colleen Munro - a recognized advocate for women in leadership and female leader in a male-dominated industry.

Heavy Hitter

Excavator

Established business owner in heavy construction and proven entrepreneurial innovator.

Leaving Legacy

woman in construction

Recognized internationally for women in leadership advocacy.

Community Connector

north direction

Established leader in northern and Indigenous communities.

"Colleen Munro mesmerized the audience with her super charged presentation at SHEday.  Her lived experience as a woman working in and then transitioning to owning her family’s heavy construction business showed us firsthand how her tenacious guts and determination were needed to face the most difficult of adversity and discrimination. If you want an epic speaker who will leave your audience with a true grit revelation on leading a Canadian business and confronting the truth on overcoming obstacles, Colleen should be at the top of your list."

Marina James, MBA
CEO
Winnipeg Real Estate Board
"Colleen Munro draws the audience into her story. She is bold, honest, and real. She leaves the audience with a resonating message and a new perspective that makes listeners think differently. Colleen is the speaker you want to get to know because she is what all leaders dream of becoming a determined, confident business owner with a passion to advocate for others."

Carol Paul
Executive Director
Manitoba Construction Sector Council


"Colleen Munro delivered a compelling and authentic keynote at SHCA’s Infrastructure Summit. Grounded in her lived experience growing up, working in, and ultimately owning her family’s heavy civil construction and road building business, Colleen brought a level of credibility and honesty that immediately resonated with the room. She captivated the audience with stories that were genuine, relatable, and deeply rooted in the lived realities of heavy civil construction. Colleen’s keynote reinforced the core values that define strong businesses and strong leaders in this industry: grit, perseverance, and a commitment to doing the work the right way.”

Shantel Lipp, President
Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association
“Colleen Munro’s presentations are real, born of a lived experience, demonstrative of a passionate leader, progressive in views, challenging the audience to engage, improve and make a difference. A true leader, a consummate strategic business thinker. A role model by excellent example. That is Colleen Munro.”

Chris Lorenc, B.A., LL.B.
President & CEO
Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA)



About Colleen Munro

Colleen Munro

 

As an established business owner in heavy construction (watch Colleen’s story of video…) and a proven entrepreneurial innovator, Colleen Munro is president of The Munro Group of Companies. She is an influential and a respected female leader in a male-dominated industry, recognized internationally for women in leadership advocacy. 

Four decades later (and counting!) Colleen earned her extraordinary success by guiding a legacy construction company through an excruciating, yet groundbreaking period of innovation that has seen The Munro Group expand into successful new ventures. She has not only survived but thrived in the long run due to her experience of being thrust into a tumultuous business and sometimes ruthless industry, and she has the stories to prove it!

As a result, Colleen has become a sought-after advisor and speaker for her business acumen and personal perspective that grounds her as she navigates it all.

Did you know?

 

Keynote Topics

  • Advocating for Women in Leadership

  • Finding The Courage to Innovate in Business

  • Managing The Dynamics of A Family-Owned Construction Business

 

Speaking Video

Keynote – Manitoba Women in Trades Conference (Winnipeg, MB)


 

Keynote – Infrastructure Summit (Regina, SK)

 

Viral video clip on TikTok and Instagram (60,000+ views each)

 

@tradeupmb Thankfully, times have changed! The Munro Group president Colleen Munro shares a story from decades ago when she was a girl working on a construction site at her father’s company, Hugh Munro Construction. Colleen is a champion and advocate for women in construction and a sought after speaker for her perspective on leading a group of heavy construction companies. @Tavern United Downtown ♬ original sound - MB Construction Sector Council

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