Mother,
Marketing Guru &
Event Planner Extraordinaire
"Converse & Burgundy Lips"
Lady Boss
Founded in 2009, Mane Productions is a national award-winning marketing firm and event management company focused on online marketing, tourism business development and community building. Mandy Pravda leads and creates many projects on an international scale for Saskatchewan and beyond. Mandy’s expertise falls within all things: public relations, promotions, growth marketing online, and business development. Since 2013, Mane Productions has excelled in Tourism Destination Development & Marketing, various sectors of Business Consulting & Development, as well as Government & International Public Relations. Given her wide range of skill sets, Mandy is a sought-after entrepreneur nationwide in developing and implementing any level of project or initiative.
Mandy was recognized in Toronto’s National Meeting + Incentive Travel Magazine in The Hall of Fame issue as the 20 Something Entrepreneur of Canada in 2013. In 2016 Mandy organized and broke The Guinness Book of World Records for the World’s Largest Snowball Fight; clocking in at 7,681 participants for Saskatchewan. In 2017 was nominated as a CBC Saskatchewan’s #IAmSask "Mighty Saskatchewanians of Today and Yesteryear" and also received a nomination in 2016, 2017 and 2018 for CBC Saskatchewan's Future 40. In 2019 she launched a Canadian first, Saskatchewan Fashion Association Inc. In 2020 Mandy was named Winner of the Saskatchewan Tourism 2019 Awards of Excellent; Fred Heal Tourism Ambassador Category. In 2023 Mandy was nominated for the YWCA Women of Distinction Award; Loretta's Award.
Through business initiatives, fundraisers, large scale community events, various community space building, branding & marketing, and business development, Mandy has stimulated and fostered many social and financial economic impacts directly in Saskatchewan.
Travel trends, geographical data collections, and traveler user experience are all areas Mandy excels in. In 2016 Mandy launched an Online Reputation Management, MANE, aspect to her company assisting entrepreneurs and businesses build, manage and promote their online profiles, SEO, and further reach consumers online. Building strategic partnerships and creating an online profile is more important than ever in this day in age, and it is never too late to start. Focusing on consumer behavior analysts increase target marketing results and direct sales, and providing online reputation management, branding exploration and building, extensive media contacts, and 15 years of marketing experience, over 30 clients under Mane Productions see results every day including Waskesiu.org, Waskesiu Marina, Waskesiu Recreation Association, Hawood Inn, Lost Creek Resort, The Suites at Waskesiu, Waskesiu Lake Lodge, Waskesiu Resort, Waskesiu Heritage Museum, Cozy Corner Suites, Skills Canada Saskatchewan, The Royal Hotel Group (Best Westerns, Quality Inn & Suites and Royal Hotels (across Alberta and Saskatchewan), RE/MAX Saskatoon, Valerie Hertz Realtor, Ryan Gay Real Estate Agent, Pro Plus Productions, Groove Pusher Events, BackwardsNess, Jim Pravda Saskatchewan Marriage Commissioner, Underground Tuning British Columbia, Cycle Whistler, Champetre County/Howling Coyote Saloon, Capitol Music Club, Saskatchewan Fashion Association Inc., CC Choreography Competition Alberta, Optimist Hill Saskatoon, Revamp Salon Company, 1JustCity Manitoba, Son of Han, RUMPUS, The Gaff, Paul Kuzbik, The Pistolwhips, Pack AD, and more.
Mane Productions volunteers and has contributed to many projects such as Dress For Success Saskatoon fundraising to help women return to the workforce. Cofounding Saskatoon Fashion and Design Festival in 2010, and connecting the fashion industry in Saskatchewan and beyond with a Canadian first Saskatchewan Fashion Association Inc. in 2019. Developing Tourism Waskesiu, designing heritage building celebrations around Saskatchewan and neighbourhood rejuvenation projects through the private businesses and city focus collectives, Meewasin Trail expansion projects, the building of the Saskatoon core community Optimist Snow Hill. Developing events such as Freeflow Thursday by Mane Productions; a monthly entrepreneur networking mixer to foster business development. Marketing Director and Board of Directors of The Power of Play which builds innovative and interactive learning playgrounds while focusing on sustainability internationally. With a love of music is the Director and Producer of many street and music festivals and events such as Saskatchewan Fashion Week and Backwardsness, and more. Mandy has the ability to advocate, connect, and create through vision and prosperity which has always been a strong skill identified within her leadership.
Since 2014, she has expanded into developing or planning educational and peer to peer sharing conferences and events such as STEMFest 2nd International Festival of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, the Saskatoon Fashion and Design Festival, Cropsphere, and World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Symposium, as well as groundbreaking initiatives and announcements for non-profits and corporations such as Verdient Foods Inc, “Building Brains” KidsU Canada, and Federated Co-op Community Spaces Project.
Through her years of marketing and event design, Mandy has worked on or volunteered with many major public events and productions in Saskatchewan such as JUNOS, Canadian Country Music Awards, Telemiracle Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Country Music Awards, RE/MAX Saskatchewan Awards Gala, Skills Canada Saskatchewan Awards Show, Ness Creek Music Festival, Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, Electic Sky Fesitval, BackwardsNess, Nutrien Fireworks Festival, Nutrien Children’s Festival of Saskatchewan, Word On The Street Festival Saskatoon, Nutrien Wintershines Festival, The PotashCorp Mayor's Marathon YXE, Saskatchewan Marathon, Parking Day YXE, Art in The Garden Festival, and many more. Her leadership, decisiveness, and razor-sharp instincts make her a valuable person to have on any team.
Skills
MARKETING
Create your brand. Plan your strategy. Develop your tools. Launch social and mainstream media.
Execute communications.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Crowds go wild. Lights go on. Sound travels.
Was it all just a dream?
PROGRAMMING
Bands & DJs.
Speakers & Performers.
Vendors & Exhibitors. Suppliers & Emergency Personnel.
MEDIA LIAISON
International network and media contact list. Storyteller extraordinaire. Government and Talent Pro Wrangler.
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Producer extraordinaire. Talent Wrangler. Time Sergeant.
Solving problems you don't even know you have.
FUNDRAISING
Events. Online campaigns. Grassroots marketing.
'tis the season, get jingle with it!
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Image management. Online Reputation Guru. PR. Life Coach. Stylist. Propaganda Firefighter.
Hype Specialist.
EVENT DESIGN
Wow, factors. Breathtaking visuals. Budget Tracking.. Blueprint Design.
An instinct for Feng Shui.
SPONSORSHIP
Government grants. Corporate. applications. Small business partnerships.
In-Kind Rock Stars.