Background
Heidi was born in Orange County, California where she lived until she was 12, at which time her family relocated to Monument, Colorado, where she attended Lewis-Palmer High School.
Heidi was born in Orange County, California where she lived until she was 12, at which time her family relocated to Monument, Colorado, where she attended Lewis-Palmer High School.
In 2015, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper appointed Ganahl to the School Safety and Youth in Crisis Committee established by Colorado Senate Bill 15-214
She earned a bachelor"s degree in Business from the University of Colorado at Boulder followed by a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from the University of Denver. She often cites this event as providing the impetus to eventually follow their combined dream of starting a dog care company. In her early years, Heidi gained experience in marketing and advertising by working for advertising industry firms Chapman Warwick and Salvati Montgomery Sakoda.
She then held positions in sales and financial management at Dura Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rhone Poulenc (now Sanofi-Aventis) and the Maginot Group.
She also launched a baby room catalog company called Nursery Works. Beginning in 2000, Heidi launched Camp Bow Wow, which is now North America"s largest and fastest growing pet care franchise.
Camp Bow Wow was acquired in August of 2014 by VCA, Incorporated. Heidi remains Chief Executive Officer and continues to drive the brand"s growth.
In 2015, Ganahl was appointed by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to the School Safety and Youth in Crisis Committee established by Colorado Senate Bill 15-214, to study issues relating to school safety and threat prevention in public and private schools, programs and methods for identifying and monitoring students in crisis, standardized criteria for school personnel to use in assessing potential threats, and the implementation of the Claire Davis School Safety Acting.