Date: 19.06.2010
“I couldn’t even pronounce what I’d won to my mother,” tells board shaper, Hayden Cox of winning Australia’s young entrepreneur of the year award recently. And what commemorative object did he receive for his achievement?
“Nothing…Not even a plaque.” Though he agrees publicity from the award will add momentum to his already booming business.
Hayden, as you might know, is the proprietor of Hayden Shapes - the board company behind one of the more revolutionary tweaks in modern board design. By laminating carbon ribbons in a C Section around the rail and tail of an epoxy board Hayden created a vibrant, ultra-durable craft for the average man’s beach break. He also patented the idea, meaning if rival board companies want a piece of his technology they have to do it through him.
He now counts among his clients, Chilli, Mark Richards, Simon Anderson, Matt Biolos, Rusty surfboards, Greg Webber and the man with two world champs on his books, Darren Handley.
