From Stanley Cup Champion to Entrepreneur: How Brett Hedican Built a Business Beyond Hockey
2/26/202657 min
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What if a backpack could carry more than your stuff—what if it could carry your story? We sit down with Stanley Cup champion and two-time Olympian Brett Hedican to unpack Hedie Gear, his modular bag company that turns memories into design with durable, Velcro-backed embroidered patches. From national parks and miniature country flags to NHL and collegiate licenses, Brett shows how identity, travel, and achievement can live on the outside of your bag, ready to spark conversations anywhere.
Brett brings a rare blend of grit and grace to entrepreneurship, borrowing th...
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First 90 secondsTiffany Woolley· Host0:00
This is iDesign Lab, a podcast where creativity and curiosity meet style and design. Curator of interiors, furnishings, and lifestyles. Hosted by Tiffany Woolley, an interior designer and a style enthusiast, along with her serial entrepreneur husband, Scott. iDesign Lab is your ultimate design podcast, where we explore the rich and vibrant world of design and its constant evolution in style and trends. Today on iDesign Lab, we're joined by Brett Hedican, a Stanley Cup champion, two-time United States Olympian, and veteran of over 1,000 NHL games. But his greatest play might be off the ice. Brett is now the founder of Hedy, a customizable backpack brand built around celebrating the moments that shape who we are. From championship wins to everyday milestones, he's helping people carry their story with them, literally. Let's dive into his journey from elite athlete to inspired entrepreneur. Welcome to the iDesign Lab podcast. Today, we are excited to have Brett Hedican joining us remotely. But Brett, who has a very long career on the ice, an Olympian and a Stanley Cup winner, has now become creative director of his very own line, Hedy Gear. So we're ex- Well, let me, let me add a few things about Brett.
Scott Woolley· Host1:19
[laughs] So it's two Olympic US hockey teams he's played on. [laughs] Over 1,000 professional hockey- That's crazy ... ga- which is a, a- A feat ... an amazing feat to, you know ... And on, and on top of it,