Anne’s history as a business owner grew from a career as a professional triathlete in the 1980s. She met her late husband Steve through the sport and raced worldwide on Steve’s aerodynamic disc bicycle wheel. Funded in part by Anne’s race winnings, HED Cycling was soon born and production was set up in Steve’s garage.
HED Cycling has been awarded several significant patents. In 2014, Anne was awarded Established Business Owner of the Year for Minnesota. In 2016, Anne was one of the ten finalists out of 1,400 companies in the 2016 FedEx Small Business Grant awards. 2016 also saw the debut of the Cervelo P5X triathlon bike, which was manufactured by HED in Minnesota. In 2017, Anne was selected as one of Forbes Small Business Giants. In fall 2018, Anne was listed by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as a Business of Manufacturing honoree.
Listen to Anne’s Ironwomen interview here.