
Hayden Cox is Almost Home
From Darren Palmer's Almost Home by MIK Made
November 24, 2025 · 36 min · Season 1 · Episode 8
About this episode
Darren Palmer interviews surfboard designer Hayden Cox about creativity and innovation in surfboard design.
This week, Darren Palmer heads to Palm Beach, Australia to hang out with award-winning designer and surfboard innovator Hayden Cox, founder of Haydenshapes Surfboards, whose FutureFlex surfboard technology helped flip the surfboard world on its head. They dive into surfing, surfboard design, creativity, and building a home with nothing but instinct, curiosity and bold vision. Along the way, you’ll hear how Hayden’s passion, problem-solving, and family life shape his day-to-day, and Darren can’t help but agree. Follow Hayden on IG @haydenshapes For the dreamers still making it home, Darren Palmer’s Almost Home is powered by Shark sharkclean.com.au Shark PowerDetect Clean & Empty – The PowerDetect is smart, powerful, and efficient. Unlike other vacuums, it is designed to clean in both forward and reverse, which cuts cleaning time in half. Whether it’s pet hair in the lounge, crumbs in the kitchen, or a full-home deep clean, it adapts to every floor type. And when you’re done the dock empties and charges your vacuum after every clean. Find more: https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251 If your home away…
People in this episode
Host: Darren Palmer
Guest: Hayden Cox
Topics covered
- surfboard design
- creativity
- family life
- innovation
- home building
Keywords
- surfboards
- design
- creativity
- innovation
- family life
- Haydenshapes
- Darren Palmer
Sponsors
Shark
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Haydenshapes Surfboards
Places: Palm Beach, Australia
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