Courage, Kindness, and Goodness: Debriefing the Good Leadership Breakfast featuring Anne Hed

In this episode, Paul Batz is joined by Whitney-Lehr Koening, Publisher at Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal in the Good Leadership podcast studio. Together they reflect on spectacular Good Leadership Breakfast on April 10, 2026, which featured Anne Hed, CEO of HED Cycling Products. Together, they discuss Anne’s leadership journey – lessons learned early not making the swim team, having the courage to support Lance Armstrong long before he was famous, unexpectedly losing her husband and instantly becoming the CEO of a company that was depending on her, and how she and her team are visioning for the future of HED by bringing their technology into other industries. Enjoy. Thank you to Java House (javahouse.com) for sponsoring this podcast episode.