Bjørn Holte, founder of Hedgehog is a serial entrepreneur, problem solver and eternal optimist but in 2015 life took a sudden and unexpected turn.

Bjørn's wife became very sick and she passed away 11 months later.

Bjørn suddenly found himself a single parent to his 3 small children. They lived in Brooklyn, New York.

His wife was originally from Hemsedal, a ski town nestled in the snowy mountains of Norway. They had a house there, so he decided to move the kids to Hemsedal."

"It was a huge change from New York City!

One of Bjørn's daily challenges was to have at least 3 pairs of dry gloves and shoes, with so much snow in the winter and rain in the spring, summer, and fall.

With 3 small kids, it was easy to lose gloves or forget to dry boots overnight to use the next morning.

The more he talked to other families, the more he realized this was a common problem.

Bjørn needed a simple solution that would dry and organize his family's gloves and boots quickly.

This is how the idea of Hedgehog originated.