We started with a problem
Nobody had solved it elegantly. You can be warm, or you can move well.
Almost never both.
Co-Founders
Leann Hackman- Carty
Chief Operating Officer
Leann Hackman-Carty brings more than three decades of experience in organizational leadership, economic development, entrepreneurship, business development, government relations, and strategic partnerships. Since 2009, she has served as CEO of Economic Developers Alberta, leading a provincial organization and working extensively with business, government, industry and community leaders.
A two-time recipient of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women recognition and a recipient of Public Safety Canada's Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award, Leann brings an extensive network and a track record of building organizations, partnerships and opportunities from concept through execution. At Concrete Global Ventures, Leann leads corporate strategy and operations, strategic partnerships, government and stakeholder relations, and the business infrastructure required to commercialize and scale HACS™.
Deidre Hackman
Chief Innovation & Commercialization Officer
Deidre Hackman brings extensive experience in performance apparel, product development, innovation, and commercialization, with a career that includes work with globally recognized brands such as Nike, Speedo, Victoria's Secret, MEXX, and most recently Spyder and the USA Ski Team.
Deidre leads innovation and commercialization strategy for the Heat Activating Component System (HACS™), working across research, product development, technology integration, manufacturing, and market development. As an inventor of HACS™, she focuses on translating emerging technology into scalable applications that integrate effortlessly into apparel and a range of wearable applications. She brings vision, product and commercialization experience to help move HACS™ from technology to market.
HACS™ has progressed through technical development, independent research, and real-world field validation, including work with the University of Alberta and elite Canadian winter athletes.
Our strategy is to continue developing and protecting the core HACS™ technology while working with exceptional research, manufacturing, and commercial partners to bring it to global markets.
Supported by research and innovation programs, we continue to invest in R&D, intellectual property, technical capability, and commercialization.
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