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.

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If your home away from home was a podcast, it would be *Almost Home with Darren Palmer*. An insightful and heartwarming series hosted by Aussie interior designer Darren Palmer. Each week, he sits down with an inspiring guest to discuss everything from colour schemes to childhood dreams - discovering what it means to create a sense of home, one story at a time.

Welcome to… Darren Palmer’s Almost Home.

Follow on Instagram and TikTok @darrenpalmerofficial

And full episode with video on Youtube @darrenpalmerhome 

Show Credits:

Host & Executive Producer: Darren Palmer

Executive Producer: Amelia Chappelow

Podcast & Video Producer: Lauren Cooper

Audio Engineers: Grant Offner & Nick Loane

Art Director: Brigitte Greene

Photographer: Dario Hardaker 

DOPs: Marcus Coblyn, Harri Gilbert, Nolan Verheij, Ed Renew

Gaffers: Gabriel Morrison, Maxed Out Lighting

Senior Video Editor: Brad Hurt ASE

Video Editor: Rihanna Smith-Williams

Freelance Video Editor: Emma Baggott 

Motion Designer: Rob Harper & Tom Cotton

Colourist: Vincent Taylor

Senior Copywriter: Antonia Minutolo

Copywriter: Amanda Thacker

Head of Commercial: Louise Magnifico 

Project Management: Kate Vickery

Talent Management: Joseph Hanrahan

Amplification Partner: iHeart 

Collaboration Partner: King Kyle Productions

This is a MIK Made production 

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