NIACC Pappajohn中心和SBDC将Hanna Golf的Jared Doerfler评为2025年8月的企业家

MASON CITY, IOWA – The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and North Iowa Area SBDC announced Jared Doerfler of Hanna Golf in Mason City, IA as the 2025年8月月度企业家.

贾里德·多弗勒（Jared Doerfler）的职业生涯围绕着坚持、创造力和对高尔夫的热爱。 贾里德曾是北爱荷华大学（University of Northern Iowa）的大学生球员，他在为UNI Panthers队（UNI Panthers）效力时，第一次接触到启发他创业的汉纳高尔夫（Hanna Golf）的推杆设计。 他的教练借给他一个在职业巡回赛中使用的推杆样品，但毕业后贾里德不得不把它还给他。 “I spent years searching for that putter online and could never find it,” Jared said. “After about 10 years I finally thought, why not try to sketch it myself and see if we could make it?”

在他的航空航天工程师姐夫和一个拥有机械车间的朋友的帮助下，贾里德创造了他的第一个原型。 尽管推杆本身存在缺陷，但这个过程却引发了更深层的兴趣。 “I enjoyed the process so much that it made me really curious about the putter space,” he said. 这种好奇心催生了汉纳高尔夫公司（Hanna Golf），这家公司在爱荷华州使用CNC技术和303不锈钢设计和加工定制推杆。

2023年，他决定离开自己的职业生涯，全身心地追求创新。 贾里德买了一台数控铣床，辞去了工作，并致力于建立业务，尽管没有加工经验。 “I had never seen a CNC mill before I bought one,” he said. “I’m a salesperson by trade. I had to teach myself CAD, CAM, and how to operate the machine from scratch.”

最初的几个月带来了兴奋，但也带来了紧张。 “There were a few times I thought about selling the machine and just going back to work,” Jared admitted. “A W-2 job is easier most days than doing this.” 但突破来自于坚持不懈和早期与普利司通高尔夫的合作。 12个限量版推杆的合作在10分钟内售罄。 “It wasn’t about the money,” Jared said. “It was about brand validation. For a new company entering a market with established players, it was huge.”

Jared还通过NIACC John Pappajohn创业中心和北爱荷华地区SBDC获得了支持，SBDC主任Brook Boehmler提供了业务指导，并与当地商业资源建立了联系。 Jared worked with NIACC’s internship program and recruited Tool & Die program student Tyler Wolf, hiring him as Hanna Golf’s first full-time employee upon graduation. “The business probably wouldn’t be alive today if I didn’t have Tyler’s help,” Jared said. “And having people like Brook [Boehmler] in my corner has been important. You need people who are rooting for you.”

现在，贾里德通过稳定的、可实现的目标来衡量进步。 每周和每月的生产和产品开发目标。 “In competitive golf, we used to say you can’t control everything,” he said. “You just need to control the process and let the results speak for themselves.”

For other entrepreneurs considering a leap, Jared’s advice is straightforward. “You really need to burn the bridge at some point if you’re going to do it,” he said. “I’d rather give this a go and fail than never try at all.”

NIACC John Pappajohn创业中心是农村商业创新和成功方面的专家。 In partnership with North Iowa’s Small Business Development Center, together we provide tools, support, and resources to Iowa’s entrepreneurs. 我们为新的和现有的当地企业提供咨询，从主要街道到行业领导者。 We’re growing Iowa’s entrepreneurial culture through grade school initiatives, college and community programs, and business training and development. Contact the NIACC Pappajohn中心 at 641-422-4111 or [email protected]. Visit the NIACC Pappajohn中心 online at www.pappajohncenter.com.

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