Dodds Hayden

Dodds Hayden was born in Idaho and raised in the beer and wine business. After graduating from Boise High School, Dodds graduated from Bowdoin College, spent 5 years as a Marine Corps infantry officer, and attended Babson Business School. He then returned to Idaho and the family business serving as General Manager of the Sun Valley operation for eight years. Returning to Boise, he managed the on-premise division and presided over the company’s operations with his father, John. When John died in 2006, Dodds took over as president, purchased the company, and now oversees all Hayden Beverage entities. Dodds is a Certified Specialist of Wine, as awarded by the Society of Wine Educators.

• Favorite car owned: 66 Lincoln Continental Convertible (long before Entourage)
• Favorite band/artist: Waylon Jennings—duh!
• Favorite books: check out my ever-growing list
• Favorite place to be 4pm on a Saturday: Apres Ski—anywhere
• Favorite job before Hayden & first job: USMC Officer; 1st job was Albertsons bag boy
• Favorite restaurant not in Idaho: Ned Kelley’s Last Stand—Hong Kong
• Turn ons: Adrenalin, 100-case displays, menu dominance
• Favorite part of job: seeing people succeed
• Favorite place to pitch a tent in Idaho: Heart Lake (White Clouds)
• If I could go to any event in the world, it would be: My Zihuatanejo wedding (again)