The inception of Bosse Tools occurred back in the summer of 2011 when current president & CEO, Stephen Walden, was working for his parents, doing construction and home & garden work. At the end of each day, he found himself exhausted – tired and sore. After shoveling for hours on end, a frustrated Stephen thought to himself “there must be a better way to do this.”

With a little creative thought, glue, and some PVC pipe, Stephen created the first double-handle shovel. He took the idea with him to Loyola Marymount University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and pitched the idea to his teacher, Fred Kiesner. Long story short, the business idea that ensued from this simple design won the University’s competition for creating a new business, and subsequently received school-wide recognition…thus, the birth of Bosse Tools.

The tools will launch for public purchase on Sept. 10.