Our Story

The Idea

Handy Hats was founded by Danielle Ruffolo, a student at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio during her sophomore year. The idea was originally pitched as her class project for her Entrepreneurship class. Today, Handy Hats continues to grow and has been featured by Yahoo News, Dave Portnoy (from BarStool Sports), and was named by the Dayton Business Journal as one of the “Startups to Watch in 2020” & 2021.

Style & Quality

Handy Hats are the stylish and hands free way to conceal your everyday essentials. With its unique and innovative design, the hat's inner pouch can hold all of your most important items like: cash, credit cards, IDs, keys, lip balm, tampons, & even face masks! Unlike other pocket-like products, the patented Handy Hat's pouch is light weight and keeps all items securely in place with a velcro closure.

Handmade

The inner pocket pouch has a very unique design. The pouch comes in a variety of colors based on the style and model of hat. Each pouch is handmade; made of an extremely stretchy material which allows for maximum holding capacity while still maintaining a lightweight hat.

Handy Hats are designed & assembled in Dayton, Ohio!