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Michael Hall

TC is the founder of TopCatz Billiard Apparel, an emerging brand creating bold, professional apparel for pool players, teams, leagues, and the billiards community. Built from a passion for the game, TopCatz is designed to help players look confident, compete comfortably, and represent their team in style.

Michael Hall · US

About Michael

TC is the founder and creative force behind TopCatz Billiard Apparel & Accessories, an emerging brand created for pool players, teams, leagues, tournament directors, and supporters of the billiards community.

Built from the ground up, TopCatz combines TC’s passion for pool with a vision to provide bold, professional, and comfortable apparel that helps players look confident and represent themselves with pride. The brand’s primary focus is custom tournament jerseys featuring distinctive designs, team identities, player names, and sponsor branding. Future plans include billiard gloves, hats, polos, chalk accessories, tournament gear, and other products designed specifically for serious players and pool enthusiasts.

TC’s vision extends beyond selling apparel. TopCatz is being developed as a brand that supports the growth of the game through tournaments, fundraising events, team partnerships, player promotions, sponsorship opportunities, and practical resources for the billiards community. Every product and project is guided by the goal of giving players and teams a stronger identity both at and away from the table.

As an entrepreneur, TC is committed to building TopCatz through creativity, determination, strong relationships, and direct involvement with the people who play the game. By listening to players, collaborating with teams, and creating products that reflect the energy and competitive spirit of pool, TC is working to establish TopCatz as a trusted and recognizable name in billiard apparel.

TopCatz Billiard Apparel is more than a clothing brand—it represents confidence, competition, community, and respect for the game.

Company

TopCatz Billiard Apparel

I’m TC, founder of TopCatz Billiard Apparel & Accessories. We create bold, professional custom jerseys and apparel for pool players, teams, leagues, and tournaments. TopCatz is about more than clothing—we’re building a brand that promotes confidence, competition, and community throughout the billiards world. Our goal is to help every player look professional, represent with pride, and stand out at the table.

Company Stage

Prelaunch

Funding Stage

Pre-Seed

Funding Raised

$0 to $100k

Team Size

Just Me/Co-Founders

Annual Revenue

$0 to $100k

Location

Fairburn, GA, USA

Founded

2025

Industry

Retail

Skills

Founded companyCreativityEntrepreneurshipLeadershipBilliards IndustryBilliardsProduct VisionStrategyApparel DesignCustom ApparelBilliards & PoolCustomer FocusBusiness ManagementBrand IdentityFounderCommunity BuildingBrand MessagingApparel & Graphic DesignStartup ManagementRetailPromotionsNetworkingProduct RoadmapDeterminationRaised FundingFundraisingAccessory DesignBrand BuildingSponsorship ManagementApparel & AccessoriesSponsorships & Community EngagementEvent ManagementPartnership Development

Founded company

Founded TopCatz Billiard Apparel & Accessories, an emerging brand for the billiards community.

Creativity

Known as the creative force behind TopCatz, committed to building the brand through innovative ideas.

Entrepreneurship

Founded and built TopCatz Billiard Apparel & Accessories from the ground up as a solo entrepreneur.

Leadership

Acted as the founder and creative force, leading the development and direction of TopCatz Billiard Apparel.

Billiards Industry

Deep passion and direct involvement with the billiards community and industry.

Billiards

Demonstrates extensive knowledge of and connection to the billiards community, leagues, and tournaments.

Product Vision

Articulated a clear vision for providing apparel that helps players look confident and represent themselves with pride.

Strategy

Formulated a vision extending beyond apparel sales to support the growth of the billiards game.

Apparel Design

Designed bold, professional, and comfortable apparel, including custom tournament jerseys.

Custom Apparel

Specialized in creating custom tournament jerseys with distinctive designs, team identities, and sponsor branding.

Billiards & Pool

Holds a deep personal passion for pool that inspired the founding of TopCatz.

Customer Focus

Prioritized listening to players to create products that reflect the energy and competitive spirit of pool.

Business Management

Developed TopCatz as a brand supporting game growth through various events and partnerships.

Brand Identity

Developed a brand identity for TopCatz that provides players and teams with a stronger identity.

Founder

Founded and developed TopCatz Billiard Apparel & Accessories from the ground up.

Community Building

Focused on supporting the growth of the billiards game and direct involvement with players.

Brand Messaging

Developed brand messaging focused on confidence, competition, community, and respect for the game.

Apparel & Graphic Design

Serves as the creative force designing custom tournament jerseys, team identities, and sports apparel.

Startup Management

Acts as solo founder managing overall business operations, strategy, and brand growth.

Retail

Operates within the retail industry, focusing on apparel and accessories.

Promotions

Engaged in player promotions to support the growth of the game.

Networking

Committed to building strong relationships and collaborating directly with players and teams.

Product Roadmap

Developed future plans for expanding the product line to include various billiard accessories and gear.

Determination

Demonstrated strong determination in building TopCatz from the ground up.

Raised Funding

Successfully raised pre-seed funding in the range of $0-100k for TopCatz.

Fundraising

Successfully initiated pre-seed funding, raising between $0-100k for TopCatz.

Accessory Design

Planned future products including billiard gloves, hats, polos, chalk accessories, and tournament gear.

Brand Building

Created and positioned an emerging apparel brand centered around confidence, community, and competition.

Sponsorship Management

Explored and managed sponsorship opportunities for the billiards community.

Apparel & Accessories

Operates a retail business providing custom apparel, accessories, and gear.

Sponsorships & Community Engagement

Engages with pool leagues, tournament directors, and players to build sponsorships and partnerships.

Event Management

Planned to support the growth of the game through tournaments and fundraising events.

Partnership Development

Cultivated team partnerships and collaborated with teams to build the TopCatz brand.

Experience

job

Founder & Creative Director

TopCatz Billiard Apparel & Accessories

Leads product design, creative direction, business strategy, and community engagement for a billiards apparel and accessories brand.

Founded the company, established the brand identity, launched custom tournament jersey offerings, and forged partnerships with leagues and tournament directors.