# Gary Goldberg

> Gary Goldberg is a third-generation textile entrepreneur and the president and founder of SquadLocker, the Warwick, Rhode Island company that combines online team stores with single-unit apparel decoration and direct fulfillment. The idea grew from his family’s textile history, his experience as a sports parent, and a spring day at Harvard’s athletic fields when he saw volunteers carrying the administrative burden of youth sports.

- **Role:** President and Founder at SquadLocker
- **Organizations:** SquadLocker, CleanBrands, Case the Music, Moses Brown School, Excel Academy Charter Schools
- **Education:** B.S. in Economics, Brandeis University, High-Impact Selling: A Toolkit for Success, Kellogg Executive Education
- **Known for:** Built SquadLocker’s model around always-open online stores, single-unit custom production and direct-to-home fulfillment., Raised a $20 million Series C for SquadLocker in 2020, led by ABS Capital Partners., Named inventor on multiple U.S. textile-related patents, including insulating sheer fabric and a protective zipper barrier.

## Career timeline

- **Early 1990s** — Founded Case the Music, a guitar and musical-instrument case company and his first venture in sewn textile products.
- **2009** — Founded CleanBrands, which developed protective mattress and pillow encasements.
- **2012** — Founded the Warwick business that became SquadLocker; the operation had previously traded as Turfer Athletic.
- **2015** — SquadLocker was incorporated around online team stores linked to a wholly owned manufacturing operation.
- **2016-2017** — Received U.S. patents covering insulating sheer fabric and a protective barrier for zipper assemblies.
- **2020** — SquadLocker closed a $20 million Series C led by ABS Capital Partners.
- **2023** — Transitioned from CEO to President and Founder, with a stated focus on textile processing, single-unit manufacturing and industry relationships.
- **2023** — SquadLocker launched SquadGEAR, its line of on-demand custom sublimated uniforms.

## Achievements

- Built SquadLocker’s model around always-open online stores, single-unit custom production and direct-to-home fulfillment.
- Raised a $20 million Series C for SquadLocker in 2020, led by ABS Capital Partners.
- Named inventor on multiple U.S. textile-related patents, including insulating sheer fabric and a protective zipper barrier.
- Served as a trustee of Moses Brown School from 2009 to 2022 and as a board member of Excel Academy Charter Schools from 2022 to 2024.
- Hosted SquadLocker’s On the Whistle podcast about coaches and mentors in youth sports.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Published a LinkedIn article titled 'How Smarter Tech Is Improving Uniform Delivery for Youth Sports Teams.'
- **2024-02** — Discussed on-demand manufacturing, brand consistency and single-unit fulfillment in a Fibre2Fashion interview.
- **2023-10** — Appeared on The Profluence Pod to discuss scaling a sports-apparel business and the next frontiers of e-commerce.
- **2023-02** — Moved from CEO to President and Founder as part of SquadLocker’s announced leadership transition.

## Links

- Website: https://www.squadlocker.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyctm/

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Last updated: 2026-09-27