Adom Robinson | Founder and CEO of Take One Sportswear
Adom Robinson is the Founder and CEO of Take One Sportswear, a U.S.-based athletic apparel and equipment brand redefining how teams access custom uniforms through speed, flexibility, and athlete-first solutions.
Early FoundationsÂ
Robinson is a former professional basketball player whose career spanned Spain, Mexico, Romania, and the NBA G League. Competing internationally and at the highest domestic levels gave him firsthand insight into the realities athletes face beyond the spotlight — from access and opportunity to the systems that shape modern sports.
Born and raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., Robinson grew up in one of the country’s most talent-rich sports communities. Immersed in a culture where sports were both a pathway and a livelihood, he pursued basketball at increasingly competitive levels, gaining early exposure to both the promise and the limitations of the traditional athlete pipeline.
Preparing for What Came Next
While continuing to compete professionally, Robinson prepared intentionally for life beyond the court. He earned both his undergraduate degree and MBA from St. John’s University, combining formal business training with firsthand experience inside the global sports ecosystem.
Through his playing career, Robinson identified a persistent gap in the athletic apparel industry. Teams and athletes were underserved by long production timelines, inflexible systems, and brands built primarily around retail and endorsements rather than the day-to-day realities of real programs. That understanding led to the creation of Take One Sportswear — founded from his parents’ garage with a clear mission to deliver faster, more personalized solutions for athletes at every level.
Building Take One Sportswear
Under Robinson’s leadership, Take One Sportswear has grown into a global, e-commerce-first platform that has outfitted more than 70 teams across the United States and internationally. The company specializes in custom sports uniforms and team apparel for basketball, football, volleyball, soccer, track and field, baseball, and more.
Take One’s defining advantage is speed to market. While legacy competitors often require three to six months to fulfill custom uniform orders, Take One delivers in approximately three weeks. This approach allows athletic directors and coaches to avoid ordering months in advance, operate with greater flexibility, and reduce unnecessary budget strain.
The company operates through a streamlined, cost-effective model powered by a trusted U.S.-based drop-shipping manufacturing partner, with facilities in Missouri, Egypt, the Philippines, and the Caribbean. This structure enables Take One to bypass traditional overhead while delivering high-quality, custom uniforms efficiently and at scale.
Competing with Intent
The athletic apparel industry is dominated by global brands, but Take One does not compete on size — it competes on focus.
For legacy companies, team uniforms represent a small segment of a much broader retail business. For Take One, outfitting teams is the core mission. The brand serves a massive and often underserved market of schools, clubs, community programs, and competitive teams that purchase uniforms every season but lack access to fast, flexible solutions.
Rather than pursuing only the largest collegiate contracts, Robinson has positioned Take One to capture meaningful market share by solving real operational problems for teams at every level.
More Than the Uniform
Beyond logistics, Take One differentiates itself through design and storytelling. Every uniform reflects the identity, culture, and community of the team wearing it, bringing creativity and innovation into a space long dominated by templates.
Robinson and his team maintain direct relationships with athletic directors, coaches, and athletes, remaining closely connected to customer needs. This feedback loop allows Take One to respond quickly, adapt intelligently, and build solutions grounded in real-world experience.
Leading With Focus
“We’re solving problems that have been overlooked because they’re not the priority for larger brands,” Robinson says. “For us, this isn’t a side business — it’s the entire focus.”
As youth sports continue to grow and remain resilient even amid economic uncertainty, Robinson believes Take One is positioned to lead through execution, service, and clarity of purpose. The market does not need to expand for Take One to succeed — the opportunity lies in delivering better solutions where legacy systems fall short.
Looking Ahead
With a disciplined operating model, a clear point of view, and a deep connection to the teams it serves, Take One Sportswear is building toward long-term global scale — driven by speed, service, and a commitment to empowering athletes through access and innovation.
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