Founder Story

Travis Sanders, founder of RepsWear, wearing a R.E.P.S. shirt at the gym

Meet Travis Sanders

For more than three decades, Travis Sanders has served people from behind the barber chair. He learned that a barbershop is more than a place for a haircut—it is a place where stories are shared, confidence is restored, and lives can be shaped one conversation at a time.

Then his own life changed. Blood clots led to the loss of his left leg. The road back required patience, faith, physical rehabilitation, and the willingness to do the same difficult work again and again. Every exercise became a rep. Every small improvement became proof that progress was still possible.

The battle did not break him. It built him.

That experience gave deeper meaning to a truth Travis had lived his entire life: transformation is built through repetition. You do not become resilient in one dramatic moment. You build resilience every time you choose to rise, restart, serve, and take one more step.

RepsWear was created to carry that message into the world. It is apparel for people doing the work—the comeback, the healing, the discipline, and the daily decision to keep moving forward.

R — ResilienceThe strength to rise again.
E — EmpowermentOwning your voice and next move.
P — ProgressOne step and one rep at a time.
S — ServiceReaching back to help someone else.
Your trial was your training.