ThiccBoi community
Our Story

Built Different. Built Together.

ThiccBoi is more than apparel. We are a community built around strength, confidence, hard work, and kindness.

More Than a Brand

ThiccBoi started in a garage with a heat press, a vision, and a belief that community is everything.

We design premium apparel that performs in the gym and lives in the real world. But our purpose goes deeper than what we sell.

We show up for our community, build opportunities for franchise partners, and create spaces where people feel seen, supported, and inspired.

Built Different. Built Together.

More Than a Brand

What Drives Us

Work Hard

Show up. Put in the work. Keep moving forward.

Be Kind

Strength means more when it lifts up the people around us.

Build Community

Apparel is the connection. People are the purpose.

Meet the Team

The people building the brand, supporting our community, and keeping ThiccBoi moving.

Mark Shortt

Founder & CEO

Mark founded ThiccBoi on a simple belief: work incredibly hard, be incredibly kind, and the rest falls into place. As the face of the brand, he leads the vision and the culture — building a company where everyone belongs in the strength community, no matter where they’re starting from.

Mike Hastings

Chief Operating Officer

Mike helps lead operations and guides the franchise network at ThiccBoi, keeping the engine running behind the scenes so the brand can keep showing up for its community. Mike's experience as a coach, and QA inspctor in the past means he has a keen eye on what it takes to keep ThiccBoi humming. He’s instrumental in building ThiccBoi into something bigger than apparel.

John Ziegler

Chief Revenue Officer

John leads growth and the digital side of ThiccBoi, drawing on decades of sales, revenue, and marketing experience and a track record of driving growth across multiple industries. A former CrossFit affiliate owner and coach, he knows the community firsthand — and brings that same work-hard, be-kind mindset to everything he builds.

Want to Build With Us?

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