About
Our story
We started Volta because the jersey didn't match the work.
Programs spend a year building chemistry, drilling at 6 a.m., and showing up in rain. Then the jersey shows up looking like a screen-printed t-shirt from 2008. We're here to fix that.
Two things broke us.
The first was service. We watched coaches spend hours every season chasing vendor reps, getting late responses, untangling order spreadsheets, and apologizing to parents for delays. Service in this industry was an afterthought.
The second was design. Most custom jerseys look like they were put together with the same template every other team uses — bold sponsor logo, generic stripes, last-decade fonts. Programs that obsessed over every other detail were stuck wearing gear that didn't reflect any of it.
We figured both could be solved at the same time. Not separately. Not later. Right now.
Three things, on purpose.
1. Design first, always. Every jersey goes through an actual designer with an actual point of view. Not a clipart-and-template tool. You get real mockups, real revisions, real conversations about what fits your program's identity. We push back when something looks wrong. That's the job.
2. One person, end to end. You get a jersey consultant — a real human with your number — from the first call through delivery. Not a ticketing system. Not a regional rep who hands you off. When you text, we text back. When something goes wrong, we tell you before you ask.
3. Production windows, not chaos. We build jerseys in batches. Your team store opens for two-to-three weeks, parents and players order direct, then we produce everything in one run and ship as soon as possible. No more chasing checks, sorting kit at practice, or finding out three players still didn't pay. The whole order goes from “store opens” to “in your hands” in a known window.
Athletes, designers, and operators.
Volta is built by people who've played the game, designed the jersey, and run the operation. Same team behind nearly $100M in technical apparel sales. &Collar was Utah's #8 fastest-growing business 2019–2024 (MWCN). Flight is the fastest-growing pilot brand ever. Now we're building Volta.
We're three people on purpose. Small means everyone you talk to actually makes the call.
Ben Perkins — Founder. Founded and sold Soccer Reviews. Played D1 soccer at the University of Kentucky and UVU. Pre-Season All-WAC. Built &Collar before this. Lives in Salt Lake.
Jordan Larsen — Design. Designed UVU Women's Soccer kits (2022–2023). IBM Intercollegiate Branding Award winner. Spends more time on Pantone swatches than is technically healthy.
Mark Brown — Operations & Growth. Investment banking before this. UVU Men's Soccer captain. All-WAC 2nd Team. The person who makes the spreadsheets and timelines actually work.
Where this goes next.
The dream is straightforward: the most-loved custom jersey brand in the country. Not the biggest, not the cheapest. The one your players remember in five years, your parents talk about at other clubs, your coaches refuse to switch from.
Right now we're focused on serious clubs, schools, and academies across Utah and the Mountain West. We grow when our clients tell their friends. That's the only growth plan we want.
If you run a program and have been waiting for a vendor who actually cares — come find us.
Want to see what your program could look like? Book a 15-minute jersey consult. Walk us through your timeline, budget, and colors. We'll tell you what we'd do.
Salt Lake City · Made in batches · Built for teams