Top Tier Academy was founded by 7 teens who went to Avon Middle High School. This is their story...

Top Tier Academy was founded by 7 teens who went to Avon Middle High School. They all became close friends during the Basketball season. They formed the name "Top Tier" from one of the members PlayStation username, and added the "Academy" to represent all of them in January 2022. The first ever Top Tier Academy members were, Laz Fontes, Bradley & Brandon Charles, Travis Guillaume, Mike Morais, Josiah Guerrier, and Jordan Medeiros.  

Laz Fontes was one of the most pivotal members of this group, with him running the "TopTierLaz--" youtube channel as well as the merchandise production. His youtube channel really became a serious thing to him in the summer of 2022 with him releasing "Top Tier Thursdays" every week on Youtube. During this time he would make himself and other members of the group, Top Tier Academy shirts and soon to be hoodies. He would sell these shirts and hoodies within his peers at school. But to make it easier for people to buy them, he decided to make TopTierMerch.com in March of 2023. This would be a huge step for the brand, as now people who don't go to school with him, could now by these items.

Starting in May 2023, Laz turned 18 and decided this was the time to further expand the brand. He wanted to connect to his roots with the "Limited Edition" Rocky Marciano T-Shirts since both were from Brockton, MA. This creative shirt, different from the standard lettering is something people liked. He saw this and expanded it to different athletes. Laz also wanted to connect to his roots with his Cape Verdean background. He would use popular Cape Verdean figureheads such as, Cesaria Evora, Ildo Lobo, Amilcar Cabral, and more for his "Cape Verdean Top Tier T-Shirts". This is only the beginning and a sign of what Top Tier can further become...

In Summer 2023, this was a big turn and expansion for the company. With hoodie season being over, here came the hot weather a new type of clothing. Laz released Top Tier Academy French Terry Shorts, to accommodate for the hot weather. This along with the different types of shirts would be a different style that Top Tier wasn't used to. As summer was starting to come to an end and "Back To School" season started, the Fleece Tech Suits came out. With summer being a slow season for the business, these Tech Suits became a huge success and Top Tier started to get their feet back on the tracks. 

It's been a year since the last paragraph and Top Tier has grown exponentially since. Owner, Laz Fontes has completely reshaped what Top Tier Academy is. He has added over 60 new items to the shop as well as improved the clothing quality tremendously. As a brand that started and primarily purchased locally in Massachusetts, since then we have reached states such as California, Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Louisiana and more. Top Tier is just now starting to take shape nationwide and it is only a matter of time that we continue to grow and reach new milestones.

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All sales are final. For any products that are damaged, we do offer store credit. To request a return, please text (857-919-4490) with an explanation of the request along with picture proof. Returns only accepted 14 days after purchase date. You must ship the product back yourself as well as pay a 10% restocking fee if you choose to return it. Certain items cannot be returned.

Top Tier Academy

857-919-4490

laz@toptiermerch.com

Bridgewater, MA 02324, United States