I didn't start this in a boardroom. I started it at my kitchen table.
My name's Leanne. I'm Cook Island Māori, Kiwi-born, and Western Sydney through and through. For the past five years I've been printing custom tees from home — with a newborn on my hip, three kids at my feet, and a Cricut that barely got a day off.
I also happen to have 10 years in quality control , working with recycle materials, I know systems. I know how to make things run. But I've always known something else, too: that the people who hold communities together rarely get the tools they deserve.
"Clubs were running sausage sizzles. Schools were selling chocolates door to door. There had to be a better way — so I built it."
Impact Tee started with one thing: making tees that actually meant something. Memorial shirts for families who needed something to hold onto. Camp shirts for church groups heading off on retreat. Rep gear for local clubs proud of where they come from. Thousands of individuals who just wanted something that felt personal.
And then the same question kept coming up from clubs and schools: "Can we use the tees to fundraise?"
That question changed everything. Impact Tee is now more than a custom tee printer. It's a fundraising platform — where Australian schools, sports clubs, and community groups can run their own custom tee campaign, with no upfront cost, no stock risk, and no admin nightmare. You set the goal. We handle everything else.
We're just getting started. And I've never been more sure of anything in my life.