A White-Label Personalization, Custom Decoration & Fulfillment Platform

Celebrate the Momentâ„¢

Confidential Presentation

Executive Summary

MakeABatâ„¢ is a white-label personalization, custom decoration, fulfillment, and technology platform serving manufacturers, sports card collectors, sports organizations, NIL athlete programs, and licensing partners.

MakeABat™ empowers baseball card manufacturers, dealers, and hobby enthusiasts to create a one-of-a-kind keepsake bat to match their favorite card — turning a beloved collectible into a display-worthy heirloom. The Company is actively working with MLB-certified bat manufacturers, MLB Players Association licensees, athlete-brand partners, and sports merchandising organizations to develop exclusive player-inspired, photo-themed collectibles and premium personalized memorabilia.

Invented by Jimmy Dunlap and Marcus Robinson, the MakeABat™ IP portfolio — including a USPTO-issued Design Patent and Pending Utility Patent — creates meaningful barriers to entry while unlocking future licensing opportunities, athlete programs, and platform expansion across multiple manufacturers and distribution channels.

Flagship Product


The MakeA Photo Bat™ transforms favorite photographs into premium custom-painted wood baseball bat collectibles — turning life's most meaningful moments into one-of-a-kind commemorative keepsakes cherished for generations.

Customers simply upload their favorite photograph, artwork, or logo through our secure online submission portal and choose how they want it displayed. Images can be printed full-bleed without a border or enhanced with a selection of professionally designed vintage and modern baseball card-inspired templates, allowing every MakeA Photo Batâ„¢ to reflect the customer's own style and story.

Upon receipt, the MakeABatâ„¢ graphic design team prepares a professional digital mockup illustrating the proposed layout and appearance of the finished product. The proof is emailed to the customer for review and approval before production begins, ensuring every personalized keepsake is produced exactly as envisioned.

MakeA Photo Bat™ preserves life's most memorable moments on the most iconic symbol of America's pastime — the baseball bat.

Every Picture Has a Storyâ„¢

From youth baseball and softball games to championships, retirements, military service recognition, police and firefighter honors, first responder appreciation, weddings, births, family milestones, personal achievements, and community celebrations, MakeA Photo Batâ„¢ helps people celebrate and preserve the stories, sacrifices, and accomplishments that deserve to be remembered for generations.

Every Bat Has a Legacyâ„¢

More than a collectible, every MakeA Photo Bat™ tells a story—capturing the people, moments, and memories that make life worth celebrating.

Signature Applications

Sports & Athletics

  • Youth Baseball & Softball Memories
  • Team & Tournament Championships
  • Senior Night Recognition
  • Athlete Achievements
  • Coach Appreciation Gifts
  • Hall of Fame Inductions

Retirement & Career Recognition

  • Police Retirement Gifts
  • Firefighter Retirement Gifts
  • Teacher Retirement Gifts
  • Military Retirement Gifts
  • Coach Retirement Gifts
  • Railroad Retirement Gifts
  • Public Service Retirement Gifts
  • Corporate Retirement Gifts
  • Years of Service Recognition

Public Service & Community Recognition

  • Military Service Recognition
  • Police & Fire Recognition
  • First Responder Appreciation
  • Community Leadership Awards
  • Public Service Awards
  • Volunteer Recognition

Life Events & Celebrations

  • Wedding Party Gifts
  • Groomsmen Gifts
  • Best Man Gifts
  • Birth Announcements
  • New Baby Celebrations
  • Family Milestones
  • Anniversary Celebrations
  • Graduation Recognition
  • Memorial Tributes
  • Special Events & Celebrations

Market Opportunity

A Multi-Billion Dollar Market at Inflection Point

$5B+

Total Addressable Market

Licensed memorabilia, collectibles, and personalized sports products across all channels

$750M

Serviceable Available Market

Directly reachable through bat manufacturers, sports organizations, and e-commerce channels

180M

MLB Fan Base

Worldwide fans served by a league generating more than

$12 billion annually

15M+

Youth Athletes

Baseball and softball participants across the U.S. representing one of the largest untapped segments

$2.8B+

Baseball Card Market by 2034

Global baseball trading card market projected to reach $2.86B by 2034, growing at a 32.6% CAGR — creating massive demand for premium card-inspired collectibles

$24.7B

Sports Trading Cards by 2033

The broader sports trading card market is projected to reach $24.71B by 2033, expanding the addressable opportunity for MakeA Baseball Card Batâ„¢ and related products

MakeABat™ targets 0.25%–1.0% market penetration via strategic partnerships and direct sales — representing a $1.875M–$7.5M near-term revenue opportunity within the SAM alone.

Platform Overview

How It Works — From Upload to Doorstep

Every order follows a simple, customer-friendly process designed to protect the buyer and ensure premium quality. Payment is authorized at checkout but not captured until the customer approves their digital proof — giving every customer full confidence before production begins. Each partner receives a customized branded ordering portal that maintains full ownership of their customer relationship at every step.

Platform Overview

Personalization & Production Services


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Customer Experience

Customers securely upload their photographs, artwork, logos, or personalized content through our online submission portal. Upon receipt, the MakeABatâ„¢ graphic design team prepares a professional digital mockup illustrating the proposed layout and appearance of the finished product.

The digital proof is emailed to the customer for review and approval prior to production. Once approved, the artwork moves into production, where it is professionally printed onto a premium custom-painted wood baseball bat using our proprietary production process.

Following production, we can also provide professional product photography, e-commerce image assets, and lifestyle marketing content, enabling our white-label partners to launch products quickly across their websites, online marketplaces, catalogs, retail displays, and social media channels.

The Result

This fully managed workflow enables partners to maximize manufacturing capacity, monetize excess wood inventory and bat billets, increase profitability, generate new revenue streams, and deliver premium personalized products with confidence — all while strengthening customer relationships under their own brand identity.

Whether celebrating a championship, honoring a career, recognizing military or public service, commemorating a family milestone, or preserving a once-in-a-lifetime memory, MakeABatâ„¢ provides the technology, creativity, production expertise, and fulfillment infrastructure that help organizations transform meaningful moments into premium photo-themed memorabilia and recognition products.

Personalization & Production Services

Graphic Design Services

Artwork Preparation

High-Resolution Photo Printing

Product Personalization

Custom Painting & Finishing

Logo & Corporate Branding

Digital Mockup & Proof Approval

Production Coordination

White-Label Manufacturing Support

Product Photography & E-Commerce Photo Shoots

Lifestyle Product Photography

Digital Marketing Assets

Fulfillment & Blind Shipping

Inventory Management

Warehousing

Premium Memorabilia

Flagship Product

Millions of photographs — and billions of baseball cards — sit in binders and boxes, waiting to be celebrated. MakeABat™ transforms those images into premium custom-painted wood baseball bat collectibles, helping manufacturers, sports organizations, athlete programs, and licensing partners commercialize memorable moments as high-margin personalized memorabilia.

MakeA Baseball Card Batâ„¢ Collection

$49.99–$79.99 Suggested Retail Price

Transform your favorite baseball card into an iconic full-size wood bat collectible — simply upload a photo from your phone, tablet, or desktop. Your Favorite Baseball Card Deserves More Than a Binder.™

MakeA Photo Batâ„¢ Collection

$99–$149 Suggested Retail Price

Three tiers: Rookie Edition™ ($99), All-Star Edition™ ($129), and Hall of Fame Edition™ ($149) — premium personalized bats ideal for youth programs, recognition, and milestone celebrations.

MakeA Trophy Batâ„¢ & Celebrating Iconic Momentsâ„¢

Custom Pricing

Commemorative and recognition products for sports organizations, corporate gifting, athlete programs, and licensing partners.

MakeA Baseball Card Batâ„¢

Your Favorite Baseball Card Deserves More Than a Binder.â„¢

Simply upload a photo of your favorite baseball card from your cell phone, tablet, or desktop, and we'll transform it into a premium full-size wood bat collectible designed to be displayed and enjoyed for years to come.

Upload

Snap a photo of your favorite baseball card from any device

Design

Our team creates a professional digital proof for your approval

Deliver

Your premium full-size wood bat collectible ships directly to your door

Preserve the Collection. Celebrate the Legacy.â„¢

Walk-Off Slamâ„¢ Display Systems

Acrylic Display Stand — $99

Premium Glass Display Case + Nameplate — $129

LED Showcase Edition — $149

Hall of Fame™ Two-Bat Museum Edition — $199

Signature Series™ Museum Collection — $299–$399+

Revenue Model

Diversified, Asset-Light Revenue Streams

MakeABat™ operates a diversified, asset-light revenue model with multiple B2B and direct-to-consumer channels that reinforce one another — scaling directly with manufacturing partner and licensing program growth.

Revenue Streams

01

MakeA Baseball Card Batâ„¢ sales

02

Walk-Off Slamâ„¢ Display Systems

03

White-label manufacturing & custom decorating services

04

Design and personalization fees

05

Production coordination and fulfillment services

06

Team and tournament programs

07

NIL athlete storefronts and programs

08

Corporate recognition and enterprise accounts

09

Licensing agreements and platform licensing

B2B Revenue Breakdown — Year 5

Balanced Across Every Level of the Game

Year 5 Account Goals

Intellectual Property & Validation

Built to Last. Protected to Win.

Intellectual Property Assets

Invented by Jimmy Dunlap and Marcus Robinson, the MakeABat™ IP portfolio is a competitive moat — not just protection. A USPTO-issued Design Patent and Pending Utility Patent create meaningful barriers to entry while unlocking future licensing opportunities, athlete programs, and platform expansion across multiple manufacturers and distribution channels.

Issued Design Patent

Protecting the proprietary visual and structural design elements of the MakeABatâ„¢ personalized bat platform

Pending Utility Patent

Covering the functional methods, processes, and systems underlying the white-label personalization and fulfillment workflow

Pilot Manufacturing Partners

The pilot program is open now. MLB-certified manufacturers with excess capacity are invited to join MakeABat™ as founding white-label partners — securing preferred economics and first-mover positioning before the platform scales.

Leadership Team

The Team Behind MakeABatâ„¢

Craig Olthoff

Co-Founder

Craig Olthoff is a sports industry executive with decades of experience in baseball bat manufacturing, product development, and sporting goods operations. His expertise in manufacturing processes, production management, and commercial product development provides MakeABatâ„¢ with a strong operational foundation for scalable growth and strategic manufacturing partnerships.

Areas of Expertise

Baseball bat manufacturing

Product development

Manufacturing operations

Production management

Quality control

Supply chain coordination

White-label manufacturing

Sporting goods commercialization

Strategic manufacturing partnerships

Marcus Robinson

Co-Founder

Marcus Robinson is an entrepreneur, inventor, and product innovator focused on developing technology-enabled personalized sports collectibles. As the visionary behind MakeA Baseball Card Batâ„¢, MakeA Photo Batâ„¢, and the MakeABatâ„¢ platform, Marcus leads the Company's strategic growth through intellectual property, licensing, technology partnerships, and business development.

Areas of Expertise

Product innovation

Intellectual property development

Sports memorabilia

Licensing and strategic partnerships

Technology platform development

White-label personalization

Business development

Sports marketing and fan engagement

E-commerce strategy

Manufacturing coordination

Investor relations

Corporate strategy

Partnership & Investment

Let's Build This Together

MakeABat™ is actively building a network of advisors, partners, and investors across the baseball and sports merchandise ecosystem. Whether you represent a manufacturer with untapped capacity, a sports organization seeking premium recognition products, an athlete program ready to commercialize its brand, or an investor seeking exposure to a high-margin, asset-light platform anchored by a USPTO-issued Design Patent and Pending Utility Patent — we want to hear from you.

Manufacturing Partners

MLB-certified and independent bat manufacturers seeking to monetize existing capacity and inventory through a turnkey white-label platform with zero brand dilution

Sports Organizations & Licensing Partners

Professional teams, MiLB clubs, MLB Players Association licensees, youth associations, tournament operators, and college programs seeking premium recognition and commemorative products

NIL & Athlete Ambassador Programs

Agencies, NIL collectives, and athlete-brand partners seeking to create exclusive player-inspired, photo-themed collectibles and branded memorabilia storefronts

Strategic Investors

Investors seeking exposure to a high-margin, asset-light platform anchored by a USPTO-issued Design Patent and Pending Utility Patent — positioned at the intersection of sports memorabilia, athlete licensing, personalization technology, and e-commerce fulfillment