Rob Charlton
President
“Big vision. Smart moves. Relentless execution.”
I got into this business in high school in 1988, selling my own sportswear line, Authentic Wicked Wear. Customers kept asking me to put their logos on shirts, and in 1992 I co-founded The Next Trend Designs.
I lead sales and still manage many of our largest accounts myself. I'm also our product inventor. I designed the Typhoon shaker bottle, which TNT holds the patent on and which has sold in the millions, and I work out new products in CAD and 3D-printed samples before they go to a factory.
Outside TNT, I pitched my mouthguard company, New Age Performance, on CBC's Dragons' Den in 2017 and closed a deal with three of the dragons. I also run Rob's Steaks and BBQs, which ships USDA Prime ribeyes and New York strips across Canada and sells Mont Alpi grills.
If you're planning something bigger than a one-off order, like a national rollout or a program that runs all year, I'm happy to talk it through with you.