You’re not seeing things. The Austin Shirt Company and the Georgetown Shirt Company are the same people. Craig and Sandy Mooney and Jay Saenger started working at the company in 1989 and in 2001 took a leap of faith to buy it for themselves and share a new vision to be a part of the Georgetown community. One thing is certain, they know the print business inside and out.
Austin Shirt Company provides promotional products for clients all over Georgetown, but also nationwide. They cater not just to schools, but churches, museums, corporate clients, non-profits and celebrities; Craig’s biggest client is a modeling agency in Florida, and he also does the majority of the print work for Willie Nelson.
They are proud to provide everything from one color to high-end with rhinestones, but always in a timely and professional manner. If they don’t do it in-house, they make sure they can get it for you.
“We never want to say ‘no’ to anyone,” Craig says, “But we have some of the industry’s best and biggest equipment and I’m a numbers guy. I will promise only what I know I can deliver. I love having customers tour the production area. When people see how hard we work for a great product, it cements that relationship and creates loyal customers.”
Mooney and, by extension, the company often give back to the community under the radar. He supports various projects or programs as a printer can; “If I am aware of something and it touches me or the community, I like to do what I can to make a difference. Maybe it’s a shirt or a sponsorship, or maybe I’ll purchase a spot in a charity golf tournament (my new favorite hobby) but we’ve always been a family company; we’re family-oriented and it’s important to give back.”
As a businessman, Mooney takes his success very personally. “If a customer is not satisfied, I always want them to tell me—otherwise I don’t have the opportunity to fix it and give them the best we have to offer. In some cases the customer is doing us a favor by showing us a process that didn’t work right and might possibly not work right for someone else.”
Austin Shirt Company is at 40204 Industrial Park Circle; just north of the Inner Loop. Visit GTshirt.com.
