The Team

Chris Gallagher // President

During his 25-plus year career in the sports and entertainment industry, Chris has achieved great success on the team side and as a consultant in the National Football League, Major League Soccer, National Women’s Soccer League, Major League Baseball and National Hockey League.

An expert in the revenue generating areas of ticket sales, marketing, corporate partnerships, naming rights, premium seating, concessions, merchandise and business intelligence, his forward-thinking mindset has delivered exceptional results for all the organizations he has represented. As a member of Orlando City SC, Chris was the architect for a record-breaking inaugural season, where the club set a league attendance record for an expansion team, drawing an average of 32,847 per home match, including 62,500 in the home opener – the 3rd highest inaugural season home opener in MLS history. His efforts were rewarded as he was recognized as the 2015 MLS Ticket Sales Executive of the Year.

Soon after, in 2017, Orlando City SC would open their new soccer-specific stadium in downtown Orlando. Chris successfully sold the naming rights to Exploria Resorts, for which the stadium is now known as Exploria Stadium. With the opening of the new stadium, Orlando City SC partnered with Ticketmaster to launch their new digital ticketing platform, Presence. Exploria Stadium was the first stadium to launch the technology, which has become the gold standard across venues in professional sports. The Sports Business Journal named Chris as a Ticketing Industry Power Player in 2018 for his efforts.

In 2019, Chris joined Nashville SC ahead of their launch into Major League Soccer. The club immediately made a major impact on the soccer landscape by hosting 59,069 fans for their inaugural match, a new Tennessee state record and the 4th highest inaugural season home opener in MLS history. In May 2022, the club opened their state-of-the-art soccer-specific stadium. At 30,000 seat capacity, it is the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada. Through Chris’ leadership, the club surpassed 23,000 season tickets sold and set revenue records for premium seating, leading to his selection as a 2022 Venues Now All-Star.

A graduate of Florida State University, Chris and his wife Britta along with their son, Lucas, reside in Windermere, Florida where he is active in Little League doing what he loves, coach!

Rob Parker // Chief Commercial Officer

For 25-plus years, Rob has been a leader in revenue generation and brand building in the sports and entertainment industry, including the National Football League, Major League Soccer, National Women's Soccer League and National Hockey League. Rob's track record of success in the industry includes areas of sponsorship sales, stadium naming rights, jersey patch sales, sponsorship activation, premium seating, broadcasting rights, concession agreements, sports betting and overall commercial platform development.

With both Orlando City SC and Philadelphia Union of MLS, Rob was responsible for creating the commercial platforms for two expansion teams and stadiums from scratch. This included stadium naming rights, jersey and stadium founding partnerships. With both projects, Rob created hundreds of millions of dollars in COI and set them up for immediate and long-term success. Rob is responsible for two of the longest running jersey partnerships in MLS with Bimbo Bakeries (Philadelphia Union) and Orlando Health (Orlando City SC & Orlando Pride). Rob's work has also been recognized from his peers by winning the 2015 MLS Partnership Activation of the Award for a program with Publix Supermarkets and 2017 MLS Corporate Sales Executive of the Year Award.

Most recently with Haslam Sports Group, Rob was VP of Corporate Partnerships for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL and then Chief Revenue Officer for the Columbus Crew of MLS. During his time there, both properties saw record highs in corporate partnership and premium seating revenue. Also with The Crew, Rob played a key role in the club's landmark partnership with Tipico Sportsbook.

Rob graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Sports Administration. He currently lives in Windermere, Florida with his wife Melissa and two sons, Bryce & Luke.

Dennis Sprenkle // Chief Administrative Officer

Dennis has over 15-years of experience in human capital management spanning across multiple industries and verticals, including 8-plus years in the sports and entertainment industry. Dennis has been integral to the successful launches of two recent Major League Soccer franchises, Inter Miami CF and Orlando City SC, as well as the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League. He has a proven record of building high performing teams in business and sporting areas.

During the four and a half years spent at Orlando City SC, he developed and oversaw all HR functions, including but not limited to talent management, recruitment, payroll, org design, benefits administration and employee engagement for Orlando City SC, Orlando Pride and Exploria Stadium. During his tenure, the club achieved numerous attendance records in men's and women's soccer, as well as helped to shape an award-winning employee culture.

Subsequently, Dennis was hired in 2018 as the third employee at Inter Miami CF. While at Inter Miami CF, he helped lay the foundation for the club, establishing and developing the HR and administrative functions from the ground up. As a trusted business leader, he also participated in the negotiation, evaluation and selection processes for key agency partners, vendors and service providers, while also managing the organization's ever-changing demands through the complex and unforeseen Covid-19 pandemic.

Before joining the sports and entertainment industry, Dennis spent numerous years working in human capital management, supporting Fortune 2000 companies, government contractors and the federal government. He has directed teams responsible for permanent, contract and contract-to-hire positions in finance, accounting, sales, IT, operations and marketing areas, among several others.

Dennis is a graduate of the University of Central Florida where he is an active alumni member. Dennis and his wife Jaimie reside in Orlando, Florida with their dogs, Frankie and Millie.