A lifelong entrepreneur, Chad joined 3STEP in 2022 following the acquisition of SMP Sports Group - the company he founded and scaled over two decades. What began as a grassroots startup out of the trunk of his car grew into one of the Midwest's premier youth sports platforms.

At 3STEP, Chad drives enterprise strategy, operational alignment, and digital transformation. He also spearheaded the development of PlayerFirst, a platform he originally built to challenge the status quo in youth sports.

Chad holds a B.S. in Marketing from The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business. He lives in Chicago with his wife and four children and spends weekends on the sidelines, proudly cheering them on in basketball, soccer, and lacrosse.