Danny Lefebvre (luh-FAYVE)
PRESIDENT/CSO
I lived my first 17 years in Grosse Pointe, Michigan where I played 5 sports in high school, and kept pretty busy with extracurriculars. After graduating from the University of Michigan Business School, I went to work for the Detroit Tigers, and Detroit Red Wings, before accepting a fellowship to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill's MBA program. I worked briefly for a sports agency representing professional basketball players before taking a position in venture capital. I left VC following the dot-com boom to start TRI SPORTS in August 2001, which has grown to a membership of well over 35,000 people. The best part of my job is knowing that I'm making a difference in people's lives and I'm often told by players that they had moved to another city but had to move back because they couldn't plug-in and make friends because there was nothing like TRI SPORTS there. TRI SPORTS is now responsible for several hundred engagements and hundreds of thousands of friendships. Someone once described me as "fun personified" and I couldn't be happier with that descriptor.
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Tracy Taylor - Game Day Operations Extraordinaire
I grew up outside of Chicago in an environment where I was always involved in sports. Through high school I concentrated on Tennis, Basketball and Soccer. I continued my soccer career at West Virginia University where I majored in Secondary Education. I took the role as water-skiing instructor and program director at Camp Walden in Denmark, Maine during the summers while I was a student. After teaching Junior High School for a bit I changed courses and began working full time at Camp Walden as Assistant Director and later Director. I took several years off the traditional work environment to concentrate on raising my three daughters, where I was often found as the girl scout leader, school volunteer, or coach. Now that I am back working, I am lucky to be working for TRI SPORTS where I can incorporate my love for sports, social events, and working with people.
Brandon Hummel - Weekday Sports Director
I grew up in the Silicon Valley and started Dynamic Sport & Social Club in 2011. We moved to Raleigh in 2018 after selling DynamicSSC to a larger competitor and I began working with Danny and Tracy. I am proud to say that TRI SPORTS has grown immensely in the past 7 years and this team is fantastic to work with! We moved to Phoenix in 2021 but I still run the backend operations remotely and our team on the ground in Raleigh makes it easy. When I am not behind the computer, I coach club soccer teams and an ice hockey team, hoping to make a big difference in the lives of our youth. My favorite part about working in this industry over the past 15 years has been seeing all of the marriages and kids that were made possible through our social sports leagues and events. Not to mention thousands of new friendships, some of which will be life-long. When life is difficult, keep on playing!
Victor Vo - Weekend Sports Director
I grew up in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and later moved to Garner, where I spent my high school years. I discovered tennis during my senior year and quickly became involved in Junior Team Tennis, which sparked a long-term passion for organized sports and community involvement. After high school, I continued playing in adult tennis leagues and coached youth tennis, further deepening my connection to the sport. After a brief move to Winston-Salem in 2014, I found my way back to the Raleigh area in 2017—drawn by both the community and my love for staying active through organized sports. In early 2020, I joined TRI SPORTS Kickball, which opened the door to an even broader world of social athletics. I became actively involved across multiple leagues, including kickball, beach volleyball, and indoor volleyball. My involvement with TRI SPORTS eventually led to an invitation to join the team, a role that has allowed me to combine my passion for sports with building meaningful connections. Through this community, I’ve met incredible people, formed lifelong friendships, and even officiated a wedding for friends who met on the kickball field. What I love most about this work is welcoming new faces and helping create an inclusive, fun environment for adults who share a passion for organized sports.
How it all Began
The question I get asked most often is: "How did this all start?" Well, when the economy was booming and Internet start-ups were all the rage, I found myself working 70 hours a week and having no social life. At that time I wished someone else would come along to start a social organization like TRI SPORTS, so I could have a plug and play sports and social life. Then, when the economy slowed and the investing environment cooled, I looked to start a new company, one more resistant to economic fluctuations and investor whims. The Triangle being an area largely composed of transplants, and the lack of a great way to make new friends was the perfect environment for a sport & social club. Our first sports league was scheduled for September 13, 2001. After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, we debated postponing week 1 of leagues until a more appropriate time, but eventually decided it'd be best to offer the social opportunity for those who felt comfortable with getting out of the house. What we found, with perfect attendance that week, was validation that people need people, and a club like TRI SPORTS that helps people build a solid social support network is a great thing.
I can't tell you the number of times somebody has moved away from the Triangle, only to return within a year, to tell me that their new city didn't have anything like TRI SPORTS and they just couldn't get plugged-in socially. Which is exactly the point; we're your one-stop shop for instant social life & sports leagues. We hope to see you soon.
- Danny Lefebvre