Chris Lee’s promotion recognizes two years of business development leadership, including the recent Exploratorium partnership, and formalizes a new team structure focused on cities, communities, sports, and nonprofit and volunteer organizations.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — ThirdSpace, developed by LeisureLink, Inc., today announced the promotion of Chris Lee, previously Head of Business Development, to Vice President of Sales & Corporate Development. The promotion recognizes Chris's contributions over the past two years and formalizes an expanded role coordinating ThirdSpace's newly restructured business development team.
Since joining ThirdSpace two years ago, Chris has worn nearly every hat the early-stage company has needed — supporting fundraising efforts, contributing to marketing and collateral development, driving partner sales, and stepping in on operational and administrative work whenever the team needed it. Most recently, Chris closed a partnership with the Exploratorium and is in the final stages of securing a major city partnership that he was instrumental in developing.
The promotion coincides with a restructuring of ThirdSpace's business development function into four focused verticals — Cities, Communities, Sports, and Non-Profit/Volunteer organizations — each led by a dedicated Director. The strategy behind the new structure is to position ThirdSpace as the social platform of choice for these organizations, creating direct access to their existing users and members. In his new role, Chris will support each Director across the four verticals and coordinate closely with the Marketing team to align partnership strategy with go-to-market execution.
"Chris has been foundational to ThirdSpace from day one — there's barely a part of this business he hasn't touched," said Patrick Ferrell, CEO & Co-Founder of ThirdSpace. "The Exploratorium partnership and the city relationship he's closing now are exactly the kind of high-value, high-trust deals that come from someone who understands both the mission and the mechanics of this business. This promotion — and the BD restructuring around it — sets us up to scale those relationships across cities, communities, sports organizations, and non-profits."
Chris will continue to be based in the Bay Area and will work across ThirdSpace's newly formed BD verticals as the company expands its footprint with organizations that stand to benefit directly from turning their audiences into active, engaged real-world communities.
ThirdSpace is a mobile platform designed to help people connect through shared interests and real-life experiences. By combining personalized discovery with community-driven event creation, ThirdSpace enables users to turn ideas into meaningful, offline connections. Founded by Patrick Ferrell, Jon Merripen, and Charmaine Conui, ThirdSpace is built on the belief that technology should bring people closer — not keep them apart.
ThirdSpace — Do more of what you love, with people who love it too.
Learn more at www.thirdspace.live.
Charmaine Conui, CMO & Co-Founder — charmaine@thirdspace.live
Jessica Clark, Director of Marketing & Social Media — jessica@thirdspace.live
Frankie Palmer, Director of User Acquisition & Ambassador — frankie@thirdspace.live
