About MeetMaker

MeetMaker co-founder Jason Braun brings decades of experience in competitive gymnastics, coaching, event management, scoring, and gymnastics technology to MeetMaker.

Jason began gymnastics at age 10 and competed for eight years, reaching the Class 2 level. He also competed in Trampoline and Power Tumbling, placing third in the 18-and-over division at the World Age Group Games in Lubbock, Texas.

Beginning in 1986, Jason built an extensive career as a gymnastics coach and event director. He coached numerous state and regional champions, Level 9 Eastern and Level 10 National competitors, and athletes who went on to earn collegiate scholarships. He also served as a clinician at state and regional clinics and directed state, regional, and invitational competitions.

In 1999, Jason expanded into competition scoring and meet technology. His broad experience across nearly every aspect of gymnastics competition helped shape MeetMaker and its mission to simplify event registration, payments, and administration for the gymnastics community.

MeetMaker co-founder Tracy Gough brings more than 30 years of professional information technology experience to the company. Since beginning his IT career in 1995, Tracy has worked across a wide range of industries, technologies, and business environments, with experience spanning software development, systems architecture, web technologies, infrastructure, and technology consulting.

Tracy began developing for the web in its early commercial years and has spent much of his career designing and implementing technology solutions that solve real-world business challenges. In 2007, he combined that experience with a vision for improving the way sporting events are managed and co-founded MeetMaker.

Today, Tracy continues to guide MeetMaker's technology and product development, drawing on more than three decades of IT experience to keep the platform reliable, secure, and evolving with the needs of event organizers and participants.

Joelle Bridges joined the MeetMaker team after a career spanning more than 20 years in healthcare. She began her career as a Registered Nurse, working primarily in critical care and cardiac care, including the ICU and cardiac catheterization lab. She later returned to school to become a Nurse Practitioner and spent the final years of her healthcare career providing care to Medicare patients in their homes.

At MeetMaker, Joelle works across several areas of the business, combining the organizational and communication skills from her healthcare career with the day-to-day operations of the company. She manages financial operations, including ACH disbursements, and creates MeetMaker's monthly newsletter. Joelle also attends the annual USA Gymnastics National Congress with Tracy and Jason, where she enjoys meeting customers and connecting with members of the gymnastics community in person.

Although she didn't come to MeetMaker with a gymnastics background, Joelle has become an integral part of the behind-the-scenes work that keeps MeetMaker - and the people who use it - moving forward.