Jeff Dunlap

Jeff’s unique talents and skills will support Kingdom Franchisees by providing strategic sales and operational support for the clubs and franchise partners.

Prior to joining Pickleball Kingdom, Jeff was a Strategic Account Management professional with many years of experience delivering value in services, benefits, and growth opportunities for clients across the nation. He is skilled at driving top-line sales while staying focused on customer retention. As a leader in sales and operations, he strives to maintain employee engagement and encourage profitable growth across all functions of the business.

Outside of work, Jeff is passionate about sports and coaching. His favorite time is on the baseball field with his son, and he never misses a moment in the stands to cheer him on. Jeff and his family love the outdoors and spend their free time hiking and camping throughout Arizona where they reside.

Jeff Dunlap

Ace Rodrigues

Founder and CEO

When asked how he came up with the concept of Pickleball Kingdom, Ace likes to say, “On a windy, dirty court while standing in the sun waiting to play on January 9, 2021, I said out loud, ‘There has to be a better way.’ And then God threw this lightning bolt of a mission into my heart that has lit my brain on fire, and it’s been blazing ever since.”  

And the pickleball world has been better for it. Ace’s past experiences founding companies, scaling growth, and creating support networks, primarily in the financial services and energy efficiency sectors, serves him well in setting the go-forward vision to build Pickleball Kingdom.   

Having developed and coined numerous concepts and phrases that are now industry standards, Ace’s innovative approach continues to craft the path for not only the Kingdom brand, but the greater indoor pickleball industry itself. The creation of “Pickleball Paddle Battle,” a competition reality show is one such example of Ace’s leading-edge thinking.  

Originally from Hawaii, Ace has been married to Tracy for over 30 years and they have 2 children and 2 grandchildren. Ace and Tracy love sports, movies, and eating out. 

What motivates him? “I’m the most blessed man on the planet. So, my drive is to create Kings and Queens of Kingdoms, which are our franchisees, first throughout America, then throughout the world.”