The team
Leadership & Expertise
Investment, operating, category and growth expertise aligned around a focused participation-led sports thesis.
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Ira Miller
Founder and CEO, First Inning Holdings
GSH Focus Investment strategy, capital & transactions
Ira Miller is the Founder and CEO of First Inning Holdings and FIH Fund One, bringing decades of experience across private equity, venture capital, real estate, and M&A.
Over his career, he has supported companies representing more than $8B in market capitalization, helping firms like Amedisys and Orko Silver uplist to the Nasdaq and NYSE.
A lifelong sports enthusiast and educator, Ira has also served on UCLA's Economic Board and developed university programs at Rutgers, Duke, and Yale to prepare the next generation of leaders in sports private equity and investment strategy.
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Luke Tomiak
Senior Managing Director, London Office
GSH Focus UK partnerships, growth & tennis strategy
Luke Tomiak supports tennis strategy, partnership development, and growth initiatives at First Inning Holdings. He brings direct experience in the sport, having served as Head Tennis Coach at Mark Warner's flagship Paleros resort in Greece and competed in club-level tennis in the United Kingdom.
Outside of tennis, Luke is Head of Growth at Mifu and Founder of NITSKA, bringing experience across entrepreneurship, business development, and go-to-market strategy.
Luke graduated from the University of Bristol with First Class Honours in Management with Innovation.
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Aris Sevastianos
Managing Director
GSH Focus Padel intelligence, finance & market strategy
Aris Sevastianos brings an institutional finance background and firsthand expertise in the padel industry to First Inning Holdings. As founder of El Remate, a padel industry newsletter read by professionals at Premier Padel, Pro Padel League, leading equipment brands, and investment firms, he has covered the professional circuit while competing and reporting on the sport across 12 countries in Europe and Latin America, particularly Argentina and Spain.
His finance experience spans investment banking, private equity strategy consulting, and venture capital. He also served as technical editor of Padel For Dummies, reviewing content on the sport's history, rules, technique, and pro circuit prior to publication.
Aris holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Daniela Crompton
Senior Managing Director
GSH Focus Strategy, brand, business building & media
Daniela Crompton is a senior marketing and strategy executive with 25+ years of experience across leading financial services, investment management, and fintech organizations, including Bank of America, Citi, Morgan Stanley, Legg Mason/Franklin Templeton, and New York Life.
She brings deep investment management expertise and CMO-level judgment to brand expansion, investor and client storytelling, go-to-market strategy, and operating model creation.
Known for turning complex financial products into clear, credible market narratives, building high-performing teams and playbooks, and helping founders and senior leaders move quickly from strategy to execution.
Daniela received her BA Degree from Davidson College.
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Jessica Couture
Director of Operations
GSH Focus Operations, investor relations & business development
Jessica Couture is a Director of Operations supporting investor relations, business development, and internal operations. With over 15+ years of experience in hospitality and executive operations, she brings strong organizational leadership and a client-focused approach to a fast-growing sports investment platform.
The GSH Advantage
We evaluate the complete value chain, from player behavior and product to operator, economics and capital.
The right experience for each opportunity
We value partnerships with experienced club operators, academy leaders and specialists who understand their sport and their market.