Ben Gallagher is a digital media entrepreneur and 3x co-founder of sports and entertainment companies. Read more on Forbes.com
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Ben Gallagher
[2017] Ben was the second hire on the NFL’s startup social brand @thecheckdown. During his tenure and leadership, Checkdown grew into a youth marketing powerhouse for the League, earning 9-figure yearly viewership and building world-class content with the most notable athletes and franchises in the world.
[2020] After 3 seasons with NFL, Ben was recruited to lead @houseofhighlights after Omar Raja left his role directing HOH’s content teams.
Under Ben’s leadership, House of Highlights overtook @sportscenter as the #1 sports brand on digital media in North America.
[2020] Ben Gallagher and Grady Rains co-founded Full Squad Gaming in 2020.
In its first 24 hours, FSG earned over 600K followers. Ben and Grady went on to grow Full Squad into an entertainment empire: over 13M subscribers and billions in annual viewership. In 2022, FSG became the #1 gaming brand on Snapchat.
[2023] Ben and Grady co-founded their second company Cheat Code Agency in 2023. CCA has become one of the premiere agencies in digital, working with MrBeast, top sports leagues and franchises, blue chip entertainment companies and A-List celebrities like Shaq, Post Malone, Tom Brady, and more.
[2025] Ben and Grady co-founded their third company Barely Friends in 2025 with their friends Mike, Nick and Avalanche.
The creator group has collaborated with some of the biggest creators on the planet, from Tfue to Valkyrae to MrBeast to Beta Squad to Bert Kreischer and more.
[2025] In 2025, Ben and Cheat Code Agency co-created and executive produced the inaugural Fanatics Games, a competition amongst the biggest celebrities, athletes, and sports superfans in the world.
Read more about the Fanatics Games and Cheat Code Agency here.