Founding Team
GRIT
GRIT
Bill Zanker
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Bill is a serial entrepreneur whose companies have been featured twice on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing companies. He started The Learning Annex which he grew to over $100 Million in 3 years. He started The Great American Backrub in which he completed a successful IPO. He also launched one of the first online learning companies that also went public. He received the Excellence in Education award from PBS.
Christopher Murray
Chief Operating Officer
Christopher has been our Chief Operating Officer of GRIT’s parent company since inception. Before GRIT, he also directed four startup businesses, which he grew from concept to mid-market companies collectively generating over $100 Million in total sales. A direct response marketer at heart, Christopher’s extensive experience in developing our own GRIT brand, as well as his prior experiences as an entrepreneur and operator, makes him a key asset to the Company.
Ediva Zanker
Co-Founder
Ediva was one of only three females to compete in Boxing nationals at Syracuse University. She channeled this passion into co-founding GRIT BXNG studios, helping develop studio curriculum, hiring trainers and overseeing the entire fitness program experience.
Dylan Zanker
Co-Founder
Dylan is Co-Founder and CFO (Chief Fun Officer) of GRIT BXNG, and a graduate of ICADE, Madrid’s top business school, where the idea of combining fitness and entertainment came to him after he threw massive, themed parties across Europe and South America. At the GRIT physical studios, he oversees the bar and entertainment.