Greg Glassman (born 22 July 1956) is an American businessman, gym trainer, producer, a fitness guide, and entrepreneur from San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, United States. He is well-known in the country as the Chief Executive Officer of a fitness company named “CrossFit Inc”.
Apart from a CEO, he is also the founder of this company. He is interested in gyming and athletes since childhood. Before opening his own organization, he used to work as a full-time trainer for some local gyms.
After some time, he opened his own organization titled “CrossFit” in the year 2009 along with his first wife “Lauren Jenai”. CrossFit is a company that promotes and deals with fitness services such as high-intensity interval training, callisthenics, grievous sport, powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, and others.
At present, he is a successful businessman. On 7 June 2020, Greg Glassman made a comment on racism, which makes him the part of headlines. He criticizes the protest of George Floyd’s death as “FLOYD-19” on his Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/CrossFitCEO/status/1269404726581288960?s=20
Many famous brands like Athletes and Reebok have shown their disagreement with Greg Glassman’s George Floyd Tweet. They have also cut their ties along with CrossFit Company[1]Forbes.
Early Life, Parents & Education
The Crossfit founder came to this world from his parents on 22 July 1956 in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, United States. He was born into a Christian family. The age of Greg Glassman is 63 years old (as of 2020).
His dad (name not known) worked at Hughes Aircraft as a rocket scientist. His mother was a homemaker. He has a younger sister in the family. He is not interested in studies, that’s why after completing his high school studies from a local private school, he didn’t study further.

CrossFit CEO, Greg Glassman with his daughter
Glassman started gyming at a very early age. He decided to make a bright future in the field of athletics and fitness. After dropping out of his studies in between, he started working as a personal trainer in the gym.
Wiki/Bio | |
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Real Full Birth Name | Greg Glassman. |
Stage Name | Greg. |
Profession | Producer, Gym Trainer, CEO of CrossFit Inc., and Businessman. |
Age (As of 2019) | 63 years old. |
Date of Birth | July 22, 1956. |
Birthplace/Hometown | San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, United States. |
Religion | Christian. |
Gender | Male. |
Ethnicity | White. |
Nationality | American.![]() |
Sexuality (Gay or Lesbian) | Straight. |
Zodiac Birth Sign | Cancer. |
Physical Statistics | |
Height (Tall) | Feet & Inches: 5' 8". Centimeters: 172 cm. Meters: 1.72 m. |
Weight | Kilograms: 85 Kg. Pounds: 187.39 lbs. |
Eye Color | Grey. |
Shoe Size (UK) | 9. |
Hair Color | Brown. |
Family | |
Parents | Father: Name Not Known. Mother: Homemaker. |
Siblings | Sister: 1 (name not known). |
Personal Life Relationship | |
Marital Status | Married. |
Wife | 1. Lauren Jenai (Divorced). 2. Maggie Robinson. |
Kids | Daughter: 1 (name not available). |
Social media | Twitter: @CrossFitCEO (40K + subscribers). |
Education | |
Highest Qualification | Graduation. |
School | Local Private School. |
Wealth | |
Net worth | $80-90 million USD (as in 2020). |
Last Updated | On 8 June 2020 (©️ Copyright - Dreshare.com). |
Wedding with Spouse Lauren Jenai & Children
The 63-year-old man married twice in his life. Firstly, he was in a relationship with his lover “Lauren Jenai”. After dating for some time, Greg Glassman got married to his first wife Lauren. Jenai is also a fitness trainer.

Greg Glassman’s ex-wife – Lauren Jenai
Together they launched a fitness organization titled “CrossFit”. Both of them took 50-50% of company shares. After some time, the couple divorced because of their personal problems.
After divorce, Greg becomes the full partner of CrossFit. After some time, Glassman tied in a knot with a businesswoman named “Maggie Robinson”. Currently, he lives a happy life with his wife in the United States. Greg Glassman is also the father of a beautiful daughter.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Greg Glassman
- CrossFit’s CEO started his career as a gymnastics coach in the year 1974.
- As a coach, he trained many celebrities.
- He took professional training in many great Southern California gyms.
- After gaining experience, he established his own fitness organization named “CrossFit” in the year 2000.
- Firstly, he promoted CrossFit through radio and television advertisements.
- After one year, he launched the professional website of the organization in 2001.
- At present, CrossFit is one of the famous fitness organizations.
- CrossFit provides many fitness facilities worldwide.
- He also provides online training plans and diet charts also to his followers and students.
- From his career, he earned the net worth of $80-90 million USD (as in 2020).
- Greg Glassman also produced a film titled “Every Second Count”.
- He also honoured by the United States Sports Academy.
- His company CrossFit also deals in gym apparel.
- They collaborate with famous fitness models to promote their products online.
- Many famous doctors and physicians provide their valuable lectures through the website of the company.
- There are also many web seminars available on the official site of CrossFit.
- The headquarters of the company are present in Santa Cruz, USA.
- They provide services all around the world.
- The co-founder of the company was his ex-wife Lauren Jenai.
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