Management Team

Dweebs.

Anne Dwane \\ ceo

Prior to Zinch, Anne was General Manager of Affinity Networks at Monster Worldwide, including Military.com, Tickle.com and the Tickle Grapevine Ad Network businesses.

Anne co-founded Military.com in 1999 to connect the 30 million Americans with military affinity to all the benefits of service. Today, Military.com has over 10 million members and ranks as the nation’s largest military membership organization and the military community’s social and professional network. Military.com was sold to Monster in 2004.

Prior to founding Military.com, Anne was in business development at Paul Allen's Interval Research Corporation in Silicon Valley. Previously, Anne managed consumer research at Nabisco then transitioned to brand management for Nabisco's Planters Peanuts line and Nabisco Direct.

Anne holds a bachelors degree in Marketing and International Management from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Passions: Ingenuity, metaphors, marathons, the kindle, twilight, clarity, four-part harmony, plot twists, giving back & brunch.

Mick Hagen \\ founder\product

Mick is the Princeton drop-out. He left after his freshman year to start Zinch. The first website Mick ever created was in the 6th grade...on Geocities. It was called "Mick's Pimpological Biosphere" and it featured stick figure deaths (.gif images), Yo Momma jokes and breakdancing instructions.

In high school Mick won the Utah State Sterling Scholar Award in Computer Science and also Overall (both awards given to only one student in the state). Mick also captained the varsity basketball and chess teams (in which he was all-state in both), served as editor-in-chief of his school newspaper, and was the President/Founder of the Computer Club.

Passions: The interwebs, sleek design, start ups, Brazil, learning, birdies, hoops, google reader, soccer highlights, kissing Rachel in the rain, tweets, innovation, check mates, shaking my half-latin booty, jalapeños, Old Nassau, innovation, ice water, travel, socks with holes, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, happiness, faith, victory.

Brad Hagen \\ founder\marketing

Brad is currently an undergrad at Brigham Young University pursuing a bachelors in Communications with an emphasis in advertising and marketing. He sits on the board of a Brighter Life Foundation, Inc. (a non-profit helping minorities prepare for college). He has served in various leadership positions including President of HKK Marketing and executive director for BYU’s student government.

Passions: March madness, good chips and salsa, crazy random adventures, underdogs, seeing passion in others, using chopsticks, close games, late night sportscenter, laughing at Dwight from the office, golfin' with bros, toilet papering (don't lie to yourself- it will always be cool and it's always fun), grandma's tortillas, the beach, inspiring quotes, bustin' a move, reeses pieces, blue pens, calling Cache: "cash money."

Sid Krommenhoek \\ founder\biz dev

Sid has a beautiful wife, a daughter and son; they each inspire him every day. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Business Management degree. During and since that time, he’s been active in non-profit as well as for-profit endeavors.

Passions: Learning from my thoughtful wife, doting over my ninos, family get-togethers with the cousins running in circles, remembering my bro, comfort food, people to talk to while eating, hoops, shirts and skins, scary movies, sourthern bbq, and tourney time. shell-toes, mid-socks, comfy shorts, rubber bands, muse, true to where you’re from.

Nathaniel Hancock \\ vp of sales

The difference-maker.

Passions: Erica (My wife), Pacen and Camry (cutest kids in the world), my Faith, baseball in any form, swimming, camping, Oroville and everyone that makes it great, the Coug's and the A's, bedtime stories, going to dinner with friends, numbing my mind with sports talk radio especially Jim Rome, long roadies with good company, Jack Bauer, Harry Potter, and "The Office", late night movies on a love sac, cribbage, and any other type of board game.

Cache Merrill \\ chief technology officer

Has managed huge web development projects for companies like Sprint and Delta. He's good, real good.

Passions: Music (playing guitar, singing, listening, theory, learning, concerts, jammin' with friends, basically everything), time on the beach (love the caribbean), snorkeling, mountain biking, hiking, spicy food (mexican, Indian, whatever), technology, sour candy(sour patch kids, sour apple rings, tiny tarts etc), and especially family time with wife and kids.

David Blake \\ director of finance & ops

Education, internet, and finance are driving passions for Dave and it is his goal to help make college more financially feasible for all students. Dave holds a B.S. in economics from BYU and comes to Zinch from management consulting where he worked for Oliver Wyman advising Fortune 50 clients on their market strategies. Dave is actively involved in non-profit endeavors; he currently sits on the board for Impact International.

Passions: Mikel. America. Kids. Utah. Family. Maven. Zinch. Consulting. Social. Hiking. Love. Friends. Food. LDS. Skiing.