Ben Francis is the CEO & founder of Gymshark. Bootstrapping a company from nothing to a multi-billion-dollar valuation at a young age is not easy. Starting a family, with twins, whilst navigating the changing political landscape and supplier tensions from the East makes this even harder. But there are some principles B

In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Ben Francis is the genius behind Gymshark, the $1.5 billion fitness business. With success at 19, Ben had a vision, he had an idea and he had the passion. He wanted to create a truly iconic bra

Ben Francis has achieved incredible success it is easy to forget how young he still is. Founding Gymshark, a leading gym wear brand, when he was still in his teens, the company is now worth over $1.5 billion. But it hasn’t always been easy for Ben. He is naturally shy and introverted, and public speaking is something t

Today's episode is an in-person interview with Ben Francis, founder of Gymshark! We have an amazing surprise for all of you about my involvement with Gymshark so make sure you listen the whole way through! We discuss Ben's journey as an entrepreneur, where he got the idea for Gymshark, how his idea came to be and the i

In this Episode 95 of the Mikhaila Peterson Podcast, Mikhaila is joined by Ben Francis. Ben Francis became the founder of GymShark at only 19 years old. Now 29, GymShark has blossomed into a highly successful global business with an amazing valuation. Mikhaila and Ben Francis discuss the business decisions he took as a

At 16, he began building websites. At 18, he became a regular at the gym. At 20, he started sewing and screen-printing workout apparel in his garage. By 26, when most adults are only on the cusps of their careers, Ben Francis had already launched a viral gym clothing line, served as its CEO, and stepped down in favor o