#619 - Ben Francis - Gymshark CEO Explains His Strategy For Global Success

Published: April 24, 2023, 6 a.m.

Ben Francis is the CEO & founder of Gymshark.\nBootstrapping 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 Ben has developed to survive this chaos.\nExpect to learn what 3 traits Ben has observed in all the high performers he's met, how his upbringing helped shape him into a successful CEO, Ben\u2019s thoughts on modern masculinity, how what the world needs from fitness culture has changed, the biggest red flags to watch out for when recruiting new talent, what founders don't know about the challenges of being a CEO and much more...\nSponsors:\nGet 10% discount on all Gymshark\u2019s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10)\nGet \xa3150 discount on Eight Sleep products at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied)\nGet 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied)\nExtra Stuff:\nFollow Ben on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benfrancis/\xa0\nGet my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die \u2192 https://chriswillx.com/books/\nTo support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom\n-\nGet in touch.\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast\nEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact/\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices