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Ben Francis MBE: The Mission to Create a 100 Year Brand

Update: 2024-10-23

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On this week’s episode, WHOOP Founder & CEO Will Ahmed interviews Gymshark Founder & CEO Ben Francis MBE. Will and Ben discuss Ben’s background (2:01 ) the road to creating Gymshark (2:32 ), Gymshark’s first sale (11:00 ), designing the Gymshark brand (17:59 ), and Ben’s journey and growth as a CEO and Founder (29:20 ). Will and Ben give their insights as Founder/CEOs and the mentality needed to develop a successful brand (36:18 ), dive into Ben’s experience on WHOOP (44:52 ), and how to learn from mistakes to create business opportunities (47:35 ).

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Ben's Instagram
Ben's YouTube

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