Gymshark CEO: How I Built A $1.5 Billion Business At 19! Ben Francis
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Published 2021-12-26
0:00 Intro
02:18 Your early years
15:16 Co-founders
18:15 Developing yourself personally & within Gymshark
36:00 The Worst Character traits in business
38:34 Learning how to speak infront of people & a camera
45:57 Why are you vlogging inside gymshark?
51:06 Gymshark through the pandemic
58:32 What do you wish you knew sooner in business?
01:03:42 Struggles with business personally
01:13:57 The future of Gymshark
01:27:19 Advice for young entrepreneurs
01:33:34 The last guests question
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All Comments (21)
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The insights Ben gives in this conversation are incredibly valuable, thank you for giving me your time Ben 🙏🏽. hit like and subscribe for a new episode every Monday
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I find it hard to believe that this channel currently has less than 100k subscribers?! The amount of pure value to be gained from these podcasts is absolutely unbelievable & it's free at the click of a button! Nuggets upon nuggets of wisdom everytime. Thank you & well done Steven, please don't ever stop Diary of a CEO! Best channel on YouTube 👏🏼
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Young, handsome, fit, healthy, owns a business and is incredibly emotionally intelligent. Ben is the ideal man!!!!
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The most amazing thing about this is when he's talking about Covid in 2020 and his mom working at the hospital. He's worth an estimated £700 Million yet his mom still works to help others and he could probably buy the hospital she's stood in yet she carries on - fantastic work ethic.
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actually think Ben being a bit awkward and nervous as a speaker in the early days was incredibly powerful too, made him more relatable & ironically more inspiring. Introvert catnip seeing that, always rooted for him & gymshark
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1 year on... Ben has twins, and The Diary of a CEO has 1.54M subscribers - what a year!
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What I love is Ben’s insatiable desire to learn from others and to accept that there are better people than himself. That requires real humility and letting go of one’s ego. Very inspirational.
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I started buying Gymshark when I realised how down to earth Ben is as an owner. Not only that but it’s a brand that is popular BUT has really good quality. The company itself does a lot to ensure the business is ran ethically too. I used to turn my nose up at the brand until I researched more about it and their owner. I don’t mind spending a little more for food quality and for the hard work somebody like this has put in. Good on him.
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If anyone was looking for a sign to start something, this is it!! Thanks for another great episode Steven ❤ I discovered this podcast at the beginning of this year, and honestly it changed my life. Great to see how it's growing and impacting people. Thank you so much ❤❤❤
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Here are the best quotes and notes from the podcast: "Failure is inevitable, so don't be defined by your failures" -Ben 1:03:32 "Great improvements come from self-reflection and improving your weaknesses and leaning on your strengths" - Ben 18:00 "There is no self-development without self-awareness" - Steven 21:50 "Make sure you are well prepared for the situation" - Ben 42:00 What I wish I knew earlier - Ben (58:25) - Steven (59:30)
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Watching Ben’s evolution as a person play out in real time is amazing to watch and listen to. Great interview to end the year.
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Just stumbled across this podcast with Ben, I must have missed it. What a lovely young man, his parents must be so proud. Fantastic episode xxxxx
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The level of this young man’s self awareness is mind blowing and absolutely phenomenal and what I think is perhaps the single-most important character trait that has made him SO successful while retaining humility. The U.K. has ‘birthed’ a number of phenomenal entrepreneurs 🙌
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So inspiring, and great to hear from someone who is incredibly passionate about what they do. I note that he didn’t mention money once, despite being a billionaire, a very different style to Molly-Mae’s interview. True value right here!
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Excited for this episode! Already seen many interviews with Ben but he always speaks with so much wisdom.
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Something about the way Ben articulates his thoughts makes him so interesting to listen to. Great interview
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SO GOOD OMG
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These podcasts have been keeping me going through isolation. Keeping my mind active and learning instead of aimlessly scrolling. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and encouragement!
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Public speaking is a game changer. I remember when I started how uncomfortable I was feeling. Now I help others to be great speakers. Everything is possible!
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I’ve been listening to a lot of these episodes after the last couple of days and I really enjoyed this interview. I think Ben is really relatable and the way he is a bit nervous when he speaks makes him even more inspiring. Great episode. 😊
