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

<p>Ben Francis is the CEO & founder of Gymshark.</p> <p>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 Ben has developed to survive this chaos.</p> <p>Expect 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’s 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...</p> <p><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at <a href="https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom</span></a> (use code: MW10)</p> <p class="p1">Get £150 discount on Eight Sleep products at <a href= "https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom</span></a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1">Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from Athletic Greens at <a href= "https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom</span></a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Follow Ben on Instagram - <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/benfrancis/">https://www.instagram.com/benfrancis/</a> </p> <p><a href="https://chriswillx.com/books/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https:/