Bonus content: Gymshark CEO, Ben Francis

<p>Gymshark started in Ben Francis’s parents' garage in the Midlands, with lessons from his gran on how to sew.</p><br><p>Ten years on, the fitness apparel company’s a global business valued at one and a quarter billion pounds and has just opened its first IRL store on London's Regent Street.</p><br><p>This is a cut-down version of the full episode. To listen to the full episode<a href="https://pod.fo/e/150ea0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> click here.</a></p><br><p>For all the latest business news visit <a href="standard.co.uk/business " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">standard.co.uk/business </a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>