At 16, he began building websites.
At 18, he became a regular at the gym.
At 20, he started sewing and screen-printing workout apparel in his garage.
By 26, when most adults are only on the cusps of their careers, Ben Francis had already launched a viral gym clothing line, served as its CEO, and stepped down in favor of a more creative role in the wildly ... Show More
Oct 8
714: From $0 to $5 BILLION - The Blueprint for Building Billion-Dollar Startups | Marc Lore
Marc Lore walked into his boss's office with a newborn at home, a huge salary, and no business idea - and quit anyway to become an entrepreneur. That instinct built one of the great modern track records in commerce. He sold diapers.com to Amazon, turned a pitch deck into a $3.3 b ... Show More
41m 26s
Aug 2025
The Power of Doing One Thing Exceptionally Well with Gymshark Founder and CEO Ben Francis
We’re often told to do more, move faster, and chase the next big trend—but some of the most remarkable successes come from narrowing your focus, obsessing over one thing, and truly understanding the people you’re serving. Ben Francis knows this better than most. He started Gymsha ... Show More
1h 1m
Dec 2021
Gymshark CEO: How I Built A $1.5 Billion Business At 19: Ben Francis
Ben Francis has achieved incredible success it is easy to forget how young he still is. Founding Gymshark, a leading gym wear brand, when he was still in his teens, the company is now worth over $1.5 billion.
But it hasn’t always been easy for Ben. He is naturally shy and introve ... Show More
1h 35m
Sep 2021
E1 Delivering Pizzas to Managing a Billion Dollar Business | Ben Francis Gymshark CEO
<p>Get access to the limited time Black Friday offer on our flagship YouTube course, the Part-Time YouTuber Academy here - https://go.lifestylebusiness.com/dd/blackfridayoffer</p><br><p><em>"We'll look back at this period in ten, twenty, thirty years time as the moment of opportu ... Show More
1h 36m
Jul 2021
E69 - Ben Francis: How to step back to take a leap forward
<p>Ben Francis is the founder and ambitious entrepreneur behind leading UK fitness brand, Gymshark.</p><p>Ben founded Gymshark when he was 19, while still a student at Aston University. In addition to his full-time commitment to his studies, Ben juggled working as a pizza deliver ... Show More
1h 8m
Feb 2022
Moment 44 - Ben Francis: Knowing This Will Accelerate Your Business
In these ‘Moment’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of The Diary Of A CEO. Ben Francis is the genius behind Gymshark, the $1.5 billion fitness business. With success at 19, Ben had a vision, he had an idea and he had the passion ... Show More
6m 31s
Oct 2024
Ben Francis MBE: The Mission to Create a 100 Year Brand
<p>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 j ... Show More
53m 7s