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Nov 2021

36m 42s

Why Brand is Built on Social | Interview...

Gary Vaynerchuk

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Today's episode is an in-person interview with Ben Francis, founder of Gymshark! We have an amazing surprise for all of you about my involvement with Gymshark so make sure you listen the whole way through! We discuss Ben's journey as an entrepreneur, where he got the idea for Gymshark, how his idea came to be and the important of using social media to create brand.

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