Ben Francis

Gymshark is one of the biggest and fastest growing fitness brands out there. Ben Francis was born in 1992 in the United Kingdom. He loved working out and he had an interest in entrepreneurship. He had the idea to combine the two and make his own brand. And that was how Gymshark came to be. It all started in 2012. He was 19 when he started it in his parents’ garage. His original idea was fitness supplements like creatine, and other stuff that was being drop shipped. He then pivoted to making gym activewear. Instead of drop shipping, he focused on making his own products with the Gymshark name. Gymshark is loved by many gym goers and influencers. Early on in the process, he used social media to his advantage. He contacted the influencers that wore his clothing to help promote it. Which lead to a massive growth in sales. Gymshark grew internationally and achieved millions of dollars in revenue in just a few years. Over the COVID era, Gymshark was valued at one billion dollars. This makes Ben Francis one of the youngest billionaires in the UK. He is a great example of how you can even turn a passion into a super successful idea. Being a gym goer himself, he understood his audience, and delivered exactly what other gym goers want.