Ben Francis, founder of Gymshark, billion dollar brand joins the Creative Entrepreneurs Podcast as the first ever guest. This episode really excited me because Ben is an incredible entrepreneur, leader and all round good person. He has inspired millions of people around the world and built a world class brand right here on Birmingham, (UK) soil. Ben talks on everything from growing up, other businesses tried and tested, leadership, company culture, teamwork, building a brand and more. This was such an enjoyable episode to do and one that I am sure will bring a lot of value to many people.

Ben founded Gymshark, an apparel gym wear brand in his bedroom at 19 years old. Fast forward eight years, it’s a multi-billion dollar company, 700 staff around the world, fastest growing company in the UK and the fastest growing in the history of the West Midlands.

Topics covered:

- Importance of having a stable lifestyle

- Risk taking

- Leadership

- Building an aspirational brand

- Benefits of having a transparent culture

- Building a team

- Innovative marketing

- Importance of philanthropy work

Podcast Partners: Route 36

Host Details:

Tru Powell is a multi-award winning creative entrepreneur, personal brand coach and publicity expert.  Tru has over 15 years in enterprise, the arts and events, and is very passionate about supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs to get visible and build their personal brands.

Tru is passionate about building the creative entrepreneur community and is therefore the Founder of the Creative Entrepreneurs Podcast, Clubhouse Club which has reached 20,000 members and Facebook group where entrepreneurs can share and network with like minded people.

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