Gymshark CEO Explains His Strategy For Global Success - Ben Francis - #619

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Ben Francis is the CEO & founder of Gymshark. Bootstrapping a company from nothing to a multi-billion-dollar valuation at a young age is not easy. Starting a family, with twins, whilst navigating the changing political landscape and supplier tensions from the East makes this even harder. But there are some principles Ben has developed to survive this chaos. Expect to learn what 3 traits Ben has observed in all the high performers he's met, how his upbringing helped shape him into a successful CEO, Ben’s thoughts on modern masculinity, how what the world needs from fitness culture has changed, the biggest red flags to watch out for when recruiting new talent, what founders don't know about the challenges of being a CEO and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Get £150 discount on Eight Sleep products at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:32) Common Traits of the Highest Performers (05:36) Can You Be Outspoken as a Public Figure? (11:30) The Hidden Challenges of Being a CEO (18:03) How to Delegate Effectively (24:33) The Biggest Risks Ben Has Taken (27:55) Today’s Need for Fitness Content (32:10) How Development Impacts Male Mental Health (37:55) The Challenges Facing Men in 2023 (44:36) Is the Body Positivity Movement Good or Bad for Women? (49:52) How Ben Has Adjusted to Having Kids (55:36) Helping Children Learn to Overcome Difficulty (1:13:10) Ben’s Goals for the Next Few Years (1:15:19) Where to Find Ben Extra Stuff: Follow Ben on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/benfrancis/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everybody, welcome back to the show.
0:03.4	My guest today is Ben Francis, the CEO and founder of Jim Shark.
0:07.8	Bootstrapping a company from nothing to a multi-billion dollar valuation at a young age
0:13.2	isn't easy, starting a family with twins while navigating a changing political landscape
0:18.5	and supply attentions from the east makes this even harder.
0:21.5	But there are some principles Ben has developed to survive this chaos.
0:25.5	Expect to learn what three traits Ben has observed in all of the high-performance he's
0:29.4	met, how his upbringing helped shape him into a successful CEO.
0:33.2	Ben's thoughts on modern masculinity, how what the world needs from fitness culture has
0:37.6	changed, the biggest red flags to watch out for when recruiting new talent in a business,
0:42.2	what founders don't know about the challenges of being a CEO, and much more.
0:48.7	I've been talking about this live show thing for a little while now and we've got dates
0:52.4	and locations.
0:54.0	Dublin Thursday the 16th of November, Manchester, Friday the 17th of November and London
0:59.4	Saturday the 18th of November.
1:02.0	I will be there.
1:03.2	Go to Chris Williamson.live right now to sign up for tickets.
1:06.8	They're going on sale this Thursday and if you sign up you will get first access.
1:11.1	Those are the only dates that we are adding for now.
1:12.8	There will be lots more coming next year, but for now it is Dublin, Manchester or London.
1:17.9	So if you fancy coming to see me head to Chris Williamson.live.
1:22.5	In other news this episode is brought to you by Jim Shark perhaps unsurprisingly.
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