GROWING GYMSHARK TO A BILLION: The in depth story | Ben Francis Podcast

We're Back!

It's been a crazy busy 8 months since our last Podcast. A lot has happened and we can't quite comprehend that we are now classed as a 'Unicorn Brand' 🦄

Noel and I wanted to talk over all of the details of signing the billion-dollar deal and what it means for us as a company. I've had a lot of questions and assumptions regarding the deal which I hope I have cleared up here.

As always thank you for all of your support. Let us know of any topics you might want us to talk about in another podcast.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:24 True Geordie Podcast
02:33 Becoming a Unicorn Brand
07:21 Did we take our eye off the ball?
08:56 Attention after the deal & celebrity status
12:13 Making money
14:36 Paul & Steve selling shares
15:53 Lewis deciding to sell
18:59 The board becoming shareholders
21:28 Do you have a billion pounds in your bank account?
23:22 Did you do Gymshark for the money?
25:39 Wanting to be involved in the fitness industry
27:30 How long it took us to achieve unicorn status & not borrowing money
29:44 Life 3/4 months after the deal
30:55 Revealing the shareholding structure
32:16 Setting an example to young entrepreneurs
35:00 Advice based on the Gymshark journey
36:02 What are you more fearful of?
36:56 Outro/Roundup

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