Revisited: The Power of Doing One Thing Exceptionally Well with Gymshark Founder and CEO Ben Francis

I don't think I'm your core Gym Shark customer. But I'm absolutely in love with your company because I preach these models of infinite mindedness. And that committing to something bigger than yourself and ensuring that it can outlast you in its current form. Is very rare. I think, you know, getting a bit older, we've got three kids now. Everyone wants to be a cool dad, right? And I think there's nothing cooler.

than building something that really stands the test of time. Ам едест. The things that I write about, the things that I speak about are about an ideal version of the way the world and business could work. But every now and then Every now and then I get to meet a company that well

It's hard for me to be accused of being a crazy idealist if what I imagine exists in reality. People are always asking me what businesses really exemplify the things that I write about? Well one of them is Gym Shark. Gymshark makes one thing for one audience. They make amazing gymwear for people who go to the gym. We do gym, as they say. And Ben Francis is one of the most remarkable young leaders I've ever met.

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