Gymshark: Ben Francis. From pizza delivery to billion-dollar fitness brand.
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Ben Francis transforms from pizza delivery driver to youngest UK billionaire by building Gymshark from bedroom supplement dropshipping into global fitness apparel empire.
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At the 2013 Body Power conference, Gymshark sold out completely and generated £30,000 in thirty minutes when their website reopened, prompting Ben to quit university immediately.
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