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From bodybuilder to billionaire: How Gymshark founder Ben Francis built a sportswear unicorn

Ben Francis started sewing his own workout gear as a 19-year-old college student and pizza delivery guy in 2012. Today he’s one of the world’s youngest billionaires

  • By Giacomo Tognini
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