Keynote Fireside Chat: How I Led The Gymshark Workforce From £4 million To A £1 Billion+ Pureplay In Only Seven Years

02 Apr 2025
Spectacular Headline Stage
LEADERSHIP, WORKFORCE & ECONOMY

The interviewer will ask some of the following questions as well as asking the audience to offer some questions of their own:

  • You joined Gymshark in 2014; just two years after the company started. What attracted you to the company in the first place? 
  • You led Gymshark for seven years from a £4m company to a £1billion unicorn.  What did your leadership strategy look like during this period and how did it evolve?  
  • Gymshark grew from two people in 2012 to over 1000 today previously winning the UK's fastest growing company award.  How did you approach human resources during your time there?  
  • How should retailers approach making their organisations more purpose-driven and people-centric in 2025? 
  • How important was social media to the huge growth that Gymshark experienced and what approach did the company take? 
  • Gymshark is now sold in over 180 countries.  What advice would you give to retailers wanting to scale their business internationally? 
  • Gymshark opened its first store in 2022.  As a hugely successful pureplay, why did the company decide to enter the world of bricks and mortar?
  • What were the most valuable lessons you learned during your leadership of Gymshark and why?
Chairperson
Andrew Busby
Andrew Busby, Senior Industry Adviser BOXTEC - Redline Retail, Fortune
Speakers
Steve Hewitt
Steve Hewitt, Former CEO & Chair - Gymshark, Unicorn Builder & Chair, Passenger Clothing