Best Startup
At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based CEO’ operating in the Sporting Goods space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Steve Hewitt
Chief Executive Officer of Gymshark
Steve Hewitt is the chief executive officer at Gymshark and the principal owner of Sandee Worldwide Limited. He is a former CEO at Sport Brands Group.
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About : Gymshark is an online retailer and technology company of fitness apparel and accessories brands.
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Jean-Christophe Chopin
Founder and CEO of BORN
A creator and innovator by nature, JC is an entrepreneur who has had a strong presence in online financial services, digital insurance and stock brokerage. He has a wealth of international experience with expertise in the US as well as vast European digital and brand management knowledge. JC pioneered E*Trade Europe and Verisign in the early days of the Internet, and later went on to invest in real estate, time pieces and luxury fashion. His passion for skiing and extreme sports also led him to launch the ‘Carre Neige’ ski insurance within the Savoie region. Most recently, he has married his online finance expertise with his experience in design and luxury brands to create BORN, a B2B global market-network that connects design-led brands with retailers.
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About BORN: BORN is the world’s first private B2B platform that connects a global network of design-led lifestyle brands and retail buyers.
Jason Roberts
Founder & CEO of NURVV
Jason Roberts is Founder & CEO at Tech21 Ltd.
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About NURVV, tech21: NURVV is a London-based sports wearable tech startup.
Alex Hoye
Co – Founder & CEO of The Faction Collective
Alex is a London-based entrepreneur and angel investor and in Internet, media, and consumer markets. He is CEO of Latitude Group, a European digital marketing agency, and before that co-founded GoIndustry plc, an online industrial auctions firm which he and the team listed in 2006. Hoye invested in Seedcamp and is chairman of Skimlinks and BraveNewTalent .
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About The Faction Collective: The Faction Collective manufactures high-performance freeride and freestyle skis.
Tobias Taupitz
Co-founder and CEO of Laka
Tobi is the CEO & Co-founder of Laka, straightforward insurance powered by the community. Prior to this, he has spent several years in Corporate Finance, covering FinTech & Insurance clients at Barclays and KPMG.
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About Laka: Laka is building the leading Green Mobility insurer globally
Paul Preuveneers
CEO & Founder of Uncommon
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About Uncommon: Uncommon designs and develops bespoke merchandise and teamwear
Charles Burr
CEO & Co-founder of Corner
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About Corner: Transformative fitness, wherever you are
Jason Michael Gregory
Founder & CEO of CaddyX
Jason Gregory is the founder and CEO of CaddyX®. CaddyX delivers worldwide, world-class golf bag logistics for traveling golfers from doorway to fairway and back.
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About CaddyX, Microsoft: CaddyX empowers every golfer to travel lug-free via on-demand touch-free transport of golf bags from doorway to fairway and back.
Phil McIntosh
CEO of JumPack
Phil McIntosh is the CEO at Jumpack.
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About JumPack: JumPack is a portable extreme sports ramp.
Jack Ng
Founder & CEO of Sansible Wearables
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About Sansible Wearables: Sansible Wearables creates wearable technology for rugby players called LiveSkin, for better sports performance.
Gennady Lubarsky
CEO of Laser Spoke Limited
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About Laser Spoke Limited: A unique and affordable optical power monitoring system for cyclists.
Rob Webbon
Founder and CEO of GRN Sportswear
Rob Webbon is the founder and CEO of GRN Sportswear.
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About GRN Sportswear: GRN Sportswear is a sportswear manufacturer out of recycled and sustainable materials.
Rob Webbon
Founder and CEO of GRN Sportswear
Rob Webbon is the founder and CEO of GRN Sportswear.
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About GRN Sportswear: GRN Sportswear is a sportswear manufacturer out of recycled and sustainable materials.
