GymBeam
E-commerce
Dalibor Cicman
FOUNDER & CEODalibor Cicman, CEO of Gymbeam graduated in Financial Management at the University of Economics in Bratislava.
After graduating from the Leadership Strategies program in 2021, he received a certificate from Stanford University.
Dalibor is the founder and CEO of the largest Slovak eCommerce company called GymBeam.
In 9 years he has built a sports brand with a turnover exceeding 100 million euros per year. GymBeam is currently one of the fastest growing eCommerce in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2022, the company achieved a turnover of €105 million and offered 120 brands and thousands of products in its portfolio.
A significant part of the company's revenue comes from its own production under various brands, including GymBeam, VanaVita, BeastPink, STRIX and XBEAM.
GymBeam currently operates in 15 markets and is actively expanding into other European markets, making it a key player in Central Europe in fitness e-commerce.
Prior to founding the brand, Dalibor operated a number of smaller e-shops. Back in 2003 he founded his first eCommerce project EMI.sk. This project pioneered the DTC business model in Central Europe and is currently thriving.
About Gymbeam
GymBeam is an e-shop that specializes in fitness products such as sports nutrition, healthy foods, fitness clothing, and accessories. The company was founded in Slovakia in 2014 by Dalibor Cicman, who currently serves as CEO. GymBeam is headquartered in Košice and operates in the Central and Eastern European region. The company has expanded to other countries in Central and Eastern Europe since its inception. As of 2021, it operates in 14 markets, including Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania, England, Croatia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Slovenia, Poland, Germany, Greece, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. GymBeam's portfolio includes third-party brands and its own trademarked production, such as GymBeam, VanaVita, BeastPink, and STRIX.