£400 to £3M Business With No Degree. Jake Slinn (JS Global)

In this episode, we’re joined by Jake Slinn, founder of JS Global Group, who started his business from his bedroom at just 19 years old with only £400 in the bank turning it into a multi-million-pound operation.Jake shares the full story of how he built one of the UK’s most unique waste management and salvage businesses, dealing with everything from counterfeit goods and seized containers to abandoned freight worth millions.We talk about his early mistakes, learning the ropes without a degree, and how keeping overheads low helped him grow faster than competitors. Jake also opens up about the mindset shifts that took him from a one-man startup to a £3 million business, and why his best advice for new founders is to “build to sell from day one.”