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From Waste to Wealth: Container Empire
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Jake Slinn’s journey proves you don’t need top grades to make it big in business. At just 26, he’s running JS Global Group, a company turning over £2.5 million – and it all started with only £400 in his pocket. Despite leaving school with just two GCSEs and dealing with dyslexia, Jake found his own way. As he puts it: “I can’t read or write, but I can sure count pound notes.”
His business tackles a side of global trade most people never think about: what happens to shipping containers full of expired food, fake goods, or abandoned stock? JS Global’s main job is securely destroying items that can’t be sold, from rotten bananas to unsafe kids’ toys.
Jake’s success even landed him a BBC documentary, The Container King, where he returned to Suffolk New College to encourage students who might be struggling at school. His story shows that success doesn’t always come from exam results – it can come from passion, creativity, and finding smart solutions to real problems. For anyone who feels held back by their education, Jake’s container empire is living proof that there’s more than one way to build a future.
Chapters
1. Meeting Jake Slinn of JS Global (00:00:00)
2. School Struggles and Finding His Path (00:03:54)
3. Starting Work at 16 and Learning Business (00:09:58)
4. Launching JS Global at Age 19 (00:17:34)
5. Secure Destruction and Container Discoveries (00:23:02)
6. BBC Documentary and Unusual Finds (00:29:13)
7. Banana Disposal and Environmental Solutions (00:32:57)
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