Jason Junod

I started messaging my suppliers. We got a short timeline here. There's not a lot of time for thinking. And I knew that it'd be morning in China and they would be responsive. And so I started messaging to place a big order.

Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Kate Leinbaugh. It's Tuesday, December 3rd. Coming up on the show, how one American business is getting ahead of Trump's tariffs.

Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Kate Leinbaugh. It's Tuesday, December 3rd. Coming up on the show, how one American business is getting ahead of Trump's tariffs.

Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Kate Leinbaugh. It's Tuesday, December 3rd. Coming up on the show, how one American business is getting ahead of Trump's tariffs.

Bear Botanics isn't Jason Juno's first business. He's been an entrepreneur from a young age.

Bear Botanics isn't Jason Juno's first business. He's been an entrepreneur from a young age.

Bear Botanics isn't Jason Juno's first business. He's been an entrepreneur from a young age.

I have been selling online since I was the age of 10, actually.

I have been selling online since I was the age of 10, actually.

I have been selling online since I was the age of 10, actually.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What were you doing at 10?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What were you doing at 10?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What were you doing at 10?

Oh, God. I was flipping iPod Touches on eBay. I had figured out I could make some money doing that, again, at the age of 10. And it was pretty good for a fifth grader until PayPal figured out I was 10 as well and shut me down.

Oh, God. I was flipping iPod Touches on eBay. I had figured out I could make some money doing that, again, at the age of 10. And it was pretty good for a fifth grader until PayPal figured out I was 10 as well and shut me down.

Oh, God. I was flipping iPod Touches on eBay. I had figured out I could make some money doing that, again, at the age of 10. And it was pretty good for a fifth grader until PayPal figured out I was 10 as well and shut me down.

Jason says he also invented his own products to sell, like a travel pillow, which is now buried somewhere under his bed.

Jason says he also invented his own products to sell, like a travel pillow, which is now buried somewhere under his bed.

Jason says he also invented his own products to sell, like a travel pillow, which is now buried somewhere under his bed.

My parents called them my schemes. I would call them my endeavors back in the day.