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Founders: The American who built his business in China

From studying religion and psychology in California to making products for some of the world's biggest retailers, Jacob Rothman shares an unlikely business journey.

Jacob Rothman moved from California to China and helped build a manufacturing business supplying some of the world's biggest retailers. We meet the co-founder of Velong Enterprises to hear how he built the company across Asia and how an unlikely career path took him to the heart of global manufacturing. He also reflects on entrepreneurship, manufacturing in China and how global trade is changing.

Producer: Bisi Adebayo

You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

(Picture: Jacob Rothman)

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