@founded: In 1967, a 16-year-old called Shahid Khan landed in Illinois during a blizzard with $500 in his pocket. His first job was washing dishes for $1.20 an hour. While studying engineering, he got hired at a small auto parts company. He noticed their truck bumpers could be better, so he designed a one-piece bumper that was lighter, stronger, and cheaper to make. He left, started his own company, then bought his former employer two years later. By the late 1980s, his company was the sole bumper supplier for every Toyota sold in America. Today it turns over $9 billion a year. Then he bought the Jacksonville Jaguars for $770 million, becoming the first ethnic-minority owner in NFL history, before going on to own premier league club Fulham, and All Elite Wrestling. Forbes said it best, describing Khan’s journey as as the embodiment of the American Dream. #entrepreneur #entrepreneurs #business #shahidkhan #founder

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