In this episode of Edinburgh Business Stories, we sit down with Kenny McGee, CEO and Founder of Component Sense, to explore what it really takes to build a global business from nothing.

Kenny shares the brutal honesty of the early days; trying to survive on £50 a day, racking up £65,000 in credit card debt and being told by family to “just get a job”. But through the pressure, doubt and financial strain, he believed the business had scale and long-term potential.

The conversation then moves beyond profit, into purpose. Kenny explains why solving the global issue of electronic waste is far more complex than he first imagined - and why real change will require collaboration from the world’s biggest manufacturers.

This episode is a powerful insight into resilience, risk, focus, and thinking bigger than the balance sheet.