economy
How Gen Z brothers turned high school jobs into a $3 million/year business
Kirk McKinney, 22, and his brother Jacob McKinney, 20, are the co-founders of Junk Teens, a junk removal and reselling business based in Norwood, Massachusetts. The brothers started the business in 2021 while still in high school. In 2025, Junk Teens brought in over $3 million in revenue and more than $686,000 in net profit.
TL;DR
- Kirk McKinney, 22, and Jacob McKinney, 20, co-founded Junk Teens.
- Junk Teens is a junk removal and reselling business.
- The business is based in Norwood, Massachusetts.
- It was started in 2021 while the brothers were in high school.
- In 2025, the company generated over $3 million in revenue and more than $686,000 in net profit.