History of Jelle’s Marble Runs (Key Milestones)
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With the launch of our brand new website, we thought it was fitting to write the first Blog Article about the History of Jelle’s Marble Runs. For those that are unaware, Jelle is Autistic has always had a passion for toy marbles and has played with them since he was a young child. Here are pictures of him (credit: Great Big Story):
2006: Jelle started recording videos of Marble Run creations that he built:
As you can see in the above picture, Jelle’s creations were not small. They were extremely thoughtful, innovative, and way ahead of the times.
2015: With the help of his brother Dion, Jelle took the next step in his journey by committing to running the Jelle’s Marble Runs YouTube channel full-time:
2020: During the middle of the Pandemic, Jelle’s Marble Runs was featured on the John Oliver Show. John Oliver was gracious enough to sponsor a racing series and feature us on his show:
https://youtu.be/z4gBMw64aqk?si=Uw33WL1SLXm2uqJ_&t=1055
2024: Launching Our Own Toy Brand – To help take the channel to the next level and ensure our ability to continue making high quality Marble Racing Videos, we decided to launch our own toy brand that we manufacture and sell ourselves. This includes Marbles & Marble Run Toys that you see on our channel:
Full Video:
Many of the above pictures and stories were captured from the documentary we were Featured On with the Great Big Story. Take 8 minutes to learn even more about Jelle’s Marble Runs here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFy3QGFMMSo&t