Food is more than food for the Founder of Xi Home Dumplings Bay - whether it’s love or an apology, it’s the strongest language shared by this family.

Wenjun Xiang launched her career while she was still in school, starting the business with her mum at age 17, and while Forbes 30 Under 30 is a mighty accolade to achieve in that time, it’s not the only definition of success for her.

Join us for a truly unvarnished take on the family business journey with Wenjun, as she describes what makes the relationship with her maternal co-worker a unique challenge…

🔑 Key Themes

• The messy reality of family business
• Resilience and risk
• Cultural identity, love and communication
• Ambition and redefining success

🔗 Connect with us

• Xi Home Dumplings Bay Website: https://www.wjxfoodculture.co.uk/
• Xi Home Dumplings Bay LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wjx-food-culture/
• Wenjun Xiang LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wenjun-x-9716811b8/

Liz Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/lizzielean/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willingham-09273a3/

Leila Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/leilawillingham/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-willingham-821530a1/

Liz Lean PR: https://www.lizleanpr.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/lizleanpr

https://www.linkedin.com/company/liz-lean-pr/

Velfrey Vineyard began life as a field beside a family magazine business. Reinvention took the Mounsey family to pastures new.

Fiona is a Director in the business alongside her son, Ryan, and both of their spouses, making their award-winning wine business a wide-spanning family affair.

Ryan and Fiona join us on the podcast this week to share how a chance tasting of local wine, a well‑thumbed vineyard handbook, and a willingness to “just get it going” led them from animal feed trade titles to an internationally acclaimed vineyard in Pembrokeshire.

🔑 Key Themes

• Reinventing a Family Business
• Long-Term Risk and Reward in Starting a Vineyard
• Weather, Wildlife and the Realities of Farming
• Family Dynamics and Shared Decision-Making
• Balancing Tourism, Provenance and Growth

🔗 Connect with us

• Velfrey Vineyard: https://www.velfreyvineyard.com/
• Velfrey Vineyard LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/velfrey-vineyard/
• Velfrey Vineyard IG: https://www.instagram.com/velfreyvineyard/
• Ryan Mounsey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-mounsey-6b34aab1/
• Fiona Mounsey LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-mounsey-09551272/

Liz Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/lizzielean/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willingham-09273a3/

Leila Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/leilawillingham/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-willingham-821530a1/

Liz Lean PR: https://www.lizleanpr.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/lizleanpr

https://www.linkedin.com/company/liz-lean-pr/

Step inside a London salon story 50 years in the making. It begins with Hari Salem’s vision for a salon which cares for its staff like family - a core value that remains today.

They’ve expanded their team and their locations, but for 2nd gen leaders Lucan and Tassie, it must never lose its charm…

In this episode of It Runs In The Family, the new guard shares how their dad built a quirky, much‑loved Chelsea hair institution – and how they’re now steering it into its next chapter.

🔑 Key Themes

• Training and education as a core value
• Culture, loyalty and long-term staff retention
• Modernising processes while staying true to your roots
• Navigating next-gen transitions and sibling dynamics

🔗 Connect with us

• Guest Website: https://harissalon.com/
• HARI’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harissalon/
• HARI’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/harishair/
• Lucan Salem Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucan-salem-8174b620/

Liz Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/lizzielean/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willingham-09273a3/

Leila Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/leilawillingham/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-willingham-821530a1/

Liz Lean PR: https://www.lizleanpr.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/lizleanpr

https://www.linkedin.com/company/liz-lean-pr/

Imagine turning one of the hardest moments in your life into the catalyst for a whole new family business.

That’s how the mother–daughter duo of Nikki and Emilia Jeffery, along with sister Olivia, brought The Staging Experts to life.

They’re a fledgling business, but they share all the values and relationships that have made so many family firms so successful - and so special. Join us as we explore what lessons Nikki and Emilia have learned about each other, which could only have been learned from the family business…

🔑 Key Themes

• Turning grief into the inspiration for growth
• The reality of home staging
• Family dynamics between work and home
• Values at the heart of customer care
• Keeping a flexible long-term vision

🔗 Connect with us

• https://thestagingexperts.co.uk/
• https://www.instagram.com/thestagingexperts/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikki-jeffery-b925222b4/

Liz Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/lizzielean/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willingham-09273a3/

Leila Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/leilawillingham/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-willingham-821530a1/

Liz Lean PR: https://www.lizleanpr.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/lizleanpr

https://www.linkedin.com/company/liz-lean-pr/

The Booth family’s farm is a place where the humble fruits have remarkable potential, and the food waste is actually a land of opportunity.

Sandy Booth heads up New Forest Fruit Snacks, a business with family values at its core, and a whole lot of help from the kin within!

Join us this week for a look into an innovative, sustainable family farm growing not just the strawberries in their snacks, but the people within the business too…

🔑 Key Themes

• Generational Legacy
• Sustainability & Food Waste
• Innovating the Farming Sector
• Family Dynamics & Work Ethic

🔗 Connect with us

• New Forest Fruit Snacks Website: https://newforestfruitsnacks.com/
• Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/newforestfruitsnacks
• Sandy Booth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-booth-40764a339/

Liz Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/lizzielean/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willingham-09273a3/

Leila Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/leilawillingham/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-willingham-821530a1/

Liz Lean PR: https://www.lizleanpr.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/lizleanpr

https://www.linkedin.com/company/liz-lean-pr/

What began as a temporary move to "help dad out" during a global crisis quickly evolved into a high-stakes mission to reinvent women’s health.

Lucy Hope’s family journey is rooted in a century-old story, sparked by the loss of her great-grandfather in the 1919 flu pandemic.

She’s been a huge part in the story of Virustatic for years, and is now branching into her own field, founding The Daughters of Mars.

Join us to explore how Lucy is pioneering her family’s scientific research for a new age, the emotional reality of your parents’ legacy, and what it’s like to go solo from your family’s firm!

🔑 Key Themes

• Family legacy and intergenerational impact
• Pivoting careers and finding purpose
• Innovation in women’s health care
• The realities of building and spinning out a family business
• Resilience, sacrifice and radical candour

🔗 Connect with us

• The Daughters of Mars Website: https://www.thedaughtersofmars.com/
• The Daughters of Mars LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-daughters-of-mars/
• The Daughters of Mars IG: https://www.instagram.com/thedaughtersofmars/
• Virustatic Website: https://virustatic.com/
• Virustatic LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/virustatic/
• Lucy Hope LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-hope/
• Lucy Hope IG: https://www.instagram.com/lucyhopelove/

Liz Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/lizzielean/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willingham-09273a3/

Leila Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/leilawillingham/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-willingham-821530a1/

Liz Lean PR: https://www.lizleanpr.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/lizleanpr

https://www.linkedin.com/company/liz-lean-pr/

Sisterhood is a superpower.

Once Olivia and Tanyka Davson understood each other as both siblings and as professionals, the foundations were laid for them to finally go all-in with Cubbi.

Their business was born out of personal experiences in motherhood, which places family values at the heart of their business before it’s even taken its first steps.

So join us for a look at how these Co-Founders took the leap together, why their dynamic is far different from any normal Co-Founder duo, and the bright future ahead for Cubbi!

🔑 Key Themes

• Bootstrapping & Testing the Idea
• Balancing Startup Life with Motherhood and Work
• Sisterhood as a Business Superpower
• Growth, Brand Partnerships & Future Vision

🔗 Connect with us

• Cubbi: https://www.cubbi.uk/
• Cubbi IG: https://www.instagram.com/cubbi.uk
• Cubbi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cubbiapp/
• Olivia Davson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-davson-1998ab82/
• Tanyka Davson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanyka-davson-315766134/

Liz Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/lizzielean/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willingham-09273a3/

Leila Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/leilawillingham/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-willingham-821530a1/

Liz Lean PR: https://www.lizleanpr.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/lizleanpr

https://www.linkedin.com/company/liz-lean-pr/

Just because something’s labelled ‘small’, that doesn’t mean it’s incapable of achieving great things - it’s all about opportunities, not limitations for Small Family Business.

Elliot and Eva Harris represent two of the three generations that comprise Small Family Business, whose name alludes to the way they operate - not to the limits of their success.

Join the father-daughter duo on this week’s episode to explore how reclaiming ‘small’, leading with compassion, and combining generational wisdom is a golden recipe.

🔑 Key Themes

• The Power of Multi-Generational Collaboration
• Leading With Kindness and Authenticity
• Defining “Small” Businesses Beyond Size
• Navigating Family Dynamics Through Open Communication and Shared Respect
• Building Legacy and Choosing Clients Wisely

🔗 Connect with us

• Small Family Business Website: https://www.smallfamilybusiness.com/
• Small Family Business LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-small-family-business/
• Small Family Business IG: https://www.instagram.com/small_family_business/
• Eva Harris LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-harris-44015122a/
• Elliot Harris LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/infoelliot/

Liz Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/lizzielean/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-willingham-09273a3/

Leila Willingham: https://www.instagram.com/leilawillingham/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-willingham-821530a1/

Liz Lean PR: https://www.lizleanpr.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/lizleanpr

https://www.linkedin.com/company/liz-lean-pr/