'Legacy' Podcast
The family business podcast seeks to shine a spotlight on the world of family business, speaking to family business founders and leaders about the journey they have been on, the ups and downs, the challenges they have faced and how they have overcome them.
Our guests all have a story to tell and we are looking forward to sharing their insights, their inspiration and their guidance. Family business owners/leaders often tell us that it is a lonely place to be and this podcast seeks to share stories that matter, that demonstrate that others may well have been through a similar experience and identify the ways that others have overcome similar challenges too. We are also interested in finding out how family business leaders define success and how they are developing their personal and family business legacies too.
LEGACY is hosted by Paul Andrews, Founder and CEO of Family Business United, globally recognised champions of the family business sector and Sam Greaves, fourth generation Managing Director of The Cleenol Group, a family business based in Oxfordshire.
LEGACY. Ep.1 - Bertie Matthews
Bertie Matthews is the eighth generation to work in the family business, Matthews Cotswold Millers. He joins us on the podcast to share his insights since getting involved at a key stage in the family business journey when the very survival of the business was in question.
LEGACY. Ep.2 - Helen Tonks MBE
Helen Tonks MBE is a Founder and Director of Hydraulics Online, a family business based in the North West of England. Her professional and personal journey has been nothing short of remarkable since establishing the business in 2004: Hydraulics Online has become a multiple award-winning, international brand trusted in over 130 countries, recognised as an Export Champion by the Department for Business and Trade since 2019, and Helen has, this year, been awarded an MBE.
In her relaxed and open account of life in a family business, Helen shares her thoughts on all manner of topics from: entering a well-established, traditional industry as a kitchen table startup taking a fresh approach; imposter syndrome and working in a male-dominated sector; balancing roles as a mum to seven, wife, director and business owner; the challenges along the way and the enduring need for clear vision and purpose. Join us for an inspirational and honest insight into life in a family business.
LEGACY. Ep.3 - Chris Black
Chris Black is the Managing Director of Sound Leisure, a manufacturer of British-built jukeboxes in Yorkshire since 1978, which are exported all over the world. Chris shares his journey which began with him agreeing to help out for a couple of weeks in the factory and he is still there over 30 years later.
LEGACY. Ep.5 - Adam Walsh
Adam Walsh is the non-family CEO of the John Good Group, a Yorkshire based group of businesses that has a history spanning over 190 years. Listen as he shares his insights on life as a non-family member at the helm of a multigenerational family firm and his thoughts on all things family business too.