It Runs In The Family • The Family Spirit Behind an Award-Winning Gin with Henley Distillery’s Co-Founders, Jacob & Alan Wilson #54 • Listen on Fountain
The Family Spirit Behind an Award-Winning Gin with Henley Distillery’s Co-Founders, Jacob & Alan Wilson #54
Sometimes it’s adversity that can most effectively generate the determination and drive to really succeed. Such is the case with award-winning Henley Distillery.Jacob and Alan Wilson are a formidable father-son duo who have Co-Founded and grown their brand over the last 18 months, a torrid time for most businesses to say the least.So how have they upheld the resilience to push through and create a gin with world acclaim? We hear from the Co-Founders themselves on this week’s episode of It Runs In The Family.This episode covers:Jacob overcoming M.E in his youth, and the unlikely lessons he took from those strugglesThe business’ rapid race to recognition with several award wins in their first 18 monthsHow Alan’s fatherhood makes him the proudest and most effective salesmanHenley Distillery’s biggest challenges in the wider marketThe need to keep their family feel throughout their growing teamLiz 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/
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Hello! We're Liz & Leila Willingham and welcome to "It Runs In The Family". We're the mother and daughter duo working within the public relations and communications agency, Liz Lean PR. Running a business is hard - really hard. Every business has its challenges and it's own ups and downs - but in a family business, this is often exaggerated by the willingness to speak your mind. But it also has some huge advantages that the corporate cultures just can't compete with. In this podcast, featuring a different family business guest in each episode, we're going to be digging into the...