334 How To Start A Successful Family Business With Kaitlin Leung

The Clever Girls Know Podcast

Bola Sokunbi

Education, Business, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, How To

4.8 • 898 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

On this podcast episode, Kaitlin Leung co-founder of the family business @thewoksoflife share her experience and tips on how to start a successful family business. Since its founding in 2013, The Woks of Life has become the #1 online resource for approachable, creative, authentic Chinese recipes in English. Through their popular recipe site and diverse social media community, Bill, Judy, Sarah and Kaitlin Leung share inspiring recipes and their family’s culinary genealogy with millions of home cooks. With the debut of their highly-acclaimed, New York Times bestselling cookbook The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family in 2022, the family has served up even more of their sought-after recipes and culinary stories to hungry fans and new audiences. The Leungs have been featured in numerous press outlets, including Magnolia Network’s Family Dinner with Andrew Zimmern, Food Network’s Family Meal, as well as Bon Appetit, Good Morning America, NPR, The New York Times, and many more. WHAT KAITLIN DISCUSSED: 1. the story behind the founding of The Woks of Life and how their family business journey began in 2013 2. What inspired her family to focus specifically on providing approachable, creative, and authentic Chinese recipes in English 3. How they manage the dynamics of working together as a family in a business setting 4. How they leveraged their popular recipe site and social media community to grow their family business and connect with millions of home cooks 5. Key factors that contribute to the longevity and sustainability of a family-run business AND SO MUCH MORE HOW TO KEEP UP WITH KAITLIN AND HER FAMILY: Via their website: https://thewoksoflife.com/ On Instagram: https://instagram.com/thewoksoflife ❤ Get the best-selling Clever Girl Finance Books: clevergirlfinance.com/books ❤ Get access to 30+ free courses, worksheets, savings challenges, and our favorite banking resources: clevergirlfinance.com/course-packages/ ❤ Read the Clever Girl Finance Blog: clevergirlfinance.com/blog ❤ Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/clevergirlfinance

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Clever Girls No Podcast. This is Boila Schokumbi and the
0:08.0	founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance. The Clever Girls No Podcast is a Podcast for Women offering a space for conversations around
0:16.8	personal finance, business, life, and living.
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1:11.8	Okay so let's get into today's episode.
1:15.5	Hey Caitlin,
1:16.6	Hey Bola.
1:18.4	Well, welcome to the Clever Girls No Podcast.
1:20.5	I am so excited to have you here. Thank you so much for having me. Thrilled to be here. Yeah, and we're going to be talking about how to start a successful family business because you have done it with your family based on your incredible business called
1:34.8	the Walks of Life and I'm excited to have you here you and I had met a few months
1:39.8	ago at one of our advertiser events and I got to taste the incredible food from one of your
1:47.0	recipe books.
1:48.4	So and I just wanted to you know I just think your story is really awesome.
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