Do you run or work for a family business? If so, we’d love to hear from you for our family business series. In this series, you’ll find insights, stories and a discussion of the pros and cons of family businesses.

Carla Barroso

Miles Garrett Wines is a small family run winery producing our own grapes and olives. Our team is made up of family, friends, employees and volunteers. The Peach Tree Lane Vineyard is our Home. We moved back there full time from the coast – one hour away- when COVID-19 started in March 2020 and I, Carla, was pregnant with our first daughter together with Miles, Gala. I was teaching Spanish at a local school and also involved in the expansion of our wine business but the new situation forced us to move away to where back then it was our working space. Read more>>

Celeste Torres

Since the start of The Bohemian Find coming together in 2016, I envisioned it growing to become what supported my family financially as well as a way of being able to stay at home with my children. At the end of 2019 my husband joined me full time and we created what is now, a full time family run business! Since this time we have experienced both the joy of what building a successful business is, as well as the sometimes difficult balancing act of parenthood. Read more>>

Trey and Paige Swager

Hi! Paige here. I have been immersed in family businesses since I was a child and it became normal to me to see my dad working on his business after he returned home from his day job- he later transitioned into running his business full time. I also had the privilege of growing up with a mom who grew and cooked food, mended clothing and the house, rebuilt furniture, and didn’t shy away from a hard task. Read more>>

Lexi Bates

Our name says it all – Two Sisters Coffee Co. is ran by my sister (Lauren) and I (Lexi). We opened our coffee truck in June 2021 and have both been working together full time ever since. Working with family is a huge blessing that we don’t take for granted – we already know each other better than anyone else, which means we know each others strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes. Read more>>

Shadayah Perry

Ever since I was a little girl, I enjoyed watching my parents in the kitchen. Most of the time, I do not think they even knew that I was watching. Watching my dad in the kitchen sparked my curiosity for food. Now that I am a mother of two small boys, I have learned that spending time with them can be done through food. Right now, they are much too young to be helping with the business, but they are curious. Read more>>

Aileene Rosales

I think it depends what your mindset is and what relationship you have with your family, you have to know how to separate what happens at home vs what happens at work as well as control your personal emotions just like in any other job. It can be harder to keep these boundaries when you’re working with your sister or mom but it’s a great algorithm if you work together and avoid the outside issues when ultimately we all want the same goal. Read more>>

Matthew Dyer

I’m Matthew Dyer, owner and craftsman at Swordslinger Custom Holsters. I’ve been around the art of leathercraft most of my life in one form or another. I first started messing around with leathercraft when I was around 9 or 10 years old with my Dad when he started making knives as a hobby and found out that if you make your own knives you need to learn to make your own leather sheaths. Read more>>