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Sarah Sturgis

Sarah Sturgis

Sara Sturges is Founder & CEO of RJ Balson & Son USA, the American branch of England's oldest family butcher (est. 1515 in Bridport, Dorset). The 26th generation of the Balson family, she is the first woman in over 500 years to operate a branch of the business.

Aug 27, 2026

Cultivated By Caryn

Cultivated By Caryn

Cultivated By Caryn w.guest Sara Sturges, of RJ Balson & Son authentic British sausage

Aug 27 · 25m

Karen Antonini
Karen AntoniniHOST
8:01
Was there ever a time when the company almost didn't go on?
Sarah Sturgis
Sarah SturgisGUEST
8:05
There was in our American history, which I can talk about a little bit.
Sarah Sturgis
Sarah SturgisGUEST
8:10
So Richard's older brother.
Sarah Sturgis
Sarah SturgisGUEST
8:13
immigrated to the States in the early 1980s to play professional soccer.
Sarah Sturgis
Sarah SturgisGUEST
8:19
He then, when he raised his family, understood that there was a need or a market for providing British-style meat products to expats, to Anglophiles around the country.
Sarah Sturgis
Sarah SturgisGUEST
8:34
And he, of course, as being a Brit, made a huge network of those folks.
Sarah Sturgis
Sarah SturgisGUEST
8:39
So he and his son colluded with Richard back in the Bridport shop and decided to launch the US arm of RJ Boulton and Son USA, which was very successful for 15 years.
Karen Antonini
Karen AntoniniHOST
11:02
And being a woman running the company, that's, what is that personal, what does that milestone mean to you personally?

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