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Sept. 2, 2022

Creating Community Around Pizza with Lewis Pope @unholypizzauk

Lewis Pope joins us to today to talk about COMMUNITY! We talk about how he created a community on various platforms to support his pizza passion, create memorable experiences, and create doors that saved his livelihood! Follo...

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July 1, 2022

Ines Glaser @Lupa Cotta Community Is Essential For Business

Charging $100 a head for catering events and serving food for famous people doesn’t come without paying your dues and finding your community to support you. Ines shares with us her rules in catering for a healthy and wealthy ...

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March 18, 2022

From Tartine to Opening a Community First Brick and Mortar with Ashel…

I am SUPER excited to share Ashely’s story with you all because I love everything she is about. Originally from Richmond Virginia, her goal from the start was to move to SF to learn skills that she could ultimately bring …

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Oct. 29, 2021

Obsession, curiosity, and luck with Scott From Scott's Pizza Tours

Today we talk with Scott From Scotts Pizza Tours. Even in his early days- Scott was the go to guy for pizza. He tells the story about how his friends would go to for his pizza leadership. As Scott grew …

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July 15, 2021

[WGD75] Worldwide Pizza Event, $100,000 Donations and Slice of Summer…

Making pizza this summer for your neighbors is a great way to get those reps in! Slice of Summer is a worldwide pizza making charity event and it is LIVE. Our goal is to raise $100,000 by giving away free …

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May 21, 2021

[WGD67] Branding, Building A Team, Connecting with Customers, and Del…

Sorry for the swearing! I will try to chill out on the F Bombs! We speak with Jay from Arty Stan Pizza. Jay talks about delayed gratification, building a team, and being cheeky with his customers. One thing I really …

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May 7, 2021

[WGD65] Quitting your job and inspiring people to make pizza w/ Santa…

While we do talk about the Santa Barbara Baker style pizza, fresh toppings and leoparding included, a great chunk of this conversation really is about following your dreams. We talk about how Santa Barbara Baker quit his job ...

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April 30, 2021

[WGD64] Sourdough, pop ups, and community building with Mike Vaona fr…

Today we speak with Mike Vaona. He's the author of the book, Rose Hill Sourdough. And he's also the head of engineering over at Ooni. We talk about his life prior to Ooni as a pop up operator and break …

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March 12, 2021

The Oh Sh!T Plan- creating an emergency plan with Nicole Bean from Pi…

Today we talk with Nicole Bean, one of the owners and operators of Pizaros Pizza Napoletana. As you may have seen in recent news, Houston experienced some crazy weather and oftentimes, that will mess you up if you're in the …

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Oct. 23, 2020

Succeeding Through Failure with Henry Pham

Today we talk with Henry. He is a Facebook Chef cranking out pizza on the FB campus. His goal is to blend Vietnamese cuisines with Detroit and Neapolitan style Pies. In this episode we talk about Henrys “work from home …

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Aug. 21, 2020

Building a pizzeria for the community its in with Andrew from Zepplin…

Meet Andrew! This chef turned business owner helped open a successful restaurant in John’s Island and as soon as he started writing a business plan to open up a restaurant of his own, he was stopped in his tracks by …

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Aug. 6, 2020

Building up and serving your community with Ray from Pepperoni Rays

In an industry largely dominated by white men, it was meaningful for me to hear the perspective of a Black pizza business owner because I myself identify as a person of color. Meet Ray, the owner of Pepperoni Ray’s Cafe …

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July 17, 2020

Working with family and opening a pizzeria in a revitalizing neighbor…

Love beer with your pizza? Who doesn’t! The episode today is with craft beer and homebrewing enthusiast, Brando, who partnered with his brother to open up Slice Project in the revitalizing neighborhood of downtown Watsonville...

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June 26, 2020

Mentorship with Audrey Kelly from Audrey Janes Pizza Garage

Audrey is a huge fan of "mentorship" e.g. someone you can run things by. It doesn't have to be as formal as, OMG DO YOU WANT TO BE MY MENTOR.. Do you actually need a mentor going into the pizza …

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May 8, 2020

Inside the life of a Pizza Influencer with George @SliceofSF

What is it like to live the life of a pizza instagramer! Meet George. He reviews pizza places in the greater Bay Area and beyond. He is a philanthropist, who gives back to his community, both his IG community and …

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