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! Follow Lewis https://www.instagram.com/unholypizzauk/ Follow me on IG https://www.instagram.com/whatsgooddough Buy an Ooni! (Thank's for supporting the show!) https://ooni.com/?sscid=31k6_y2z7b&utm_medium=shareasale&utm_source=2800064&utm_campaign=1232202 Get your Corto Oli...
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 lifestyle. Tune in for a good one. Auto-Generated Transcript Available at www.whatsgooddough.com/ines Find Ines on IG www.instagram.com/lupacotta Add me on IG -https://www.instagram.com/whatsgooddough Buy an Ooni! (Thank's for supporting the show!) https...
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 back to her hometown. She landed jobs at the world-renowned Tartine and SF favorite, Pizzeria Del Popolo. Today she runs pizza bones, a community-oriented brick-and-mortar pizzeria serving anti-Neapolitan pizzas. She talks about the ups and downs of being a business owner-...
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 older, his love for pizza only grew stronger. We talk about how the tour company started and all of the great work that Scott is doing in the pizza community. If you’re someone who love pizza but doesn’t necessarily want to open up a restaurant, don't you worry. Scott doesn't want to either. We ta...
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 pizza to our local community - Get involved and do something awesome this summer! https://rosehillsourdough.com/slice-of-summer/?contact-form-id=5791&contact-form-sent=5910&contact-form-hash=be1846d5e15b548bde0d2e4e28db78f1f8473c69&_wpnonce=bc91abe889#contact-form-5791 Follow on Mike on I...
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 love about Jay is his personality and he uses that to not only get rid of the stigma of selling food out of his house, but to build lasting relationships. Follow Jay @arty_stan_pizza https://www.artystanpizza.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/arty_stan_pizza/ Follow me ...
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 to pursue happiness which ultimately led him to staging at a pizzeria to ultimately creating YouTube videos. We find out the why behind it all and where he wants to take the Santa Barbara Baker. SantaBarbaraBaker.com instagram.com/santabarbarabaker Santa Barbara Bak...
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 down his lessons and successes and of course we go deep on Sourdough. He also shares his love and passion for lifting up his community through positivity knowledge sharing and through the work that he does at Ooni. Follow Mike on IG@rosehillsourdough https://www.instagram.com/rosehillsour...
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 business of serving food. In this convo, we discuss some things that you should consider preparing for in advance so that you can ultimately be free to do what you do best in your community's time of need. See Nicole's Oh Sh!t Plan Below https://docs.google.com/docum...
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 life” and how he devotes 24 hours of his day to making pizza at home. We also share the struggles of working in a home setting and living with a baker! Henry is a very community oriented guy I like where his mind is at and I am excited to see his journey progress! Now listen up an...
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 his manager to partner up with them. Thus from Zeppelin Pizza was born. We talk about building a pizza restaurant dedicated to the people. IG @zeppelinpizza https://zeppelinpizzaco.com/ Address: 2817 Maybank Hwy Suite 9, Johns Island, SC 29455 Phone: (843) 764-9597
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 serving his local community in New Orleans, Louisiana. I almost didn’t release this episode as I wasn’t happy with the initial quality of the recording, but after lots of editing, Im really proud of the end product. More importantly and most importantly, I’m proud of the story Ra...
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, CA. Check them out on IG @sliceproject sliceprojectpizza.com Slice Project 300 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076 (831) 319-4851 Full Transcript Here Brando: We're on the same bone, pretty much about everything we do honestly is opening up together the dream team that...
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 business? Sure you can do it all yourself, but what if your intuition/education sets you up for a less than ideal situation? Or what if it leads you to leasing a terrible location? If you have a person who is as passionate as you are in the business, they may be able to guide you from getting yourself int...
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 local community through the SF-Marin Food bank. Overall he is a great guy. Check out his website, follow him on IG, and reach out to him if you need help with social media strategy!