Pizza Is My Life

Episodes

Aug. 5, 2022

How Pizza Turned My Life Around with Billy Zureikat of The Real Billy…

Billy was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy a rare disease that affected billy’s ability to walk, keep his balance and play basketball, something he was really passionate about. Since he could no longer go to the gym, he foun...

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July 29, 2022

Alex And Justin of Yukon Pizza- Just Send It: Creating New Menu Items…

Alex and Justin talk about a 120 year old heirloom starter, using your network, food incubators, putting new items on a menu, and financials. Transcript www.whatsgooddough.com/yukon https://www.instagram.com/yukonpizza https:...

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July 22, 2022

Ditching The Mobile Pizza Truck with Brent of Pizza Nerds (FKA Farm F…

Brent is back on the show but now representing his one and only concept, Pizza Nerds- a reincarnation of his childhood in pizza form. We get his story on how fate brought him to his brick and mortar, his process for recipe de...

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July 15, 2022

How To Market Your Pizzeria with Bruce Irving of Smart Pizza Marketing

Bruce is the host of Smart Pizza Marketing and is an OG in the pizza game. He started his career very early on at an established pizzeria in Boston. Then he jumped around and eventually worked his way up to a managing partner...

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July 8, 2022

Mike Vaona @rosehillsourdough - Fermentation, Respiration, PH, Sourdo…

Today we make our way down the tip of mount stupid and learn just a little bit more about sourdough. We cover so many topics in this IG live and I really hope it helps some of you who are looking to nail down your sourdough p...

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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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June 24, 2022

Don't Bet The House When Starting A Pizzeria with Adam Elpayaa of Piz…

I’m stoked to share this episode with you all because it is a nitty-gritty, to the point playbook of how to start a pizza business. Adam talks about how he found his calling for pizza and the training he did in the pandemic t...

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June 17, 2022

How Much Money Do You Need When Starting A Pizzeria in 2022 with Alex…

Today we talk about how Alex opened up his brick and mortar in Los Angeles, CA in 2022. He talks about the struggles of keeping up with labor costs and how he uses social media marketing to grow his presence. Auto-Generated T...

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June 10, 2022

Sourdough Tips And My Huge Fails Meeting Dave Portnoy

I've been working with sourdough for a little under a year and its been such an awesome journey. On today's episode, I share some of my workflow and a few of the things I've learned along the way to hopefully help you get mor...

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June 3, 2022

What's Good Flour? w/ Fred Mortati of Orlando Foods

Alright CAPUTO fans and haters I welcome you to this episode with an open mind. Today I speak with Fred Mortati, President of Orlando Foods, the importer of Caputo Flour into America. In this quick episode, we talk about the ...

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May 27, 2022

Arthur Bovino of NYC Best Pizza & Ooni- Pursue Pizza, Then Tell The W…

Social Media Expert + Pizza FANATIC Arthur Bovino joins us today to make one thing clear- it's okay to market yourself/your pizzeria/your passion. But you have to come correct! In this episode, he shares his story with us of ...

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May 20, 2022

From Graphic Designer to Pizza Designer - Jhy Coulter of Devoured Piz…

Jhy had a career in graphic design. Rather than work for someone else, she now applies her talents in graphic design to her pizza business. We talk about how she's currently designing her mobile food truck and more! For the f...

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May 13, 2022

When is it the right time to follow your dreams? with Liz Schuler of …

Kairos = Timeliness. When you are a full-time mother of 5, is it ever the right time to go into the pizza business? In today's episode, we talk with Liz about how she started her mobile catering business after falling in love...

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May 6, 2022

Pizza Quest: My Never Ending Search for Perfect Pizza with Peter Rein…

In this episode, we talk about Peters travels in his ultimate search for pizza- we talk about pizza innovators both old school and new school. Finally, we talk about Peter’s new book Pizza Quest. This is an amazing episode yo...

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May 4, 2022

How to stay consistent in trying times with Ethan Speizer @NaturallyL…

In part 2 of this conversation with Ethan (See part 1 here ). We start the conversation discussing Ethan's weight loss journey and move on to family and finally a piece of advice that will keep you going whenever taking on a ...

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April 29, 2022

Canotto Style Deep Dive with Ethan Spiezer @NaturallyLeavenedPizza

I found Ethan on one of the Facebook pizza groups that I am a part of. Post after post, I just COULD NOT stop drooling at his canotto style pizza. I thought it would be fun to learn more about this style and how he does it wi...

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April 22, 2022

How Light Beer and Kindness Won 1st Place in the Pan Division at Pizz…

There's no doubt that Kenneth made a well-executed pizza for his competition pie. He made a 100% hydrated Detroit pizza and received help from people like Slow Rise Pizza and Emmy Squared. But like as many restauranteurs say,...

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April 15, 2022

Darina Garland and Kristian Tapaninaho of Ooni- The Start Up That Rev…

Today I speak with Darina and Kristian, the co-founders of the world's # 1 pizza oven company. This conversation revolves around two parts, the modest start of Ooni Pizza Ovens and the company's plans for growth! We have a ...

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April 8, 2022

Shipping a New York Pizzeria to Pakistan with Omar Qadir of Famous O'…

When I found out Omar owned a pizzeria in Karachi Pakistan, I didn't really think much of it. But then I put two and two together. This guy hangs around the likes of Felix Happy Bull PIzza and Serhan of Next Level Pizza... Th...

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April 6, 2022

Ghost Kitchen or Second Location? with Omar from Famous O's Pizza

Omar talks about why he's opening up a second location vs a ghost kitchen. I think he's absolutely right for what he wants to build. That said, I don't want people excluding the idea of a ghost kitchen when looking to expand....

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April 4, 2022

New York Pizza Association?! With Omar of Famous O’s Pizza

Similar to the AVPN (Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana) could New York benefit from forming a similar entity to protect the beloved New York Pizza? Add me on IG https://www.instagram.com/whatsgooddough Buy an Ooni! https:/...

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April 1, 2022

Mike Kurtz of Mike’s Hot Honey - The Power of Commitment

We talk about the pivotal moments in growing pizza's favorite condiment. We learn about his decision-making process, especially as the CEO of such a large company. Finally, he gives one piece of advice at the end of the show ...

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March 31, 2022

Sarah Minnick of Lovely’s Fifty Fifty- Confidence, $4.00 ranch, and h…

Throughout the pandemic, Sarah Minnick made ~30,000 pies while open 3 days a week. As she prepares to open back up to 7 days a week, we talk about the struggles of assembling the right team to maintain the consistency of the ...

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March 26, 2022

12 Powerful Interviews With Women at the Las Vegas Pizza Expo

Thank you to the amazing women that gave me their time at the pizza expo! I hope to see you all continue to kill it! Timestamps and IG Accounts (1:57) Leah @pizzaleah707 (6:23) Miriam @TheZaReport (8:07) Donatella @Donatellaa...

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