Pizza Is My Life

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Oct. 14, 2022

I Built This For My Family: Helping Pizzerias Save Money And Sell More with Ilir Sela @ Slice

Ilir joins us on the podcast to talk about how Slice serves the independent pizzeria. https://www.instagram.com/slice/ Get Your Famag Mixer Follow me on IG https://www.instagram.com/whatsgooddough Buy an Ooni! (Thank's for su...
May 20, 2022

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

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...
May 13, 2022

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

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...
April 15, 2022

Darina Garland and Kristian Tapaninaho of Ooni- The Start Up That Revolutionized PIzza

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 ...
Jan. 21, 2022

Add Your Ingredients, Mix, and Watch It Grow with Nicole Russell of Last Dragon Pizza & Pizza Wars

Nicole has been living the pizza life for many years now. Through dedication and faith, she is the superstar celebrity pizza chef she is today. We start the conversation about how being a star in the pizza world kind of just ...
Nov. 12, 2021

The Joy of Pizza, Curiosity and Connectivity with Katie Parla and Dan Richer

Today we speak with Katie Parla and Dan Richer Oh. Fricken. Yeah. As you may know by now, the Joy of pizza is out, so you better get the book! Make sure to stick around to the end to find out how to win one from yours truly. ...
Sept. 3, 2021

[WGD 84] Tony Gemignani of Tony's Pizza Napoletana, Capo's, Slice House and beyond

In this episode, we talk about the trends in pizza that every pizzamaker needs to know. We discuss Tony's school and why its one of the reasons the world has excellent pizza in the places you'd never expect. Finally, we talk ...
July 16, 2021

[WGD76] Pop up shutdowns, meme accounts and the beauty of networking with Ben Roberts from Pizza Supreme Being

When the health department shuts you down, what do you do? Give up, or fight? Ben Roberts is the owner and operator of Pizza Supreme Being in Sacramento, CA. Before his brick in mortar, he dabbled in fine dining but ultimate...
July 6, 2021

Level Up Real Quick: Avoid epic fails with decision matrices

Whether its buying a new pizza oven, choosing right flour, or buying a house, a decision matrix eliminates all emotion and helps you make a rational choice. In this show, I grabbed a piece of the conversation with my episode ...
July 2, 2021

[WGD 73] Comedian turned pizza maker, decision matrix, and f$ck up banks with Mal Hall

What's better than listening to a professional comedian that does pizza pop ups? Mal Hall is a hilarious and humble dude who turned to pizza when he found out that doing comedy tours was temporarily halted. In this episode we...
April 30, 2021

[WGD64] Sourdough, pop ups, and community building with Mike Vaona from Rose Hill Sourdough

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 su...
March 26, 2021

[WGD 59] Product First. Market Second with Evan Weinstein from Underground Pizza Co

Today we talk with Evan Weinstein In 2019 BC (Before Covid) Evan owned a company that promoted 300 club shows a year, 3 music festivals, and he had a staff of 9-10 employees when covid hit, live entertainment was one of the f...
March 19, 2021

I think we got something more than pizza- Tavern Style With Jerry from @jerryspizzapdx [WGD 57]

We speak with Jerry, a Chicago native doing tavern-style pizza in Portland. Like many people, Jerry started experimenting with pizzas in the pandemic- first with home made dough. Like many who enter this world, making pies be...
Feb. 5, 2021

Building a Brand with Marc and Danny from Square Pie Guys

Marc Schechter and Daniel Stoller are the Square Pie Guys. They took the jump to starting the square pizza business a little over 2 years ago, a huge up-taking to begin with. To make the venture even more challenging, they op...
Dec. 18, 2020

For Mom With Miriam Weiskind from @thezareport

Miriam has an unconventional pizza business by giving away free pizza to those who are most in need. A business that gives product away for free? Sounds counterintuitive right? Actually it's working in her favor and she belie...