Lee Cockerell on Restaurant Leadership and Company Culture (Video)

Lee Cockerell on Leadership and Company Culture Lee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort. “As the Senior Operating Executive for ten years Lee led a team of 40,000 Cast Members and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, four theme parks, two water parks, … Read more

SPM #178: 800 Yelp Reviews w/ Ali Haider of 786 Degrees

800 Yelp Reviews w/ Ali Haider of 786 Degrees Ali Haider of 786 Degrees has built his business on passion and hospitality which has resulted in so many positive reviews that people travel for over 3 hours to visit his restaurant. I was actually in LA a few weeks ago before visiting this year’s Pizza Expo and I … Read more

SPM #177: Anthony Mangieri of Una Pizza Napoletana

Anthony Mangieri of Una Pizza Napoletana Anthony Mangieri is considered one of the best, if not the best pizza maker in the U.S. starting his journey as a bread beaker before turning to pizza and truly becoming a student of the craft. On this episode, we talk about Anthony’s long history with pizza and how it’s taken many … Read more

SPM #175: Growing Community Events w/ Brian of 575 Pizzeria

Growing Community Events w/ Brian of 575 Pizzeria I never really know what to expect from some of the interviews as I never really know what topic or information will turn out to be the focus of the chat. On this episode of the show, Brian of 575 Pizzeria joins me and we ended up … Read more