Live From Wood & Fire w/ John Auciello

Live From Wood & Fire w/ John Auciello Our first on location podcast with Joe of Wood & Fire. Joe wanted to open a really simple and high-quality pizzeria. In 2018 with the rising cost of running a restaurant simplicity is key. Joe has figured that out and runs a great restaurant with a small … Read more

Making The Best Possible Pizza w/ Dan Richer of Razza

Making The Best Possible Pizza w/ Dan Richer of Razza Dan Richer of Razza Pizza is a self-proclaimed learner and student. He’s always looking at what can be done to create the best possible pizza they can. It’s all about looking at your ingredients and making sure that the ingredients are the stars. Let them … Read more

SPM 189: Growing a Pizzeria in a town of only 1900

Growing a Pizzeria in a Town of Only 1900 On the podcast this week I’m joined by Travis of The Pizza Peel, who has an interesting story. Starting with a pretty large franchise, Travis learned how to make pizza and operate a restaurant, but he wanted to own his own restaurant. Travis had the opportunity to … Read more

Becoming The Best Leader Possible w/ Lee Cockerell

Becoming The Best Leader Possible w/ Lee Cockerell 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 … Read more

SPM #155: Bringing Your Unique Voice w/ Shakespeares Pizza

Bringing Your Unique Voice w/ Shakespeares Pizza Last week I had the pleasure of talking with Kurt of Shakespeares Pizza in Columbia. Kurt has been with the company for a long time and has moved into the role of overall director of operations or “manager guy” as he likes to say. Shakespeares has 3 locations … Read more