What happens when a serious car accident forces you to start over from scratch?

In this episode, Bruce talks with Chuck Rozay, owner of Uncle Chuck's Pizza in LaSalle, Illinois. After helping build a successful pizza business and recovering from a life-threatening accident, Chuck took a chance on himself and opened his own pizzeria with no investors, no partners, and a limited budget.

They discuss building a pizza shop for around $30,000, running multiple pizza styles from one dough recipe, using DoorDash, creating a word-of-mouth business, and what it's like opening a shop in an area where most customers have never experienced true New York-style pizza.

In this episode, John from Johnny’s Pizza shares how he transformed an existing pizza shop in the Philadelphia suburbs into a modern, highly respected pizza brand. We talk about learning from New York pizza shops, experimenting with ovens, managing growth, opening a second location, hiring staff, social media, cheesesteaks, pizza trends, and the reality of running a successful pizza business.

This session, brought to you in partnership with Women in Pizza, explores Independent ownership and how the industry relies on people who bet on themselves.

"How Women Are Shaping Independent Ownership" highlights the women who are doing exactly that, and what their experiences reveal about where the industry is headed.

Host:
Anna Crucitt // Mercurio’s https://mercuriosgelatopizza.com/

Panelists:
Giorgia Caporuscio // Don Antonio https://www.donantoniopizza.com/
Mary Ann Giannone // Paulie Gee’s https://pauliegee.com/
Julia Molinari // Molinari's https://www.molinarisrestaurant.com/