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Welcome to Fi$H Factor, where multi-generational grit meets visionary hustle. In this episode, Mike Ungaro shares the unfiltered story of the restaurant he opened on his own and the hard lessons that came with betting everything.

The episode traces the leap away from the family business, the realities of first-time ownership, and how quickly pressure stacks when finances, operations, and family life collide. Staffing issues, legal trouble, infrastructure failures, and mounting debt turn ambition into survival mode.

Out of necessity, a scrappy catering business emerges, built on relationships, borrowed kitchens, and relentless work. While the restaurant itself doesn’t last, the experience reshapes how Mike understands leadership, risk, and responsibility.

Those lessons become foundational to the future of San Pedro Fish Market and the operator Mike would eventually become.

What You Will Learn

- Why stepping out on your own can change how you lead

- What restaurant ownership teaches that nothing else does

- How survival forces creativity and resilience

- Why failure can become long-term advantage