What's Good Dough?

Join me as a fly on the wall while we listen to a real live consult about a company who is going through some growing pains.

 

Alastair Hannmann aka Al The Pizza Buddha works with Acre pizza who has grown significantly in the last 3 years. In this consult, he meets with the executive team to discuss his findings during his tour of the restaurants. He talks to the team about solutions related to improper dough management, over preparing toppings yield loss and more. I think you'll enjoy this episode if you are looking to grow your restaurant from 1 to multiple locations. This real live consult breaks down what its like to be in a situation where your company is growing and things are slipping through the cracks and there are a lot of important lessons to take. 

 

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Philip Korshak intended to create a space where employees can afford to live in the community they serve, challenging the "us and them" mentality in society. Unfortunately, with the low price point of bagels and the high cost of labor, it just didn't work out. Join me as we uncover what happened and the lessons learned from this experience.

Highlights:

Philip Korshak shares his vision of opening a community-focused bagel shop in South Philly at 10th and Morris.

He shares insights into his philosophy of equality, cross-training, and the challenges of implementing these principles in a business setting.

He discusses providing benefits like paid time off and recognizing the challenges of balancing employee welfare with financial sustainability.

Philip reminisces about the significance of bagels in his upbringing and shares a personal anecdote about enjoying bagels with his wife in Brooklyn.

Philip compares the process of crafting bagels to the art of composing love letters, portraying each bagel as a tender sentiment yearning to be embraced and appreciated.

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This episode, it’s about the remarkable story of determination and skill, Niles Peacock, a bartender who transitioned into becoming a champion pizzamaker. 

Highlights: 

Niles shares how Pizza saved his business during the pandemic.

He tells the story of his journey to becoming a pizza champion. 

He emphasizes his desire to learn and compete among the best in the industry such as Chef Will Grant and other world pizza champions 

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Join me on this immersive experience as we discuss everything from grove to mill. A few pizza friends and I spend the day with Corto Olive Oil. You'll see parallels between making great pizza and making great olive oil. Also, you will see how an amazing company continues to put its customers first in putting out the best product, consistently and efficiently.

 

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Mike Vaona, formerly the head of engineering at Ooni, has left the company to pursue his own business venture. As the inventor of The Bread Mat and other baking needs, Mike shares valuable business lessons about creating the perfect product and his insights into social media. 

 

Highlights:

Mike’s favorite life lesson: "Nothing is random.”

Mike emphasizes the importance of data-driven decision-making in running a successful business

Mike discusses Rosehill's organic growth in sales without traditional marketing budgets, attributing it to satisfied customers spreading the word.

Mike shares valuable insights from a comprehensive social media project, correlating post outcomes with subsequent sales.

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Let me know what you think about these. Hoping to make the golden nuggets more available to you.

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This is my end of the year recap of highlights. It was a truly blessed year. Sit down with me as I reflect on the positive and talk about the planned changes for 2024. Happy New Year Pizza Pal!

 

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Will Grant of Sourdough Willy’s Pizzeria shares his valuable wisdom from his extensive experience in this industry. My biggest takeaway from this episode is- the product has to be solid, before you market it. Build your team, build your systems and processes. When that is fully flushed out, market the crap out of it.

Highlights:

#1 rule in Sourdough Pizza. No Casualties— safety and the importance of people in running a successful restaurant.

Building a positive work environment for the people to take care of the business. Allowing and providing opportunities for employees to grow.

Will shares the weekly meeting routine with managers and its focus on addressing issues, discussing numbers, and just simply asking how their week is. He explains the rationale behind why he takes them to lunch every week.

Will excitedly shares what he does outside of the restaurant as he delegates operational tasks to managers- he focuses on other aspects such as marketing.

Will shares how he uses one dough to make several styles of pizza

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In this episode, I reflect on the realization I had while working on catering events and tracking my time. I initially calculated my hourly pay after receiving the final payment but realized it might be the wrong approach.Read more here: https://www.whatsgooddough.com/blog/navigating-business-success-beyond-the-hourly-rate-in-catering-events/ Thank you to our show sponsors:

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