Retention, recognition, and building a pizzeria family where short-term jobs grow into lifelong careers. Click here for The Hallway Chalkboard of Pizza (How do you like them pies Pt. 2) David Sommers has seen firsthand how one breakthrough moment—like solving the chalkboard problem in Good Will Hunting—can flip a switch for a young employee. With training, structure, … [Read more...] about How Do You Like Them Pies Part 3: It’s Not Your Fault (It’s Your Culture)
Training, mentorship, and the structure that flips the switch from job to career. Last time on How Do You Like Them Pies? Like Good Will Hunting, this story begins with hidden potential—except instead of Matt Damon, it’s the college kid on the make line. Some hires come and go for gas money, but every so often, someone shows the spark to turn a pizza job into something … [Read more...] about How Do You Like Them Pies Part 2: The Hallway Chalkboard of Pizza
How a campus job becomes more than rent money, and why spotting “wicked smaht” hires matters. Did you know the famous line in Good Will Hunting—“Do you like apples?”—was originally supposed to be “Do you like pizza?” The Apple Coalition lobbied to change it. I jest, of course. But the analogy goes deeper than maybe even intended. In a way, that film is a hidden metaphor for … [Read more...] about How Do You Like Them Pies Part 1: Apples, Pizza, and Potential
The U.S. Pizza Team brings the dough-slinging flair to Good Day LA! Watch as Mike members Mike Pitera (Pizza a Modo Mio), David Sommers (Mad Mushroom) and Rico Lunardi (Slice on Broadway) show off their skills in slapping, making, and spinning pizzas ahead of the 2025 California Pizza Challenge, sponsored by REAL California Milk. #PizzaGold #USPTCompetes #USPizzaTeam … [Read more...] about US Pizza Team on Good Day LA – ’25 California Pizza Challenge
