
← Pizza King Podcast: Empowering Pizzeria Leadership11 aug · 51 min
From Merrill Lynch to Best Pizza in Chicago | Sal Guagliardo, Pizza Protector
From Merrill Lynch to Best Pizza in Chicago | Sal Guagliardo, Pizza Protector
Sal Guagliardo ran from the family pizza business, became a Merrill Lynch investment banker, then couldn't stay away — and a month after buying a little Chicago shop, the Chicago Tribune named it a top-3 pizza in the city. In this Pizza King Podcast episode, Sal breaks down how he keeps delivered pizza crispy with Pizza Protector, why "food cost" is the wrong reason to cut corners, how to lead from the front, and what it really takes to keep clean books and sell your shop for a strong multipl...