Reigning World Champion and original member of the World Pizza Champions, Joe Carlucci, returns to the Podcast for milestone episode 50! Joe catches us up on the progress of the new store that will open in the summer, which requires tripling his staff and adding a Bourbon room, lessons and instruction from his mentor, handling frustrated customers and implementing quality control measures, raising a daughter in 2023, and the behind the scenes of what took place during his appearance on Hulu’s “Best In Dough”. Joe is always entertaining but also very thoughtful and drops some great nuggets of wisdom that you will not want to miss.
Episode Timeline:
00:00 Start
01:45 EP 22 Recap
03:00 Impact of Bucee’s on Business
05:45 Summary of Joe’s Story
08:08 Influence of Tony Gemignani
12:43 Building a Team/Life Coach
18:40 Plans for New Valentina’s Store
23:50 Amazing Staff
29:43 Adding a Bourbon Room/ New Commercial
33:15 Delivery and Pickup
39:00 Handling Frustrated Customers/Quality Controls
46:55 Joe’s Dad
55:50 Raising Valentina
59:11 Appearance on Hulu’s “Best in Dough”
01:15:00 Prayer Group/YT Channel for Valentina
01:19:30 Trends in Pizza Style
01:22:00 Educating Staff to Differentitate
01:28:57 The Quick 6/Empathy & Sympathy for Others
01:37:05 Surrounding Yourself with Positive Influence
01:44:45 Using Analogies to Teach
01:50:55 Valentina Dating
01:56:10 Projection for Move-In/Plan for Murals
02:06:00 Conclusion
For more information on Valentina’s Pizzeria and Famous Joe, visit: https://www.valentinaspizzeria.com
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