Khanh Nguyen, founder and CEO of Zalat Pizza, joins the show as a special guest (2:55). Nguyen shares what it was like to leave a mansion in Vietnam to come live in a dorm room in the U.S. with his family of 11. He also discusses how he got into law, and then restaurants—and why his late-night Vietnamese restaurant unexpectedly became a service-industry hotspot. Nguyen outlines how Zalat came to be and its recent in-house motto: “Made with pride. Shared with joy. Built for a millennium.” Later in the show, Brian Hernandez joins to recap the 4th annual Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup (1:11:47).
D Magazine on Nguyen family fleeing Vietnam: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2024/march/roots-zalat-pizza-ceo-khanh-nguyen/
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Khanh Nguyen, founder and CEO of Zalat Pizza, joins the show as a special guest (2:55). Nguyen shares what it was like to leave a mansion in Vietnam to come live in a dorm room in the U.S. with his family of 11. He also discusses how he got into law, and then restaurants—and why his late-night Vietnamese restaurant unexpectedly became a service-industry hotspot. Nguyen outlines how Zalat came to be and its recent in-house motto: “Made with pride. Shared with joy. Built for a millennium.” Later in the show, Brian Hernandez joins to recap the 4th annual Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup (1:11:47).
D Magazine on Nguyen family fleeing Vietnam: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2024/march/roots-zalat-pizza-ceo-khanh-nguyen/
Episode 37: Tony Gemignani of Tony's Pizza Napoletana and Slice House
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Episode 37: Tony Gemignani of Tony's Pizza Napoletana and Slice House
Tony Gemignani, founder of Tony’s Pizza Napoletana and Slice House, joins the show to share how he navigated the leap from independent operator to national franchisor (2:37). He discusses the challenges of maintaining consistency across locations, building infrastructure and maintaining quality while scaling fast. Gemignani also reflects on lessons from failure, the power of relationships with suppliers and why patience—and the right partners—are essential to sustainable growth. Brian Hernandez later joins the show to give an update on the U.S. Pizza Team and its numerous upcoming competitions.
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Peel: A PMQ Pizza Podcast
Khanh Nguyen, founder and CEO of Zalat Pizza, joins the show as a special guest (2:55). Nguyen shares what it was like to leave a mansion in Vietnam to come live in a dorm room in the U.S. with his family of 11. He also discusses how he got into law, and then restaurants—and why his late-night Vietnamese restaurant unexpectedly became a service-industry hotspot. Nguyen outlines how Zalat came to be and its recent in-house motto: “Made with pride. Shared with joy. Built for a millennium.” Later in the show, Brian Hernandez joins to recap the 4th annual Galbani Professionale Pizza Cup (1:11:47).
D Magazine on Nguyen family fleeing Vietnam: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2024/march/roots-zalat-pizza-ceo-khanh-nguyen/
