Episode 443: Nick Lane of R Local Pizza Co. - Lancaster, PA. BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS Breakup TOO. From Backyard Hobby to Pizza [MONSTER] Truck Success. WHEN the MOON Hits the EYE Like a BIG PIZZA PIE.

Join us in this episode as host Justin Bizzarro dives into an inspiring conversation with Nick Lane, representing Our Local Pizza Company. Nick shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting from backyard pizza experiments with a friend to building a unique wood-fired pizza truck on a repurposed military vehicle. Despite full-time jobs, Nick and his partner ventured into the food truck business, navigating challenges like scheduling, business partnerships, and the complexities of construction. Nick reflects on the transition from partnership to solo entrepreneurship, detailing the innovations he implemented, including a kitchen display system for efficiency and the creation of vibrant, seasonal pizza options that engage local communities. As Nick speaks candidly about the highs and lows of the pizza business and lessons learned, this episode offers valuable insights for entrepreneurs on the importance of adaptability, passion, and the fusion of creativity with culinary craftsmanship. This episode is a testament to the spirit of entrepreneurship, illustrating how ideas evolve and lead to new possibilities, such as dreams of franchising and helping aspiring entrepreneurs. Tune in to discover Nick's commitment to quality, his creative flair with pizza recipes, and how he navigates the complexities of the food truck industry.   IG: @rlocalpizzaco   Entrepreneur interested in being on the show: https://calendly.com/justin-bizzarro/podcast   Hosted By: Justin Ryan Bizzarro (IG: @justinbizzarro and LinkedIn: FOLLOW ME )   Who is Justin Ryan Bizzarro? – Justin Bizzarro is a serial food, restaurant, technology, media and marketing entrepreneur, who helped build a 24-year-old group of food and restaurant related businesses, he created with his father and business partners out of his family’s basement, in 1998. He is a highly desired business management, personal and athlete growth, free market, food diversity, and entrepreneurial leadership speaker. Justin’s expertise are in human growth, motivation, leadership and management development, health foods and beverages, global lean manufacturing facilities, vertically integrating businesses, food marketing and advertising, supply chain creation and management, direct to consumer fulfillment, transportation and distribution, personal brand building, restaurant development and construction, and entrepreneur acceleration. Justin received his BA in International Business and Management from Dickinson College, in 2002, and his MBA from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, in 2014. He is currently pursuing his Master of Divinity in Leadership from Denver Seminary. His leadership and entrepreneur podcasts have positively impacted millions of people across the globe.   Our [ELITE] Food, Farming, Hospitality, Nutrition, and Beverage Entrepreneurs Community: www.gorillabrave.love  Blog Anyone?: GorillaBrave Blog Fellowship and Food: GorillaBrave Events & Summits Private [FREE and CONFIDENTIAL] Facebook Group: GorillaBrave Troop Group Facebook Business Page: The Gorilla Face Place On Instagram: GorillaBrave on Instagram The Apparel Store: GorillaBrave Drips Wanna Link Up: GorillaBrave on Linkedin GorillaBrave Group on Whoop: COMM-473D96   Free Podcast.  No Advertisements.  The stories of Food, Beverage, Farming, Hospitality, and Nutrition Entrepreneurs and how their failures led to the successes in their lives and in their business.  What does the future have in store for the food, beverage, and nutrition entrepreneur?   JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS Email: [email protected] Instagram: @justinandthefoodentrepreneurs ( #foodentrepreneurs )   All music is scored by host or royalty free.