How Cities Can Make It Easier To Start A Small Business

On TBD Podcast Episode 197, Garrett Greco and AJ DeSimone unpack how Cousin Vinny’s Sandwich Co. grew from a 100-square-foot Tampa ghost kitchen into a breakout Italian American restaurant brand, survived an 18-month storefront buildout, used social media and AI to maintain momentum, and prepared to expand across Tampa Bay.00:00:00 - Intro00:00:38 - How founders met00:03:11 - Ghost kitchen testing begins00:10:53 - Ghost kitchen not sustainable00:16:29 - City permitting delays00:35:02 - Opening day, huge lines00:39:14 - "Cousin Vinny" name origin00:48:07 - Everything made in-house00:50:55 - New equipment, scaling production00:53:00 - Two new locations announced