Strategizing for Gradual Expansion with Shahpour Nejad of Pizza Guys

Shahpour Nejad is the founder and CEO of Pizza Guys, a rapidly growing pizza chain with 70 locations throughout California, Nevada, and Oregon. He started his pizza journey in Cleveland, OH back in 1979 where he worked at a pizza restaurant while attending college. He worked his way up and became a partner at multiple pizza restaurants. When he moved to California in 1984, he brought his knowledge of traditional east coast pizza, modified it to California’s taste buds, and co-founded Pizza Guys.   Key Takeaways: [0:18] Today’s episode of Franchise Euphoria is brought to you by IndyFranchiseLaw.com, a leading resource in the franchise space. Head over to IndyFranchiseLaw.com learn more! [0:59] Josh introduces today’s guest, Shahpour Nejad, the Founder and CEO of Pizza Guys. [2:30] Josh welcomes Shahpour to Franchise Euphoria. [3:02] Shahpour shares the story of how he started studying mechanical engineering in college and ended up creating a pizza franchise instead. [6:20] Currently, there are about 70 Pizza Guys locations, all on the west coast. [9:59] Shahpour gives a visual on what visiting a Pizza Guys location is like. [13:51] Shahpour’s advice to anyone thinking about franchising a business is to make sure you choose the right franchisees. [16:59] Josh and Shahpour share their opinions on third party delivery services and discuss how they tie into the Pizza Guys business model. [21:17] Shahpour explains what the impact of COVID-19 has been for Pizza Guys. [25:48] Pizza Guys is currently looking to expand into neighboring states. [30:13] If you want to learn more about Pizza Guys, visit their website listed below. [30:48] Thanks for listening, and please, reach out to Josh anytime through email at [email protected]. If you enjoyed this interview, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.   Mentioned in This Episode: [email protected] www.indyfranchiselaw.com https://www.pizzaguys.com/ https://www.instagram.com/pizzaguysofficial/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/pizzaguysofficial/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/pizza-guys-franchises-inc-/