Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBought the Oven, Got Ghosted, Built a Pizza Brand Anyway
Episode 50
What do you do when you buy all the pizza equipment, start your buildout… and the guy who promised to train you ghosts you? If you're Brian Nittayo, …
1 year ago
How Much Does It Really Cost to Open a Pizzeria?
Episode 49
Think opening a pizzeria requires half a million dollars in the bank? Think again. In this episode, I'm breaking down what it really costs to start …
1 year ago
You Can’t Scale Chaos
Episode 48
What’s up, fam. It’s just me on the mic today—and I want to talk about something that’s got a lot of operators stuck.
Systems.
Not the clipboard, cor…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Pizza Game Ain't Fast Food Anymore
Episode 47
Paul Cody, owner of Pie Trap Pizza in Covina, CA, joins the show for a no-filter conversation on leadership, culture, and turning passion into purpos…
1 year, 1 month ago
No Plan. No Experience. No Problem.
How Pizza Magnets Took Over the Internet (with Todd from Popp’s Trophies)
What started as a small-town trophy shop turned into one of the pizza indust…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Dumbest Mistake I Ever Made in a Pizza Shop
What’s up, Pizza Fam!
This episode’s a little different—I took it all the way back to the beginning. Why? Because the question keeps coming up: “T, ho…
1 year, 2 months ago
Building a Pizza Empire with Joey Karvelas
Episode 44
In this episode of The Pizza King Podcast, Tyrell Reed sits down with the energetic and inspiring Joey Karvelas, co-founder of Karvelas Pizza Company…
1 year, 2 months ago
2025 Pizza Expo Recap
In this episode, I’m giving you my full recap of the 2025 Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. From my 4 a.m. flight out of Tampa to the non-stop action on the s…
1 year, 3 months ago
Inside the Most Badass Pizza Kitchen in America 🍕🔥
Episode 40
Mastering Pizza & Culinary Excellence with Chef Dan Czuba
In this episode of The Pizza King Podcast, I sit down with Chef Dan Czuba from the North Ame…
1 year, 3 months ago
Smoking It Right: The Fire & Smoke BBQ Journey
Episode 39
In this episode of The Pizza King Podcast, I sit down with Mikey and Amanda from Fire & Smoke BBQ—a powerhouse couple turning their passion for barbe…
1 year, 4 months ago