Shahpour Nejad's guest appearances

Shahpour Nejad

Franchise Euphoria

Smart Pizza Marketing Podcast

The Resilient Restaurant 

Michael E. Gerber

Roger Whitney

John Cohen

Omar Zenhom

Dan Miller

Jason Treu

Kevin Ortner

Michael Stelzner

Kevin Dubois

Chris Brogan

John Lee Dumas

Jared Easley

Josh Elledge

John Jantsch

Eric Siu

OwlTail

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 josh@franchiseeuphoria.com. If you enjoyed this interview, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts.   Mentioned in This Episode: josh@franchiseeuphoria.com 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-/

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 <a href="http://www.indyfranchiselaw.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IndyFranchiseLaw.com</a>, a leading resource in the franchise space. Head over to <a href="http://www.indyfranchiselaw.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IndyFranchiseLaw.com</a> 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 <a href="mailto:josh@franchiseeuphoria.com">josh@franchiseeuphoria.com</a>. If you enjoyed this interview, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Mentioned in This Episode: <a href="mailto:josh@franchiseeuphoria.com">josh@franchiseeuphoria.com</a> <a href="http://www.indyfranchiselaw.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.indyfranchiselaw.com</a> <a href="https://www.pizzaguys.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pizzaguys.com/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pizzaguysofficial/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/pizzaguysofficial/?hl=en</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pizzaguysofficial/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pizzaguysofficial/</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/pizza-guys-franchises-inc-/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/pizza-guys-franchises-inc-/</a>

Strategizing for Gradual Expansion with Shahpour Nejad of Pizza Guys