Gabriele traded chemistry for corporate life, then traded corporate life for Chipotle, but his greatest trade involves a homemade Roman-style pizza topped with potatoes.  He got homemade cocktails in return for that first pie, charmed the internet with a series of pizza barters, and now delights customers at his NYC shop: Unregular Pizza. With incredible pizza by Salvatore Gagliardo and knockout branding by Paola Sinisgalli, this shop packs a ton of flavor into a 500-square-foot space.  Listen in for the business skill that matters more than money, the thing every successful restaurant owner knows how to do, and a spicy take on the pizza capital of the world.

Sally Slices: How to Get 5 Million Followers (and What to Do Next)

Ilir Sela grew up hearing stories about his Uncle Miu’s NYC pizzeria and then built America’s largest network of independent pizzerias. It might seem like pizza is the common thread there, but it’s not: It’s drive. 

Join Ilir, founder and CEO of Slice, as he unpacks the secret recipe of ambition, endurance, and good ol’ luck behind some of today’s most driven entrepreneurs. Each episode is a new conversation with someone who saw the world in a new way — expect big ideas, colossal gambles, major drive, and… some occasional pizza gossip.