Johnny Pavlik from Johnny’s Pizza
Season: 2
Episode: 19
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We only briefly touch on the social media incident that happened to Johnny at the beginning of the Summer. To hear the whole story listen to the Girls Who Do Stuff episode from last week.
The inspiring thing about this situation is that Johnny has turned this negative attention into positive attention using his platform to bring attention to Black Lives Matter, and spotlighting local black-owned businesses.
We get into the weeds with Johnny about growing his social media following. At what point did he bring in help. What was his experience growing his followers, and the strategies he has used to effectively engage using that platform. It takes an incredible amount of work to reach that level of success, don’t be fooled that it is all dumb luck or a viral post, it is work.
He shares about the phenomena of working hard on a post only to have it flop, and the ones you spend less time on are the ones that often go viral. Isn’t that just the way it goes?
Johnny also shares about why he is passionate about speaking in schools and other places, his addiction recovery story.
Like many entrepreneurs, Johnny remembers the time when his company was growing and he had to embrace the transition from doing it all by himself to having a team that helps him.
We also discuss Instagram scams to grow followers, bots, and other mistakes people make when trying to grow their network.
Johnny shares the candid story about how he lost his first pizzeria, and the struggles he had to overcome to relaunch. Johnny defines success as “family.”
We asked Johnny if he would ever consider franchising. His response, “I will never do a franchise.”
We also talk about how COVID-19 has impacted the restaurant industry, the dine-in experience, and the future of how we experience restaurants. Johnny’s Pizza will soon have a food truck! We talk about how that decision came about and what’s next for Johnny’s Pizza.
You can learn more about Johnny’s pizza on their website
