8. Mike Bausch: Pizza Operation Insights, Retaining Employees and Straight Talk

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Mike Bausch is one of the most sought-after speakers at Pizza Expo. We go one-on-one with Mike on sharing his vast experience with pizzeria operators on this week’s episode of The Hot Slice Podcast. Mike has built an impressive restaurant brand in Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes five brick-and-mortar locations, a fine-dining restaurant, two gelaterias, two food hall spots and a food truck. This episode is hosted by Editor In Chief Jeremy White and Executive Editor Denise Greer.  

Mike talks: 

-Operating in various municipalities with COVID restrictions 

-Straight talk advice for fellow operators  

-Educating and sharing industry information 

-Most common questions Mike receives from pizza people 

-Employee relations and retention 

-Hiring strategies 

-Handling negative online reviews 

-Using downtime to evaluate the business  

Check out more advice in Pizza Today Magazine: https://www.pizzatoday.com/our-experts/mike-bausch/  

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