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A pizza lover turns their tours into a pizza centered empire.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1909
Welcome to Throwback Thursday / “Where are they now?” where we take an in-depth look at someone who’s story has evolved considerably since we first featured them. Last week, we heard from a vintage store owner in Birmingham, England. Before that, we had the founder of an ecommerce brand focusing on outdoor hockey, as well as a North Carolina orthodontist who invented a better way to treat impacted teeth. Today, in our latest feature, we’ll hear from Steve Dolinsky, the founder of Pizza City USA, offering walking tours (and more!) from their home base in Chicago. Since we last featured him, Pizza City USA has survived a pandemic and is now planning a global pizza festival this summer. Let’s hear more about that from Steve. What’s happened since? Listen to today's episode to hear Steve's updates...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Steve for sharing their updates with us. Check out his website at PizzaCityUsa.com. There’s a book, a podcast, walking tours you can take while visiting Chicago and of course that upcoming pizza festival.
- ABC News Reporter Dishes Out Profitable Pizza Tour: A Chicago food reporter launches weekly pizza tours, showing Windy City visitors that there’s more to life than just deep-dish.
- Busy Marketing Professional Fills Niche with Biking Wine Tours: A marketing executive sees an opportunity to fulfill a niche tourism need in an up-and-coming wine region.
- London Chocolate Tours Lead to Sweet Success: Banking on a universal love of chocolate, a former temp worker creates a unique side hustle leading guided tours that allow tourists to eat their way through London’s chocolate shops.
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