Episode 488: Micha Magid of Mighty Quinn's Barbecue - New York, NY. From WALL STREET to STREET MEAT to FRANCHISE BOULEVARD. Building a [WORLD] BBQ Empire. The Team Dream for the Family Future.

In this powerhouse episode of the JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS Show, host Justin Bizzarro sits down with Micha Magid, the strategic mind behind the New York City barbecue institution, Mighty Quinn's Barbeque. This is a masterclass in how an unlikely team—a Wall Street financier, a classically trained chef, and a seasoned operational expert—joined forces to build a barbecue empire in one of the world's most competitive markets.

Micha shares his unique journey, detailing his decision to leave the high-stakes world of investment banking and hedge funds to team up with his stepbrother, Chef Hugh Mangum, and brother-in-law, Christos. He recounts the brand's origin as an "insanely popular" pop-up at Brooklyn's outdoor markets, a crucial proof of concept that de-risked their leap into a brick-and-mortar restaurant. What followed was a meteoric rise: just three months after opening their flagship East Village location, Mighty Quinn's landed a glowing cover story in the New York Times dining section—a moment Micha likens to "winning the Oscars for a new restaurant."

This conversation is packed with invaluable insights on how to scale a food business the right way. Micha breaks down their strategic approach to growth, from their flexible, non-cookie-cutter location models—ranging from a 650-square-foot express shop on Wall Street to a full-service bar in the suburbs—to their organic expansion into franchising, which began with an unexpected request to bring the brand to Dubai.

Throughout the episode, Micha emphasizes that for Mighty Quinn's, the greatest innovation is consistency. In the notoriously difficult world of barbecue, the team's relentless focus on perfecting their craft and executing it flawlessly across every location is their ultimate competitive advantage. For any entrepreneur dreaming of scaling their concept, this is an unmissable look at the discipline, strategy, and teamwork required to build a brand that not only succeeds but endures.

 

IG: @mightyquinnsbbq

Address: https://www.mightyquinnsbbq.com/ 

 

Entrepreneur interested in being on the show: https://calendly.com/justin-bizzarro/podcast

 

Hosted By: Justin Ryan Bizzarro (IG: @justinbizzarro and LinkedIn: FOLLOW ME )

 

Who is Justin Ryan Bizzarro? – Justin Bizzarro is a serial food, restaurant, technology, media and marketing entrepreneur, who helped build a 24-year-old group of food and restaurant related businesses, he created with his father and business partners out of his family’s basement, in 1998. He is a highly desired business management, personal and athlete growth, free market, food diversity, and entrepreneurial leadership speaker. Justin’s expertise are in human growth, motivation, leadership and management development, health foods and beverages, global lean manufacturing facilities, vertically integrating businesses, food marketing and advertising, supply chain creation and management, direct to consumer fulfillment, transportation and distribution, personal brand building, restaurant development and construction, and entrepreneur acceleration. Justin received his BA in International Business and Management from Dickinson College, in 2002, and his MBA from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, in 2014. He is currently pursuing his Master of Divinity in Leadership from Denver Seminary. His leadership and entrepreneur podcasts have positively impacted millions of people across the globe.

 

Our [ELITE] Food, Farming, Hospitality, Nutrition, and Beverage Entrepreneurs Community: Under [NEW] Construction

Blog Anyone?: GorillaBrave Blog

Fellowship and Food: GorillaBrave Events & Summits

On Instagram: GorillaBrave on Instagram

GorillaBrave Group on Whoop: COMM-473D96

 

Free Podcast.  No Advertisements.  The stories of Food, Beverage, Farming, Hospitality, and Nutrition Entrepreneurs and how their failures led to the successes in their lives and in their business.  What does the future have in store for the food, beverage, and nutrition entrepreneur?

 

JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEURS

Email: [e-mail]

Instagram: @justinandthefoodentrepreneurs ( #foodentrepreneurs )

 

All music is scored by host or royalty free.