This week, we continue our Pizza Expo Interview Series from the show floor at Pizza Expo 2025. In this special edition of The Hot Slice Podcast, we talk to passionate franchisees and a dedicated pizza enthusiast. They are:
Tyrell Reid and JR Lambert partners at Westshore Pizza in Brandon, Florida started out as employees of Westshore before becoming franchise owners. We talk Tampa’s competitive market, hurricane prep and response, and an eye towards tech solutions.
Shean Taylor with 31DaysofPizza.com wanted to stop by and chat on how National Pizza Month inspired his pizza quest. He has been eating as slice a day and interviewing pizza pros since 2002. He even does an awards program called “The Slicies”.
We’ll continue our regular interviewing format next week. If we missed you at Pizza Expo and you want to chat on The Hot Slice, reach out to me at dgreer@pizzatoday.com.
Check out more news from International Pizza Expo, including pizza competition results, show floor takeaways and happenings in our Pizza Expo News Hub.
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