Pizza Today Expo - 2020 - 28

Speaker Bios
Scott Anthony

Owner-Operator,
Punxsutawney Pizza
Scott Anthony, a member of the World Pizza
Champions, operates an award-winning
pizzeria in Punxsutawney, PA. He is an
author, speaker and consultant within the
industry. His innovative marketing techniques over the last 25 years
have gained him recognition as a marketing guru on a local and
national basis.

John Arena

Co-owner and Chef,
Metro Pizza
John Arena is a 50-year veteran of the pizza industry and co-founder of Metro Pizza,
which currently has six locations in the Las
Vegas area. He also created and teaches
a course in pizzeria concept development at the University of Las
Vega School of Hospitality and is a consultant to several international
foodservice companies. Our 2016 Pizza Maker of the Year at Pizza
Expo, Nino Coniglio operates two three units of Williamsburg Pizza
(two in Brooklyn and one on the Lower East Side of Manhattan) plus
the recently opened Brooklyn Pizza Crew. He's received accolades in
major New York media for his pizzas, which incorporate ingredients
from his tours of Italy into New York-style pies.

Mike Bausch

Owner-Operator,
Andolini's Pizzeria
Mike Bausch moved from California to
Oklahoma in 2005 to found Andolini's Pizzeria at the age of 22. He has since transformed what began as a 1,500-square-foot
pizzeria with 10 employees into a multi unit restaurant business with
more than 300 employees. Andolini's currently has 7 highly profitable
locations in the Tulsa area as well as a mobile food truck, and 2
Gelaterias. Along with his pizza and kitchen know-how, Mike brings an
entertaining and hands-on approach to solving restaurant problems
during his Pizza Expo seminars.

Nicole Bean

President/Owner, Pizaro's
Pizza Napoletana
Nicole Bean is the President of Pizaro's
Pizza Napoletana in Houston, Texas. She
was born and raised in Houston and
currently owns and operates two pizzeria
locations with her family. She has 7 years experience in Napoletana
pizza making (trained by her father who was certified with Pepe Miele
in 2010). After 3 years in the industry, she went to The International
School of Pizza with Tony Gemignani in San Francisco to study American style pizzas. Still pursuing education in pizza, Nicole attended the
first American course for the Accademia Pizzaioli with Enrico Fama
to learn Roman, Pizza Tagglia, Pizza Nuvola and Gluten Free. Nicole
serves 3 styles of pizzas at Pizaro's Pizza: Napoletana, New York and
Detroit including a gluten free option at both locations and is looking
to expand to an additional style in the coming year. "My focus is to
create and maintain authenticity of each medium of pizza as they are
specific to their region."
Nicole also competes in pizza competitions such as the International
Pizza Expo Las Vegas, Pizza and Pasta Northeast and the World Pizza
Championship in Parma Italy.

Nick Bogacz

Owner-Operator, Caliente
Pizza & Draft House
Nick is the founder of Caliente Pizza & Draft
House. With more than 20 years of experience
in the industry, he opened his first location
in 2012 in Pittsburgh and has grown to four
current locations. Caliente has won numerous awards in the industry,
including 2016's first place in the Pan Division of the International
Pizza Challenge at Pizza Expo.

Jon Bortles
Woody's Wood-Fired Pizza
Jon Bortles runs his family's business,
Woody's Wood-Fired Pizza in Golden, CO
(Number 46 on the 2019 Hot100). Jon
holds an MBA with a focus on Sustainable
Enterprise. In 2019 he was appointed by
the Governor of CO to represent the Business community on the State's Pollution Prevention Advisory Board.

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