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YOUR SEASON IS COMING!

There is a giant tree in my neighborhood that I pass every day as I try to get my five miles in.

This tree is UGLY, with no leaves on it. It’s got a short stump with only two giant limbs. The limbs are stubby, with a ton of smaller, shorter limbs coming off of them. It’s just not attractive in the wintertime.

BUT, come spring and summer, this tree is GLORIOUS! All of those short limbs put out so many leaves!

If you’re feeling like that ugly tree right now, hang in there. Keep working. Keep hustling. Keep believing.

Your season is just around the corner!

To learn more about Perfect Crust’s pizza liners and other products, visit perfectcrust.com or email Eric Bam at Eric@perfectcrust.com

About Eric Bam:

A Boston native now living in Tulsa, OK, Eric Bam is VP of sales and marketing for Perfect Crust, with 20 years of experience in the foodservice industry. A powerful force in the workplace, Bam uses his positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage others to work hard and succeed. He has three children and loves helping the men and women of the pizza industry grow their businesses.

of the house to go up, your brick becomes more valuable. You’ve got a chance to buy in at a very low price. They’re not going to get this opportunity anywhere else. Where else can you be a frontline cook and potentially have a chance of cashing out on a tech-level IPO? We’re talking frontline guys potentially getting millions out of it. It’s a glorious mission, and they all get it.”

The strategy has helped ZaLat weather the labor crisis while some restaurateurs can’t even find enough employees to open a new store. At the time of Nguyen’s interview with PMQ, ZaLat was gearing up to open a new store in Houston. “It’s the largest application pool we’ve ever had,” he says. “We’ve had 200 to 300 people apply already.”

If ZaLat does achieve global pizza domination, Nguyen believes it will be on the strength of “the best pizza in the universe” and his employee-first model. “There’s more than a food mission here,” he says. “There’s a people mission. We’re going to do everything we can to make sure we don’t go the way of other concepts, where the rich get richer and we’ve got equity coming in and it’s all about money for us. Supporting ZaLat means these very hard-working men and women—who are usually neglected in our society—have the chance to cash out at a tech level in five or 10 years if we really grow. So you’re supporting a beautiful mission.”