For independent pizza shop owners

Run a better pizza shop. Make more money doing it.

No fluff. No marketing guru talk. Just what works in real shops โ€” from a guy who's been inside 600+ of them. Hosted by Bruce Irving.

600+Shops visited
30K+YouTube subscribers
600+Podcast episodes
85K+Monthly downloads
Here's what you get

Three ways to level up.

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The Podcast & Channel

The weekly podcast and YouTube shop walkthroughs. Free. No BS โ€” just what works in real shops.

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SPM PRO Community

The room every owner wishes they had. A private community of serious operators โ€” Bruce in there daily.

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1-on-1 Consulting

One hour, your shop, your numbers. Walk out with a move you can run this week.

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Watch & Listen

New content every week. All free.

The podcast drops every Tuesday. YouTube shop walkthroughs every Saturday. Listen where you want, watch where you want.

Shop walkthroughs on YouTubeBruce walks real shops and shows you what they do differently.
The weekly podcast on SpotifyOne episode, one topic, one move you can run this week.
SPM PRO โ€” The Room

The room every owner wishes they had.

SPM PRO isn't a course or a vault of PDFs you'll never open. It's a working room of real pizza shop owners โ€” running shops right now, swapping moves that actually pay. Every applicant goes through a short interview first, so the room stays serious.

  • Weekly owner-only implementation calls โ€” real shops, real numbers
  • Private community of independent operators โ€” no vendors, no upsells
  • Systems, templates, replays, and direct access to Bruce

Monthly

$100/mo
No contracts ยท cancel anytime

Annual

$1,000/yr
Two months free
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What will it cost you to open?

Drag the sliders. Numbers update live, anchored to real 2025 cost ranges.

Estimated cash to open
$215,000
range $170K โ€“ $260K
Equipment$80,000
Build-out & hood$48,000
Rent deposit + 3mo$14,000
Licenses, POS, signage$22,000
Working capital cushion$45,000

Rough planning estimate only โ€” not financial advice.

Want help actually hitting these numbers?

By the numbers

The $1 million pizza shop

What a million-dollar pizzeria's year actually looks like, using standard industry benchmarks.

$1MAnnual revenuethe example shop
~$300KFood cost~30% of sales
~$280KLabor~28%, incl. taxes & benefits
$100Kโ€“$150KOwner take-homeat a 10โ€“15% margin
The "60 / 70 rule": keep food + labor under ~60% of sales, rent + labor + food under ~70%. On $1M, ~$300K food + ~$280K labor = ~58% โ€” right where you want it. Rough industry benchmarks, not a guarantee.

One email. Tuesday. No fluff.

What's working in real shops this week, what's not, and the one move worth your time on Monday. That's it.

Contact

Let's talk shop.

Got a question? Want to book a consulting session or sponsor the podcast? Drop a line โ€” Bruce reads every one.

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Email

Bruce@smartpizzamarketing.com

Sponsor & press inquiries welcome.

Consulting

$200/hr virtual sessions โ€” book the calendar or email Bruce.

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