This week on The Hot Slice Podcast, we hear Shelby Hall’s story. She owns Fox’s Pizza Den Cheat Lake in Morgantown, West Virginia and starting working at Fox’s Pizza Den as a teenager. While in college, she leaped into management. After graduation, she was presented with a franchise opportunity that she passed on. She waited for the right opportunity where the finances and location aligned. 

Shelby talks about the moving parts of business ownership and mentorships that helped her line up her franchise. She outlines the research that went into her decision. 

She highlights the adventures of being a new business owner and the elements she had to learn along the way. 

She talks about how she set the tone for a strong leadership environment in her restaurants. 

Shelby reflects on the new energy and ideas that she has brought to the business, like community outreach and introducing a mobile unit. 

She talks about chasing a rush from buying the business, adding catering and maybe adding another location.

Learn more about Fox’s Pizza Den at https://www.foxspizza.com/.