Episode 11 | Mikey’s Late Night Slice

Summary: We sit down with Mike Sorboro, Founder and CEO of Mikey’s Late Night Slice, to talk about his path to Columbus, the story of his restaurant, and what the future looks like for him and Late Night Slice. Show Mile Markers: 00:00 – Patreon support & Conquering Columbus intro 02:30 – Typical day in
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Summary:

We sit down with Mike Sorboro, Founder and CEO of Mikey’s Late Night Slice, to talk about his path to Columbus, the story of his restaurant, and what the future looks like for him and Late Night Slice.

00:00 – Patreon support & Conquering Columbus intro

02:30 – Typical day in Mikey’s life

03:40 – Mikey’s childhood & path to College/Columbus

07:20 – Mikey’s path to starting his first business

09:25 – There’s no better shape, than Pedicab-Shape!

10:15 – Surge pricing before it was cool

10:45 – Back to building the first business

11:30 – How Mikey’s Late Night Slice was born

12:40 – Who knows how to make Pizza?

13:30 – The evolution of Mikey’s Late Night Slice

17:00 – The first food truck & financing

18:20 – Mike sweats more when he eats than he does when he works out

18:55 – Josh says a curse word on accident. Sorry.

19:40 – The friend zone

20:30 – The biggest hurdles

21:30 – Mikey forgets the question lol

21:31 – Back to the biggest hurdles

23:35 – Business partners & growing to multiple (9) locations

28:30 – “Eff” it, let’s try it!

31:40 – Mikey gives Dick’s Last Resort a free advertisement worth at least $500-$1000, based on our download numbers

32:30 – Differences between brick & mortar and a food truck

35:00 – How the brand developed

37:15 – Today’s problems

38:15 – Why Slut Sauce disappeared

39:00 – Mike screws things up. I accidentally curse again, sorry.

39:45 – Branching into new markets & embracing “competition”

41:20 – Mentors? Nah lol

42:15 – Back to some food truck talk

44:15 – Mikey’s thoughts on Columbus

46:00 – There’s no better time to start a company than now

48:00 – Policy “You can drink, but don’t get drunk” lol

48:30 – The Kevin Law

50:00 – Coming up with the pizza flavors

51:40 – Swenson’s Pizza coming soon! (Swensons Cheeseburger | Galley Boy | Akron, Ohio Drive In Restaurant)

54:00 – Sourcing the ingredients

55:30 – Mikey passes on a question lol

56:00 – Plans for the future

1:00:00 – The coolest experiences with creating Mikey’s Late Night Slice, so far

1:02:00 – What does “Live Uncomfortably” mean to you?

1:04:30 – “I see holes in Columbus… and I… Just want to fill them!”

Mikey’s Late Night Slice 

Summit of Greatness 

Independents’ Day Festival 


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