Mike Ryan

Watch where we finish this year. Watch where we finish this year. This guy is special. He's special. He knows how to get it done. He's a great communicator, great teacher. He's fun to be around. He makes everybody better, including the coaches. And, you know, we'll see. You know, I'm looking forward for the, what do you call it, spring ball or whatever. I can't wait.

Watch where we finish this year. Watch where we finish this year. This guy is special. He's special. He knows how to get it done. He's a great communicator, great teacher. He's fun to be around. He makes everybody better, including the coaches. And, you know, we'll see. You know, I'm looking forward for the, what do you call it, spring ball or whatever. I can't wait.

And we're going to go against the best? Oh, good. Bring it on. Let's see. I can't wait to see that little Juco kid from Hutch. Bam! We're going to get after his little butt. But anyway, it'll be great. We're excited. And I saw the Maiava guy. I coached his uncle. I hated that kid when I first sat him. A USC kid, a little captain. Remember, he could walk under this table right here. Little guy.

And we're going to go against the best? Oh, good. Bring it on. Let's see. I can't wait to see that little Juco kid from Hutch. Bam! We're going to get after his little butt. But anyway, it'll be great. We're excited. And I saw the Maiava guy. I coached his uncle. I hated that kid when I first sat him. A USC kid, a little captain. Remember, he could walk under this table right here. Little guy.

And we draft this little runt. I'm like, oh, man, this guy, I was all over this kid during the OTAs. I'm like, man, this guy, man, you got to run to cover a guy. Anyway, so then I'm like, hey, guys, Sweet Life has us going on vacation with the family going out to Hawaii, going to Maui. I've never been to Maui. I run things in Oahu, but I'm like, I'm going to go to Maui. He's like...

And we draft this little runt. I'm like, oh, man, this guy, I was all over this kid during the OTAs. I'm like, man, this guy, man, you got to run to cover a guy. Anyway, so then I'm like, hey, guys, Sweet Life has us going on vacation with the family going out to Hawaii, going to Maui. I've never been to Maui. I run things in Oahu, but I'm like, I'm going to go to Maui. He's like...

Hey, Rob, you get in any kind of trouble now, you just tell them you know Kaluks. I'm like, yeah, I'm going to tell them I know Kaluks. Get the hell out of here. Walk out there to the usual. Got me and the wife there. Oh, we're going to have a romantic evening. Go out there, no rent-a-car. What do you mean? You never called for the rent-a-car? I told you she's Greek.

Hey, Rob, you get in any kind of trouble now, you just tell them you know Kaluks. I'm like, yeah, I'm going to tell them I know Kaluks. Get the hell out of here. Walk out there to the usual. Got me and the wife there. Oh, we're going to have a romantic evening. Go out there, no rent-a-car. What do you mean? You never called for the rent-a-car? I told you she's Greek.

I'm like, yeah, they must have lost it. So, of course, I forgot to call. Now they're out of cars. I'm in Maui. I got no car. So what do I do? I know Kaluks. I got a car. Oh, you know Kaluks? Swear to God, hand to God, true story. I got a van. I'm like, yeah, Kaluks, my man. Anyway, I ended up loving the kid. He was, oh man, is he mean as a rattlesnake.

I'm like, yeah, they must have lost it. So, of course, I forgot to call. Now they're out of cars. I'm in Maui. I got no car. So what do I do? I know Kaluks. I got a car. Oh, you know Kaluks? Swear to God, hand to God, true story. I got a van. I'm like, yeah, Kaluks, my man. Anyway, I ended up loving the kid. He was, oh man, is he mean as a rattlesnake.

And there was a reason why that kid was captain with all those first round draft choices. I love that guy. Ended up, looks can be deceiving.

And there was a reason why that kid was captain with all those first round draft choices. I love that guy. Ended up, looks can be deceiving.

My name is Tom Ryan. I am a, I guess I would refer to myself now as a serial entrepreneur. Did a lot of really cool project work for some of the biggest food companies, restaurant companies in the world.

My name is Tom Ryan. I am a, I guess I would refer to myself now as a serial entrepreneur. Did a lot of really cool project work for some of the biggest food companies, restaurant companies in the world.

If you wanted to make a pizza more valuable, there were two ways to do it. Put more cheese on it or charge less for it. And charging less for it's not a good business model. But we never really thought about the architecture. And so, Stuffed Crust Pizza was a novel idea. Nobody had ever done it before. That was a real innovation for the marketplace.

If you wanted to make a pizza more valuable, there were two ways to do it. Put more cheese on it or charge less for it. And charging less for it's not a good business model. But we never really thought about the architecture. And so, Stuffed Crust Pizza was a novel idea. Nobody had ever done it before. That was a real innovation for the marketplace.

And so the simple notion was to put cheese, which is the value driver of pizza, the most iconic part of pizza value into the least valued part of the pizza, which is the crust.

And so the simple notion was to put cheese, which is the value driver of pizza, the most iconic part of pizza value into the least valued part of the pizza, which is the crust.

Yes. Yes. I'll never forget, I was sitting in the room, first focus group, everybody's enjoying it, everybody's thinking it's really cool. Some guy, one of the panelists looked into the mirror, he knew we were back there, and just looked right into the mirror and said, my dog's gonna hate you.

Yes. Yes. I'll never forget, I was sitting in the room, first focus group, everybody's enjoying it, everybody's thinking it's really cool. Some guy, one of the panelists looked into the mirror, he knew we were back there, and just looked right into the mirror and said, my dog's gonna hate you.