In this dynamic episode of The JUSTIN AND THE [FOOD] ENTREPRENEUR Show, host Justin Bizzarro leads us through an insightful conversation with Peter Elias — a distinguished food and beverage entrepreneur from Ocean City, Maryland's Spain Wine Bar. As the son of Egyptian immigrants, Peter navigates his compelling transformation from a biochemistry salesperson to a successful entrepreneur. This transformation is credited to the significant influence of his family, learning the entire restaurant business starting at the bottom, and his faith.
Witness Peter's inspiring story as he overcomes the heartbreak of his initial venture's failure, discovers his spiritual calling, and eventually establishes the thriving Spain Wine Bar. Explore the expansive landscape of entrepreneurship—the highs, the lows, the resilience, and the courage required to keep moving forward in the face of adversity.
Experience how a series of life-shaping experiences influenced Peter's faith-driven approach to business, shifted his perspective on relationships, and helped him create a transformative restaurant experience. From enduring personal tragedies to driving breakthroughs during the COVID-19 pandemic, Peter's story embodies resilience, ambition, and the power of change.
This episode takes a deep dive into the complex web of balancing personal life with the demanding restaurant industry. Join us for this immersive journey that serves as a beacon of inspiration for anyone eager to envision their entrepreneurial dreams into reality, carving a unique path with faith, resilience, humility, and service.
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Hosted By: Justin Ryan Bizzarro (IG: @justinbizzarro)
Who is Justin Ryan Bizzarro? – Justin Bizzarro is a serial food, restaurant, technology, media and marketing entrepreneur, who helped build a 24-year-old group of food and restaurant related businesses, he created with his father and business partners out of his family’s basement, in 1998. He is a highly desired business management, personal and athlete growth, free market, food diversity, and entrepreneurial leadership speaker. Justin’s expertise are in human growth, motivation, leadership and management development, health foods and beverages, global lean manufacturing facilities, vertically integrating businesses, food marketing and advertising, supply chain creation and management, direct to consumer fulfillment, transportation and distribution, personal brand building, restaurant development and construction, and entrepreneur acceleration. Justin received his BA in International Business and Management from Dickinson College, in 2002, and his MBA from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, in 2014. He is currently pursuing his Master of Divinity in Leadership from Denver Seminary. His leadership and entrepreneur podcasts have positively impacted millions of people across the globe.
Thank you Deborah Michas [ IG: @deborahmichas ] for pushing me to do this Podcast, believing in me that I could conquer this and being my Co-Host for the first two years.
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