We’re BAKERS … and DOUGH is our craft
In the last 2 months I have personally inspected the dough at (almost) every single Toppers store. I’ve looked at (and sometimes touched and used) the dough on the counter,...
Lead Boldly!
Life sometimes hands you great “start-over” opportunities, and other times, you have to make your own. In either case, the key to starting over is going bold. I just had...
Week 2: Victim or Leader?
YOUR attitude is everything. EVERYONE on your team is watching you. They are deciding what matters, what they like, what they don’t like, and whether they are succeeding or failing...
Week 1: The Good, the Bad, and the Really Good
Robin and I are 8 days into our World Tour of all Toppers Pizza stores. It has been an absolutely fun adventure, and it has been great work. It is...
“What You Built is Really Amazing”
People say things like that to me about Toppers all the time And my canned response is always: “There’s a lot of people that built Toppers.” What has it taken...
Toppers World Tour 2022: Punching In
Hey Toppers Nation! We all know we have something special at Toppers. This isn’t a job; it’s a way of life. It’s a family, it’s purpose. In the last 2...
BUILT TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN THIS AND BEYOND
Six weeks ago was one of the scariest business weeks of my entire life. That was the week that the shit was first hitting the fan: Universities were closing, the...
New Toppers Franchisee: NFL Running Back Jonathan Taylor!
Hey good Pizza People! I want to share some exciting news. I have made a deal with UW Badger (and soon to be NFL) star running back Jonathan Taylor to...
Toppers Light Is Shining
I have never been prouder to be a Toppers Pizza Team Member! Along with all the world, we are each carrying our version of fear: fear of the virus, fear...
Scott Being Scott
I’m back! A lot of people have asked me why I haven’t blogged for a while. I can tell you that I didn’t stop writing; in fact, I’ve written more...
Okay, Now I’m Pissed!
All this time I thought that Pizza Hut, Dominos and Papa Johns were making their pizza with 100% mozzarella cheese. I knew I didn’t like it as much as ours,...
Week 3: “The People”
Robin and I are 3 weeks into our Toppers World Tour. It continues to feed me. Every single time we pull up in front of a store I turn to...
DREAM or SAVOR
I’ve been training for a Marathon that Robin and I are running this Sunday, so I treated myself a couple days ago to a crazy good massage. Jacklyn gave “deep...
