1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio, Hey listeners. 2 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: The following is a bite sized version of an episode 3 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: of On the Job, a podcast from Express Employment Professionals 4 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 1: that shares the experiences of everyday Americans finding their life's work. 5 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: These clips can be humorous and heartwarming, sometimes both at 6 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: the same time, and they're always insightful. Enjoy. 7 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 2: It's a beautiful day here in Lano, Texas. The birdies 8 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 2: are chirping, the wildflowers are in bloom, and it's day 9 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 2: three of the Lano Earth Art Festival. But I'm not 10 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 2: here for the music or the World Championship Rock Stack 11 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: and competition, although I will definitely be checking that. 12 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:53,559 Speaker 3: Out look at that far. 13 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 2: Nope, I'm here to get some pizza, all right, man. 14 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,640 Speaker 2: But as you're about to hear, this isn't your run 15 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: of the mill pizza. 16 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 3: My name is Jake Wright. I am the owner of 17 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 3: Oh My Pizza Pie, a mobile, wood fired pizza business. 18 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 3: I'm based in San Marcus, Texas, but we sling pizzas 19 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 3: all across Texas. 20 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 2: Jake Wright never planned to be a pizza man, but 21 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 2: as you're about to hear, life had other designs. To 22 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 2: understand that though, we need to take a look back 23 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 2: way back. Jake's childhood was one filled with music. His 24 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 2: mom was a music teacher, and he and his siblings 25 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 2: played instruments. His was the type of family that had 26 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: lugged their guitars to church on Sunday, and it wasn't 27 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 2: uncommon to have a family sing along in the evenings. 28 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: So when it came that time at the end of 29 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 2: high school to start making a plan for his future, 30 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: Jake did what many of us do. He tried to 31 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 2: turn his passion into a career. For Jake, this meant 32 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 2: enrolling at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, a highly regarded 33 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 2: school in the music industry, with the hopes of one 34 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 2: day becoming a producer. Only when Jake got there, he 35 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 2: found that the music industry wasn't all kumbayas around the fire? 36 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 3: What about school? Didn't you like most of it? I 37 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 3: didn't realize how competitive it is, and I learned that 38 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,679 Speaker 3: I crumble under competition. It's a very competitive industry, the 39 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 3: studio work for music. 40 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 2: Jake then did another thing that many of us do 41 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 2: when we're not entirely sure if we're on the right path. 42 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 2: He went abroad, which is how Jake wound up on 43 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,959 Speaker 2: farms in Germany doing things he'd never expected to do. 44 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 2: So you're in Germany, you see this oven and you 45 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 2: get inspired, and you think, I'm going to go back 46 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 2: to Texas and I'm going to make an oven. 47 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 3: Yeah. After I learned to bake in that oven, I 48 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 3: decided to build one. 49 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: As Jake saw it, he wasn't just building an oven. 50 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 2: He was building himself a job. And the job he 51 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 2: came up with was to make pizzas, wood fired pizzas. 52 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 2: What are you doing brushing the fireback? 53 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, and brushing the ashes out of the way so 54 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 4: we don't get ashy pizzas. And then I need to 55 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 4: add a log because it's looking a little low. 56 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 3: I got to keep it blazing. 57 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 2: And with his background in music, Jake got the clever 58 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 2: idea to put his pizza oven on wheels and then 59 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 2: drive it around to music festivals and other live events 60 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 2: all over his home state of Texas. Since that first 61 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 2: weekend of selling pizzas with his dad in West Texas, 62 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 2: Jake Rank has spent the last twelve years rambling all 63 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 2: over the Lone Star State with his wood fired pizza oven. 64 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 2: In tow and though Jake didn't live out his childhood 65 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 2: fantasy of getting into the music industry, one of the 66 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: plus of being a mobile pizza slinger is he gets 67 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:08,119 Speaker 2: to listen to live music almost every night. That's quite 68 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 2: that good. What time does the band come on tonight? 69 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 4: The band comes on at eight eight tonight. 70 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 2: You're looking forward to it? Yes, I think you'll be 71 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 2: able to step away and go check them out for 72 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 2: a minute. 73 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 4: For a few songs. And there's also Friday and Saturday night. 74 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 4: There's right over there in the alley. A few years 75 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 4: ago they started Shakedown Street and it's sort of Grateful 76 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 4: Dead themed and there's got a great band that plays 77 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 4: in there. 78 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 3: It's really small. It's like thirty fee by thirty feet. 79 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 3: It's packing people. 80 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 2: It's very fun. From the job. I'm Arey Thompson. 81 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 3: Tracy. Okay, so my voice is cracking. 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