1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,559 Speaker 1: Hey, brain stuff listeners. Today, instead of a regular old episode, 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: we've got another preview of the long running podcast On 3 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: the Job. For this mini series, we've teamed up with 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: them to bring you a few samples of what they do, 5 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: which is engaged with professionals from all kinds of businesses 6 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: about what they do from publishing stem based comic books 7 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: to catering comfort food to underserved populations. Through these stories, 8 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: the team tries to help explain and explore different aspects 9 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: of what working means in our world today. They're sponsoring 10 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: us to run these episodes. I think it's a good 11 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: fit because it's a look into how different jobs work. 12 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: Today's episode is about a guy who was inspired to 13 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: engineer his own portable wood fired pizza ovens and build 14 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: a business around them. This is going to be our 15 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:53,279 Speaker 1: last preview for a few weeks, but we'll have more 16 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,319 Speaker 1: for you next month, and if you want to keep 17 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: listening or explore their previous six seasons, you can find 18 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: On the Job from Express Employment Services wherever you get 19 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: your podcasts. 20 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 2: It's a beautiful day here in Lano, Texas. The birdies 21 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 2: are chirping, the wildflowers are in bloom, and It's Day 22 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: three of the Lano Earth Art Festival. But I'm not 23 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 2: here for the music or the World Championship Rock Stack 24 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 2: in competition, although I will definitely be checking that out. 25 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 3: Look at that pipe. 26 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: I'm here to get some pizza, all right, man. But 27 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 2: as you're about to hear, this isn't your run of 28 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 2: the milk pizza. 29 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 3: My name is Jake Wright. I am the owner of 30 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 3: Oh My Pizza Pie, a mobile wood fired pizza business. 31 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 3: I'm based in San Marcus, Texas, but we sling pizzas 32 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 3: all across Texas. 33 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: All Jake Wright never planned to be a pizza man, 34 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 2: but as you're about to hear, life had other designs 35 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 2: to understand, and that though, we need to take a 36 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 2: look back, way back. Jake's childhood was one filled with music. 37 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 2: His mom was a music teacher, and he and his 38 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: siblings played instruments. His was the type of family that 39 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 2: had lugged their guitarist to church on Sunday, and it 40 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 2: wasn't uncommon to have a family sing along in the evenings. 41 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 2: So when it came that time at the end of 42 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 2: high school to start making a plan for his future, 43 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: Jake did what many of us do. He tried to 44 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 2: turn his passion into a career. For Jake, this meant 45 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: enrolling at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, a highly regarded 46 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 2: school in the music industry, with the hopes of one 47 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 2: day becoming a producer. Only when Jake got there, he 48 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 2: found that the music industry wasn't all kumbayas around the fire. 49 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 2: What about school? 50 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 3: Didn't you like most of it? I didn't realize how 51 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 3: competitive it is, and I learned that I crumble under competition. 52 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 3: It's a very competitive INDI the studio work for music. 53 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 2: Jake then did another thing that many of us do 54 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 2: when we're not entirely sure if we're on the right path. 55 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 2: He went abroad, which is how Jake wound up on 56 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 2: farms in Germany doing things he'd never expected to do. 57 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 2: So you're in Germany, you see this oven, and you 58 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 2: get inspired, and you think, I'm gonna go back to 59 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 2: Texas and I'm gonna make an oven. 60 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. After I learned to bake in that oven, I 61 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 3: decided to build one. 62 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 2: As Jake saw it, he wasn't just building an oven. 63 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: He was building himself a job. And the job he 64 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: came up with was to make pizzas would find pizzas. 65 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 3: What are you doing? 66 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 2: Brushing the fireback? 67 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, and brushing the ashes out of the way so 68 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 4: we don't get ashy pizzas. 69 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 3: And then I need to add a log because it's 70 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 3: looking a little low. I gotta keep him blazing. 71 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 2: And with his background in music, Jake got the clever 72 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 2: idea to put his pizza oven on wheels and then 73 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 2: drive it around into music festivals and other live events 74 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 2: all over his home state of Texas. Since that first 75 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 2: weekend of selling pizzas with his dad in West Texas, 76 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 2: Jake Rank has spent the last twelve years rambling all 77 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 2: over the lone Star state with his wood fired pizza 78 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 2: oven in tow And though Jake didn't live out his 79 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 2: childhood fantasy of getting into the music industry, one of 80 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 2: the plus sides of being a mobile pizza slinger is 81 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: he gets to listen to live music almost every night. 82 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 2: That good. What time does the band come on tonight? 83 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 4: The band comes on at eight tonight. 84 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 2: You're looking forward to it? Yes, I think you'll be 85 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 2: able to step away and go check them out for 86 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 2: a minute for. 87 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 3: A few songs. And there's also. 88 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 4: Friday and Saturday night there's right over there in the alley. 89 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 4: A few years ago they started Shakedown Street and it's 90 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 4: sort of grateful Dead themes, and there's got a great 91 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 4: band that plays in there. It's really small. It's like 92 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,559 Speaker 4: thirty fee by thirty feet. It's packing people. 93 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 2: It's very fun for on the job. I'm Arey Thompson Tracy. 94 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 3: Okay, so my voice is cracking. 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