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From 19-year-old Failure to Pizza Icon | Johnny Difrancesco with BennyGregs (PODCAST)

In this episode, Johnny Di Francesco sits down with a younger business owner to unpack the real story behind building one of Australia’s most respected food empires. Johnny shares how his first restaurant at 19 was a disaster, how early failures taught him that elite skill is only 20% of business, and why systems, culture, and discipline matter more than talent alone. From running near-broke ventures to scaling Panic Pizza, then redefining Australian pizza with Gradi on Lygon Street, Johnny walks through the uncomfortable seasons that shaped his success. He opens up about losing his father, traveling to Naples to reconnect with his roots, bringing authentic Neapolitan pizza to Melbourne before anyone understood it, and how a brutal newspaper review accidentally sparked his breakout moment. Now a world champion pizza maker with products stocked nationally, Johnny reflects on leadership, ownership, purpose, and why real fulfillment comes from building something meaningful and using success to help others. Follow on all socials here: bennygregs.com