Episode 69: Standing Out in a Crowded Marketplace, with Ryan Novak

In this episode, you’ll learn about how to stand out in a crowded market from choco-preneur, Ryan Novak.

Ryan is the owner of Chocolate Pizza Company, central New York’s largest gourmet chocolate manufacturer. Starting as a dishwasher when he was 15 years old, Ryan had a vision to grow the business into a national brand. In 2010, at age 21, he became the owner, and has seen the company grow dramatically.

He is a graduate of Syracuse University, with a bachelor’s in entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises, and was a placekicker for the Orange football team. Novak is a 40 under 40 award recipient, and his company was selected by Centerstate CEO as business of the year in 2016, for companies under 50 employees. He lives in Marcellus with his wife, Christy, and enjoys travel, history and running.

A full transcript of this episode is available here: http://destinationontheleft.com/ryan-novak/