Franchisee Spotlight: Matt Iwaszkiewicz of Your Pie

Down-the-line pizza concept Your Pie will soon make its Columbus, Ohio debut. The growing brand will open doors to its first area location in the heart of Columbus on West Fifth Avenue on February 10th.

Local entrepreneur Matt Iwaszkiewicz was looking for an opportunity to jump back into franchising after selling his Columbus Sport Clips* in 2010. He found the perfect opportunity with Your Pie, a destination for the growing community of Columbus foodies and craft beer enthusiasts.

Your Pie was created by Founder Drew French, who was inspired by his family's Italian heritage to create the concept, which serves up customizable quick-brick oven pizzas with a variety of toppings, sauces and crust options. They also serve a wide range of craft brews and artisan gelato.

Tell us a little bit about your background.

I’ve lived in the Columbus area for 16 years now working in software sales. My wife, Katie, and I used to own and operate a Sport Clips, which she ran. We owned Sport Clips for five years and sold the business in 2010 looking to do something different. I will continue my full time job and we will have a general manager to run the day-to-day operations of our Your Pie.

Why did you choose to become a franchisee with Your Pie?

We were looking into investing with a new franchise concept and I loved the fast casual pizza segment, which is booming right now. I am perpetually hungry and when I found out about Your Pie through an online search I was impressed. It was a compelling concept and message, we liked the corporate team and loved that we were getting in as the business is just starting to explode, leaving room for growth.

What’s next for you and your business?

We do plan on expanding. This will be the anchor store and we would like to develop the Columbus market. Columbus has become a huge foodie town and the demographics of the community lends itself it to craft beer and pizza mindset. We’ll be opening the first location in the gentrified and popular Grandview neighborhood near downtown.

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