Berwyn Devon Business & Professional Association Featured Business of the Week - Papa John's Pizza NEW OWNER

Paveet Bali, Papa John’s Pizza

555 Lancaster Ave., Berwyn PA 19312

610-407.7222, order on line www.PapaJohns.com

Personal Information:

Describe your company:

Take out and delivery pizza – Better Ingredients, Better Pizza

Number of Employees, are there any plans for new hires in the future? We have 7 employees total.

Recent Project/New Product or Service: We have new Buffalo Chicken Pizza.

Education: Bachelor Science, Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management

Your First Job: Worked as a server assistant in a restaurant in Switzerland.

Little Known Fact About You: I was born and raised in Ethiopia, East Africa and I speak 5 languages: English, French, Hindi, Punjabi and Amaharich.

Business Philosophy:

Essential Business Philosophy: Be Honest, work hard and never let your guard down.

Best Way to Keep Your competitive Edge: Be involved and know you’re your competition is doing better than you!

What is your Measure or Yardstick of Success: All customer feedback, positive or negative!

Judgment Calls:

Best/Worse Decision: To buy this Papa John’s Franchise/and not doing it sooner!

Toughest Decision:  Making the leap to own my own business.

Mentor: My dad.

True Confessions:

The most important lesson you’ve learned: Falling down doesn’t mean that you won’t succeed.

What do you like about doing business in Devon and Berwyn: The interaction with people on a day to day basis; I love that people take the time to get to know each other here!

Person most interested in meeting (can be any time in history) and why: Dalai Lama – He exudes great energy wherever he is and his philosophies. 

Et Cetera:

Award/honor you are most proud of:  My Education and degree. 

Most influential Book to you:  I always read the newspaper.

Favorite Movie: The “GodFather".

Favorite Vacation Spot: I love Hawaii.

Favorite Room in your Home and why: Bed room- I work long hours so that’s where I can go and relax and gather my thoughts.

Favorite Way you spend free time/hobbies/interests: I love swimming and running, reading the paper and watching movies.

Any other thoughts/stories or comments you would like to include (again can include specials/sales/new products/etc):

Buffalo Chicken Pizza for only $11.00; specialty pizzas for only $12.00.  We always bake fresh!

I am excited to be doing a fundraiser with Nancy Ward and the Berwyn Veteran’s -  Certain days we will donate 10% of all proceeds to the Berwyn Veterans!!

Call us today! We look forward to feeding you and your family.